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‘Teams trying to influence the FIA has been going on forever’

Otmar Szafnauer says teams have been trying to get the FIA to write the rules in their favour 'forever', after a fiery team bosses meeting in Canada surrounding their new technical directive. The FIA brought in measures to try and limit the number of vertical oscillations cars can make over the course of a lap, thus looking to limit the amount of porpoising or bouncing that can take place, to protect the health of the drivers. Red Bull and Mercedes team principals Christian Horner and Toto Wolff were reportedly at the centre of a hot debate regarding the issue in Canada, with Wolff allegedly saying his colleagues were playing 'political games' to keep the rules in their favour. Szafnauer...
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