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‘s Sporting Director Laurent Mekies also downplayed the importance of the change, with the F1-75’s visible bouncing no longer as obvious as it had been earlier in the season.
This weekend will put to rest months of speculation over who is correct. Will the introduction of the technical directive have any visible impact on the pace of Red Bull or Ferrari over a race distance? Directive aside, Mercedes’ uptick in form suggests they could be a threat for the race victory even without the added bonus of a potential spanner in the works for the two leading teams.
As a result, Eau Rouge and Raidillon have both been slowed slightly, while a large chunk of the hillside has been bitten out in order to move the dangerous inside barrier further back away from the circuit. This means a crashing car will no longer come back onto the racing line, as was the cause of most of the frightening accidents.
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