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Different gear ratios could explain the comment "You will never guess what we had to change" (or something like that I read somewhere)

Exactly what I was thinking. The difference in performance between Merc and McL is gear ratios. McL and Redbull chose long ratios. Specially first gear is really long for Redbull.

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Wasn't reported during testing that Red Bull had chosen short gear ratios to enhance recharging in slow speed corners ? maybe they found this was not the right way to go and changed gear ratios.

It was reported that they went with tall ratios.

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Except there is nothing jaw dropping about changing gear ratios, no one would be shocked.

Has a huge impact on regen, deployment and balance. Take a corner in 5th gear and same corner in 3rd. Also engine braking gets into the mix.

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4th in ATR, slightly more testing than the rivals. How much they get in the next period will most likely depend on Hadjars performances.