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The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has informed the teams that, in its opinion, the so-called FRIC suspension is illegal, which means that it could be banned before the next race in Germany. FRIC (Front and Rear Interconected Suspension), where the front and rear suspension of the car are interconnected, is one of the areas where the Mercedes team gains an advantage over other teams, but according to the FIA, this is not the case. in accordance with the rules. "Now that we've seen and studied almost all current versions of the related suspensions, our official opinion is that most of these are against the rules," Charlie Whiting wrote in a statement to the teams, saying such suspension systems affect car tilt. which is in contrast to 3.15

Lotus says they will test the latest version of the dual DRS system immediately after the Bahrain Grand Prix race this weekend and before the next race for the Spanish Grand Prix. Lotus technical director James Allison said the passive device, which improves the performance of the adjustable rear wing at certain speeds, will be tested during an aerodynamic test. “We have some work to do on it,” Allison said. "I will test DDRS between Bahrain and the start of the European part of the season, when we will have the opportunity to do some so-called in-plane tests." Only five days will pass between the end of the race for the Chinese Grand Prix and the first free practice before the race in Bahrain, so the teams have little time to deliver new parts of the cars. But they will still be at

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Mercedes race cars illegal?

Lotus with active suspension and DDRS?