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Mercedes: Long wheelbase benefits will outstrip its negatives
Mercedes is convinced that the benefits of its longer wheelbase car on high speeds circuits far outweigh any downside it suffers on Formula 1's tight and narrow tracks, despite some early-season struggles. Following exhaustive analysis of why it faced such big difficulties at last month's Monaco Grand Prix, one area of investigation was the impact of its car having the longest wheelbase in the field. But after its detailed investigation – which involved a non-stop 10-day run of 24/7 shifts – Mercedes concluded that the wheelbase factor only played a tiny part in its Monaco woes. And that has given it encouragement for a number of high-speed tracks coming up over the remainder of the...
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