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'Embarrassing' rule changes targeted at Mercedes - Wolff

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called F1's typical practice of introducing new rules to hinder a team's dominance as "almost embarrassing". This year, teams' designers had a new set of aero rules to contend with, and Wolff says their implementation is a direct result of Mercedes' sustained period of hegemonial dominance. "The air is becoming thinner," Wolff told German website Motorsport-Total.com. "When a team dominates, the rules are always changed to damage this team. It can be called almost embarrassing. Brawn sees slow and steady changes as best approach for F1 "With the aerodynamic rule change for 2019, they try to change the ranking in Formula 1. "We...
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