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COVID-19 Allowed Mercedes To Address ‘Serious' Engine Problems

The 2020 F1 season was set to get underway in March, but it was cancelled at the last minute amid the escalating COVID-19 pandemic before it kicked off months later in Austria. Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story again It has now been revealed that the pandemic “came at just the right time” for the Mercedes F1 Team, as they still had “serious” problems with their power unit ahead of the planned season-opener in Australia. In a recent interview, Mercedes’ former engine chief Andy Cowell said the delay gave them enough time to resolve the issues and allowed them to dominate the 2020 Championship. “To be honest, COVID came at just the right time,” Cowell told the...
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