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Tech analysis: How Mercedes is responding to the Red Bull threat

With Red Bull closing the gap to Formula 1 pacesetters Mercedes, the Silver Arrows introduced a number of innovations for the Monaco weekend in a bid to stay ahead, as Giorgio Piola and Matt Somerfield explain. Mercedes Mercedes continues to make alterations to its front brake duct, utilising its sixth iteration in six races. For Monaco, the triangular vane last used in Russia returned to the upper corner of the vertical brake duct fin. Mercedes AMG F1 Team W07 brake duct detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola Meanwhile, the inlet and mesh design first used in Russia was also bought much further forward in order to get the right amount of airflow through to the brakes on the slower streets of the...
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