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Mercedes defends staff contract strategy

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended his Formula 1 team's policy surrounding staff contracts following criticism from Renault counterpart Cyril Abiteboul. Abiteboul said Mercedes is being "unfair" in the way it locks down staff to lengthy gardening leave spells to delay them switching to other F1 teams. The Renault chief said the "aggressive" contractual terms are bad for F1 because they prevent the spreading of knowledge that keeps the grid competitive. But Wolff defended Mercedes and suggested that Abiteboul's comments came about after Renault missed out on securing one of its staff. "It is simply a matter of keeping the important parts of the...
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