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2017 rules may need rethink as Mercedes expresses safety concerns
Formula 1 teams and Pirelli have launched a study into the impact of the new 2017 rules, after Mercedes this week expressed safety concerns about the push to make cars faster. Motorsport.com has learned that Mercedes prepared a report for a meeting of F1 technical directors that took place on Tuesday, detailing what the consequences were of the new car rules that have been put in place. And amid fears that the big advances being made on aerodynamics could be too much for the tyres to cope with, the teams and Pirelli are now working on revised simulation data to see if such worries are borne out. The FIA hopes the research – which will detail the loading of tyres when aerodynamics...
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