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Mercedes ‘desperate’ in attempts to stop 2017 changes
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McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says Mercedes has been “pretty desperate” in its attempts to prevent rule changes being introduced for 2017. New regulations were outlined in July which would result in F1 cars becoming “faster and more aggressive looking” from 2017 onwards, with a projected improvement in lap time of up to five seconds. Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery has already said up to half of that gain could be found from the tyres alone, with wider tyres set to be introduced as a result of the changes. However, while publicly backing any changes Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has voiced concerns over the new regulations, saying there could be safety...
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