All eyes will turn to Paris' Place de la Concorde on Thursday, as the very fate of Mercedes' F1 foray rests in the hands of the governing FIA. It is at president Jean Todt's new international tribunal that some sort of penalty is expected to be levied against the German carmaker, after sanctioning a highly-controversial 'secret' Pirelli tyre test at Barcelona recently. "I fear a hefty penalty," commentator Christian Danner told Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper. "Without functioning regulations, a sport like formula one cannot exist." Danner admitted he is also expecting further consequences. "Depending on who has made a mistake, heads will roll -- either at...
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