Formula 1 Preparing To Neuter Mercedes In Effort To End Dominance

If the latest developments are any indication, Mercedes’ Formula One dominance might not last for too long.

Last year, we reported a secret under the skin of the silver car named “Fric,” which stands for “front and rear interconnected.”

Emulating active suspension, the system can now be found all over pit lane, but the FIA’s Charlie Whiting has sent a letter to teams warning that Fric’s legality “could be called into question.”

An immediate ban is reportedly in the cards. And that’s not all.
 

MorePower - 7/10/2014 1:53:18 AM

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Most of the top teams use such a system and there is a good chance that they will all vote to keep it in place until next year.

Unless they ban the Mercedes team for the rest of the season, nothing the F.I.A. or Mr. Ecclestone can do to help Ferrari this season, aside from making Mercedes paint their car red and call it a Ferrari.

MorePower - 7/10/2014 2:11:08 AM

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BTW, that is a pic of last year's car.