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McLaren unimpressed with "desperate" Mercedes' concerns over 2017 rules

McLaren has labelled Mercedes' safety worries about the 2017 regulations as simply a "desperate" effort to ensure its Formula 1 advantage is not wiped away. Motorsport.com revealed earlier that, in a report submitted to technical directors at a meeting earlier this week, Mercedes expressed reservations about whether tyres could cope with the high aero loads being predicted for 2017. The FIA has asked a number of outfits to work with Pirelli over the next few weeks to come up with proper simulation data so as to check the validity of the concerns. McLaren racing director Eric Boullier is far from impressed by Mercedes' stance, however. He has suggested that, rather than being a...
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