The winter test two weeks ago gave the strong impression that Mercedes are going to be less dominant this season than in recent years and may even have been overtaken by Red Bull Racing. Although they looked good again during the first free practice in Bahrain, Toto Wolff thinks that his team is relatively bothered by the new regulations. "Our analyses have shown that the high-rake concept has lost less downforce than the lower rake, and in the last year of these regulations we wouldn't be able to replicate the concept that Red Bull and some of the other teams have been racing", Wolff is quoted by Autosport.com. Read more Ticktum stays on at Williams as development driver Pirelli...
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