'No new rear wing for Mercedes in Australia'

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07:37, 07 Apr 2022

Mercedes will not drive with a special specification rear wing in Australia after all. Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola brought out on Wednesday that Mercedes was in Melbourne with a smaller rear wing, but it turns out that was not the case.

No update for Mercedes

For Mercedes, the task is to catch up quickly. The German team has not started the new 2022 Formula One season well. The formation of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell is still second in the constructors' championship, but Ferrari and Red Bull Racing simply have more speed.

In an effort to make up for that deficit and solve the porpoising problem, Mercedes wants to come up with updates quickly. In Australia, the W13 seemed to have a new rear wing, but according to Albert Fabrega that is not correct. The Spanish journalist states that from a certain perspective this seemed so, but it is not the case.

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El ala traaera de Mercedes es la misma de Jeddah. La diferente perspectiva lo hacía parecer de diferente especificacion So Mercedes rear wing is not different. It was the perspective that made the view slightly different. Same Jeddah spec. #F1

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

'No new rear wing for Mercedes in Australia'

No update for Mercedes

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