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Red Bull fears impact of Mercedes suspension in upcoming races

Red Bull chief Christian Horner fears that Mercedes' suspension ride height ploy that helps its W12 gain straight-line speed could be "quite powerful" at some of F1's remaining venues. Mercedes has relied since last summer on a suspension tweak that collapses the car's rear end on the straights and reduces drag, and therefore improves the W12's top speed. The system was used to great effect in Turkey where Istanbul Park's layout features long straights, but was less prevalent last weekend at the Circuit of the Americas. Horner believes Mercedes' ingenious device could work again to the Brackley squad's advantage at several upcoming tracks that will be part of F1's final leg of...
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