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Mercedes new nose passes FIA crash test and may increase advantage
Mercedes new nose passes FIA crash test and may increase advantage 18 April, 2014 Mercedes could pull even further clear of the field in Shanghai, after readying for its debut arguably the most expensive new front nose in Formula 1 history.
Actually, the dominant Brackley squad wanted its ultra-short nose to be fitted to the silver W05 in Melbourne, but it had failed the mandatory FIA crash test.
It then failed the test two more times. But Auto Motor und Sport reports from Shanghai that, on the fourth attempt, the constantly tweaked new design finally made the grade.
The successful test was held on Wednesday — yesterday.
'Experts had doubted that Mercedes could ever meet the crash...
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