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Mercedes won't repeat 2019's entirely new car for Australia tactic

Mercedes won't be debuting a huge upgrade package at the second Formula 1 pre-season test like they did in 2019, technical boss James Allison has confirmed. Last year Mercedes unveiled a W10 at the first test that bore very little resemblance to the car that was raced at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, having unveiled a major upgrade package – almost amounting to a B-spec car – at the second test. This tactic, Allison explained, won't be repeated in 2020 as the stable regulations means there is simply no need to do so. 'No, we will be more conventional this year,' he replied when asked about the ploy. 'We will still have upgrades for Melbourne that will come in the second...
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