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FIA rules ‘provocative' Mercedes wing illegal

Oct.23 Lewis Hamilton is disappointed that Mercedes' final upgrade package of 2022 did not deliver the expected performance boost. Although Red Bull and Ferrari were clearly superior in 2022, the reigning constructors' champions touched down in Austin with a significant package of upgrades. The Mercedes package included a new floor, key weight savings, and new front and rear wings. Engineering boss Andrew Shovlin said on Thursday that a new front wing design was to 'improve management of vortices around the tyres'. The FIA, however, ruled that the wing's five prominent mini-winglets were not legal because they contributed to an aerodynamic ‘outwash' which is against the spirit of...
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