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Mercedes wheel 'hole' controversy not dead yet

Oct.30 The issue of Mercedes' controversial wheel rim 'holes' is not dead yet. Lewis Hamilton may have won the drivers' crown, but Ferrari is still pushing to win the lucrative constructors' world championship. And the Italian team is determined that Mercedes' wheels are not legal. The Italian press agrees. "I would like an investigation into the wheels," pundit Leo Turrini said. Umberto Zapelloni, the correspondent for La Gazzetta dello Sport, added: "I do not think Mercedes won the championship because of the holes, but what happened first in Austin and then in Mexico does require clarification." What happened at those races is that a surge in form for Mercedes...
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