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Wolff responds to Red Bull questioning engine: It's completely normal

Article To news overview © Mercedes Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says he "wishes" Mercedes had a special intercooler trick in their power unit and believes there is nothing abnormal about rivals questioning the W12's performance. Red Bull have reportedly made a query to the FIA regarding the sensors of the Mercedes power unit that record the engine's inlet plenum temperatures. The claim is that Mercedes have found a trick with their intercooler, through a loophole for cooling compressed air to 10 degrees below air temperature. Cooler air has more density, meaning that more fuel can be burned, and that an engine manufacturer that can use this cooler air in the first part of...
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