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Troubled Mercedes Spa floor will not return in F1
Israel Dagg • September 20th, 2024 9:10 pm
The troubled Spa floor, which triggered some uncertainties for Mercedes, looks set to never return to action in Formula 1.
Just before the summer break, Mercedes brought an upgraded floor to the Belgian Grand Prix that it hoped would allow it to make another step forward with its form in 2024.
However, after some confusing behaviour with the car in practice as the team experimented with set-ups, the German manufacturer removed it for the race as Lewis Hamilton went on to take an unexpected triumph.
Despite the troubles of its Spa debut, Mercedes was convinced that the new floor was a step forward in performance so committed to bringing it back into action.
It conducted back-to-back experiments with the new floor at both the Dutch and Italian Grands Prix, eventually concluding that it was indeed better and so raced with it.
