After Renault did so at their car launch and Toyota at Melbourne, Red Bull have now apparently also removed their outboard mirrors and replaced them with their previous design. On Friday there was no change compared to the Melbourne spec but as of Saturday morning, both cars were adapted with the now more favourable design. While it is unclear if this is a temporary change, it is understood that the move was to solve the reduced visibility.
Interestingly, the STR cars carried the outboard setup in the Malaysian GP. Personally, I believe this change is a response to the accident Coulthard had with Massa, in Australia.
Coulthard himself has said that the mirrors were moved because of the accident. At least he said the accident was partially caused by the positioning of the mirrors hindering his view of Massa.
So why he didn\'t see Button last Sunday ? ;o))
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they also did this last year