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The front-wing legality trick spotted on the new Mercedes F1 car

One of the more fascinating of these was, as would probably be expected, hidden in the launch renders but could be seen in the images taken of the real car as the team conducted its filming day at Silverstone.

The area in question is the uppermost front wing flap (highlighted in the image below), which comes in two segments (red and blue arrows), both of which require each other to pass the FIA’s legality checks.

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