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Wolff warns changes will make 2021 cars slower

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes the 2021 cars will start the season slower than the 2020 versions due to aero and tyre changes. The challengers with which teams finished the 2020 campaign will fundamentally be the ones they use for 2021, with a token system in place to allow for two upgrades during the season. Teams will, though, have to deal with some major changes around the floor area aimed at reducing downforce levels for 2021, while Pirelli's new compounds are harder and seemingly a fair bit slower based on the testing that took place at the backend of 2020. So Wolff said the record-breaking pace we became accustomed to with the 2020 cars likely will not be repeated in 2021,...
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