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Mercedes Initially ‘Confused' By ‘Diva' 2017 Car, Says Chief Designer John Owen
Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team Chief Designer John Owen revealed that the team was ‘pretty confused' by their ‘diva' 2017 car at the start of the season, though admitted that the more research they did, the more they understood it. Mercedes suffered a shock defeat at the first race of the 2017 season in Australia, having won the inaugural race for the previous three consecutive years. This set up a season-long battle between Mercedes and Scuderia Ferrari, as the two marques fought for supremacy. Speaking about last year's car, Owen said that the team weren't sure what to do to make the car work. 'With this car, we didn't understand it, and I think the term...
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