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Paddock storm brewing over aero regulations

There is drama brewing at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix withAston Martin in particular very vocal about the new aero regulations for the 2021 season. For 2021 teams were forced to redesign the rear area of their floors, as well as the diffuser and brake ducts to cut 10% of downforce from the cars for what the FIA said were safety measures related to the Pirelli tyres being able to handle the loads better. But these rules appear to have had a negative impact on Mercedes and in particular Aston Martin, the only two teams using a low-rake concept on their challengers, meaning the car is lower at the rear. And when speaking to Sky F1 in Imola, Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafnauer called for...
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