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Newey accepts compliment in ‘war' with Mercedes

Adrian Newey sees it as a form of “compliment” that Mercedes kicked up a fuss this season about Red Bull’s rear wing. In what Red Bull’s chief technical officer likened to a “war” for the 2021 World Championship, Mercedes took aim at their main rivals’ flexi rear wing on the RB16B that they thought was gaining them substantial time on the straights. No protest was launched but the FIA stepped in by introducing new tests effective from the French Grand Prix onwards with which rear wings must comply – a measure that not only meant work for Red Bull but also teams further down the order. Red Bull, in turn, raised concerns about the legality of Mercedes’ front wing, and...
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