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Toro Rosso STR12 not a 'blue Mercedes' insists Key

©WRI2 When Toro Rosso unleashed its charging STR12 bull yesterday, there were many that pointed to the cars' striking resemblance to Mercedes W08. Tech boss James Key says that resemblance to the W08 was purely coincidental, and "unfortunate". "All just coincidence," Key told quoted by Auto Motor und Sport. "We did not get any new people from Mercedes or vice versa. "When I saw the pictures of the Mercedes last Thursday, I was a bit annoyed at first. But then it pleased me -- if Mercedes has the same ideas as us, we can't be far wrong. "Now I hope that our Renault engine is as good as the Mercedes," he added. The particular common area of interest...
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