Tuesday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Kimi Antonelli reacting to the FIA outlawing a clever Mercedes deployment trick as the F1 2026 rule changes come under the microscope.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s blast through the day\u2019s main headlines at breakneck speed\u2026<\/p>\n
Kimi Antonelli admits banned Mercedes trick \u2018not so safe\u2019 after FIA technical directive<\/p>\n
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has acknowledged that the team\u2019s engine deployment trick banned by the FIA was \u201cnot so safe\u201d after it made him a \u201csitting duck\u201d in Japan.<\/p>\n
It comes after F1\u2019s governing body issued a new technical directive to outlaw the trick believed to have been used by cars powered by Mercedes and Red Bull Powertrains engines.<\/p>\n
The trick saw cars maintain maximum deployment for longer on the approach to the timing line on push laps at the cost of a 60-second MGU-K shutdown period.<\/p>\n
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