Bernie Ecclestone believes that recently appointed FIA official Shalia-Ann Rao - a former Mercedes executive and personal advisor to Toto Wolff - gave the latter a heads up on the technical directive published by the governing body ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. In Montreal, the FIA introduced on the grounds of safety a TD intended to combat the porpoising and bouncing of F1's cars, and with the aim of eventually eradicating the phenomenon. But when Mercedes rolled out its W13 on Friday morning, the car which has been severely impacted by porpoising was fitted with a second floor stay to help mitigate the silver arrows' bouncing. The element was fitted as a result of the Brackley...
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