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Risk-averse Mercedes faced 'setback' with 2015 nose

Sutton Images Enlarge Mercedes technical boss Paddy Lowe says his team has been risk averse when evolving the championship-winning W05 Hybrid into this year's W06 Hybrid, but admits the new nose regulations presented a big challenge over the winter. Mercedes won 16 of 19 races in a dominant first season under Formula One's new engine and technical regulations in 2014 and enter this year's championship as the clear favourites. Lowe said his team were careful to retain the positives of the W05 and as a result have taken a cautious approach to this year's car. "We went through the process of designing the W06 determined to retain the advantage we had with the W05," he said....
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