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Mercedes talks about problems on straights: "Then you can hardly overtake"
The arrival of the new regulations is causing many changes in Formula 1. The teams have developed completely different cars and have a lot to learn during the test days in Barcelona. Ferrari's Mattia Binotto and Mercedes engineer Andrew Shovlin talk more about the problems the teams are experiencing on the straights. The new rules should make it easier for drivers to follow each other around the track, and also make overtaking easier. However, a major problem seems to occur on the straights. Because the airflow is held under the car, the teams bounce on the straights. "I think all teams underestimated the commuting and touchdown on the straights. I think solving the problem is not...
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