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Vasseur: Flexible wings not a 'game changer at all' in Baku

Alfa Romeo team boss Frédéric Vasseur has dismissed the idea that teams running a flexible rear wing will enjoy a performance advantage on Baku's long straights. The "bendy wing" debate sparked by Lewis Hamilton in Barcelona continues to rage, with the FIA set to implement new load tests from the French Grand Prix intended to force those teams running flexible rear wings to stiffen up their appendages. However, Mercedes and McLaren have expressed their annoyance with the FIA's advance notice, suggesting that Red Bull, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo – the three teams that are admittedly currently relying on a flexible rear wing design – will, in the interim, enjoy a performance...
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