As quickly as the ‘Fric’ storm swept into the paddock, it left with barely a whimper.<\/p>\n
“It changed nothing,” said Niki Lauda, chairman of the Mercedes team that supposedly would suffer most from the effective banning of the suspension technology.<\/p>\n
“It just cost a lot of money,” he told German television RTL.<\/p>\n
Indeed, Nico Rosberg dominated the German grand prix without the sophisticated ‘Fric’ system that was present for the silver W05’s eight other wins in 2014.<\/p>\n
“It was said that Mercedes has the most complex system – the best system – but the hierarchy has apparently not shifted at all,” said commentator Marc Surer on German television Sky.<\/p>\n
Even Mercedes’ rivals agree.<\/p>\n
“To be honest, it seemed to have changed nothing with us,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. “It had no effect.<\/p>\n
“So now we have two kilos less ballast!”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
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