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Tech analysis: How Mercedes tamed its 'diva' in Japan

Mercedes arrived in Japan hoping to lay to rest the ghosts that blighted its relative pace to Ferrari and Red Bull in the last few races. The upgrade package that was tested by both drivers in Malaysia, but only raced by Valtteri Bottas, was to be utilised once more, with data collected suggesting that the real-world package correlated with the CFD and scale versions tested back at the factory. Mercedes W08 new nose, Malaysia GP Photo by: Giorgio Piola The package featured a revised front wing and nose 'cape'. The huge aerodynamic overhaul posed by the 2017 regulations forced many, including Mercedes, to drop development much earlier last season, with Mercedes all but done with updates by...
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