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Adapted from GMM
Mercedes is one of the teams that has been experimenting with the allowed 'passive double DRS' concept in recent testing.
The system, attached to the rear wing, has not been difficult to spot at times on the cars fielded in Barcelona by Lotus, Mercedes, Sauber and Red Bull.
Red Bull was fitted with the wing-stalling device all day on Friday.
"Until now, the systems were always being tried only briefly," said Mercedes' Aldo Costa.
"But whoever wants to use it in Melbourne needs to use it at least during one day of testing."
Sauber designer Matt Morris said the innovation is worth between "a few hundredths to a tenth" of a second per lap.
"And a tenth can make a huge difference when the cars are so closely matched," he added.
Mercedes is one of the teams that has been experimenting with the allowed 'passive double DRS' concept in recent testing.
The system, attached to the rear wing, has not been difficult to spot at times on the cars fielded in Barcelona by Lotus, Mercedes, Sauber and Red Bull.
Red Bull was fitted with the wing-stalling device all day on Friday.
"Until now, the systems were always being tried only briefly," said Mercedes' Aldo Costa.
"But whoever wants to use it in Melbourne needs to use it at least during one day of testing."
Sauber designer Matt Morris said the innovation is worth between "a few hundredths to a tenth" of a second per lap.
"And a tenth can make a huge difference when the cars are so closely matched," he added.