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Mercedes aimed for "90% car" with 2017 F1 design
Mercedes aimed to produce what it has described as "a 90% car" for the 2017 Formula 1 season, given it was the first year of a new set of technical regulations. The dominant team of the V6 hybrid engine era managed to win the drivers' and constructors' championship double for the fourth year running, but it admits that it did not want to aim too high with its first car built to the new rules. Speaking exclusively to F1 Racing magazine about the Mercedes W08, chief designer John Owen said the car had more flexibility factored into its design than the previous year's W07. "I set the objective to build a 90% car for 2017," said Owen. "It might seem strange not to aim...
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