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Mercedes cleared by FIA to use new rear wheel design

Mercedes has been cleared by the FIA stewards to use a new rear wheel design featuring holes in the rim following a request for clarification from the Formula 1 team. Mercedes was first spotted to be using the new rear wheel design early in the United States Grand Prix weekend in Austin, only for the team to then return to its regular design where the holes are covered up for fear of a possible protest from a rival team. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  In a bulletin issued by the FIA race stewards in Mexico on Thursday ahead of this weekend's on-track action, it was confirmed that Mercedes had requested further clarification after receiving an advisory from the FIA technical department...
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