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“We don't really know what happened, but the conclusions were... They're much slower on the straights. They do not have the same efficiency as they had before.”

Toto Wolff, read out by Rab, at 20:47 of “Mercedes SHOCKED, Toto Fuming, Lewis vs Max 🔥 F1 Sepang” on TacticalRab’s channel.

Around it

1. 20:39 That's what Toto said.
2. 20:40 So Toto spoke with Sky Sports, with Craig Slater here, and then he spoke with Sky Sports Germany, and he basically said the same thing.
3. 20:47 He says, "We don't really know what happened, but the conclusions were," as I, from what he said, "They're much slower on the straights.
4. 20:54 They do not have the same efficiency as they had before."
5. 20:57 It's fascinating. They change their side pods, they change their floor.

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• The Creator Desk, week ending 6 October 2026