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Mercedes team rubbishes report W13 failed crash test

Mercedes says it completed the FIA's full homologation process for its all-new W13 chassis over two weeks ago on January 13. Over the weekend, a report published by Motorsport.com's Italian affiliate claimed that Mercedes' new car had failed part of the FIA's mandatory crash test. F1 teams based in the UK usually undergo their stringent pre-season evaluations, which include five dynamic tests and 13 static load tests involving a chassis' front, side and rear structures, at the FIA-approved Cranfield Impact Centre in Bedfordshire. In a note sent to the media on Monday, Mercedes moved to rubbish the report published over the weekend that stated that the Brackley squad's chassis had failed a...
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