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Mercedes ‘onboard’ with dropped standard F1 gearbox plans
Mercedes is “onboard” with the FIA’s decision to abandon plans to introduce standardised gearboxes in Formula 1, according to Toto Wolff. Ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, the FIA confirmed it had backtracked on the proposed move, which aligns with the planned revision of the F1 technical regulations from post-2020, which is set to see a number of parts standardised in a bid to control costs and help create fairer competition among teams. Wolff insisted Mercedes is “open-minded” about saving money on non-performance components but felt the complexities of the gearbox tender would have only increased both costs and reliability concerns. “I think in non-performance parts, where we...
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