F1 tests: Mercedes innovates with wheel adjustment system

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MONTMELÓ, Spain (AP) -- Veteran Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time on the second day of Formula One preseason testing on Thursday, but Mercedes still garnered more attention by introducing an innovative wheel adjustment system. On-board footage showed defending champion Lewis Hamilton pulling the steering wheel back and forth on the front straight to apparently change the angle of the front wheels on his Mercedes car. “I probably won't shed a great deal more light than what you saw on the TV but yeah we have a system in the car, it's a novel idea," team technical director James Allison told F1 TV.

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