Mercedes came under the spotlight after Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix for the strange behaviour of its front wing’s active aerodynamics.Video footage of race winner Kimi Antonelli’s car caught the attention of rival teams for what appeared to be a multi-stage transition between the car’s straight and cornering mode.Moving images showed that the wing ran completely flat on the straights and, as it transitioned to corner mode, ran briefly in a halfway state initially under braking.Then, on the final approach to corners such as the hairpin at the end of the back straight, it finally popped all the way up.This behaviour appeared to go against the rules, which impose a minimum time of transiti …
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Author: Jon Noble
