One final race remains before Formula 1’s August shutdown.
As mandated by the sport’s regulations, teams are required to take a 14-day break in July or August, during which no F1-related activity can take place. Factories must be closed, wind tunnels remain turned off, and no production or development of car parts, test parts, or tools can take place.
This also applies to engine and power unit manufacturers.
“We are not allowed to work, think, or do anything that could make an F1 car go quicker,” described Mercedes Technical Director James Allison.
“It basically means we get to go home and have a holiday for 14 consecutive days!”
Until then, however, we have one
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