A new revelation from Paddy Lowe, former technical director at Mercedes, has caused controversy in the Formula One world. Lowe claims that the team deliberately had the engine purposefully dialed back in 2014 at the behest of team boss Toto Wolff, in order to gain a tactical advantage. Wolff, however, denies this resolutely. As a guest on the Formula 1 Beyond the Grid podcast last week, Paddy Lowe, who was technical director at Wolff's team at the time, told us that during the 2014 season, the team deliberately sandbagged the power unit's output in order to keep the FIA in the dark about the Silver Arrows' large lead over the rest of the grid, and to avoid a possible rule change. Read more...
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