Mercedes W16 a 'more extreme' Red Bull as rivals 'borrow' design ideas

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It seems that a design feature of the new Mercedes W16 was borrowed from the Red Bull last year. All the 2025 F1s are in action this week during the three days of pre-season testing of the F1 in Bahrain. Among the innumerable technical adjustments in the 10 garages, there is a subtle change on the Mercedes that is now driven by Andrea Kimi Antonelli. While the rookie was stopping at the stand and his engineers were working on the left front brak…

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Mercedes W16 a 'more extreme' Red Bull as rivals 'borrow' design ideas

Mercedes have "borrowed" from past Red Bull F1 cars with the W16, Ted Kravitz reporting they've just taken it to a "more extreme level".

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Mercedes accused of copying Red Bull as new design appears at F1

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