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Mercedes tests old sidepods on Russell's car in Sepang practice

Original: Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega): Mercedes vuelve con los pontones anteriores a Sepang en el coche de Russell en libres p

Mercedes has returned to the pre-Sepang sidepods on George Russell's car during free practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix, running the older specification for comparison purposes. Kimi Antonelli, meanwhile, is driving the latest evolution of the sidepod design. The split setup lets the team evaluate both packages directly on track before deciding which direction to pursue.

Why now: The head-to-head comparison of two sidepod specifications on the two Mercedes cars in practice is significant technical news for the team's development direction.

MercedesGeorge RussellKimi AntonelliAlbert FabregaSepang

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• Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega): Mercedes vuelve con los pontones anteriores a Sepang en el coche de Russell en libres para comparativa. Antonelli con la última evolución. # f1 https:// t.co/QrXs5m30qK # F1 # F1bot # F1FEN https:// x.com/AlbertFabrega/status/210 8102707680772230 · f1bot@mastodon.jeckyll.net

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