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Amid protest threat, Mercedes to use 'DAS' in Melbourne

Mar.12 Mercedes will run the risk of a protest by using the controversial new steering system DAS in Melbourne this weekend. Amid the unfolding coronavirus crisis, Red Bull's top F1 official Dr Helmut Marko has warned that if the reigning champions use DAS at Albert Park, "we will protest". But Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is undeterred. "Anyone can protest," he told Osterreich newspaper. "We presented our system in detail and got the green light from the FIA. "I think we got a very robust technical explanation from them, otherwise we wouldn't have it on the car now," Wolff said in Melbourne. However, it is believed Mercedes is not alone in questioning the...
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