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<b>SECRET TO MERC SUCCESS?</b> There's a suspicion that some teams have found a loophole around the sport's regulations regarding fuel-flow pressure. Could this be the secret to Mercedes' dominance? <i>Image: AP / Andy Brownbill</i>
<b>SECRET TO MERC SUCCESS?</b> There's a suspicion that some teams have found a loophole around the sport's regulations regarding fuel-flow pressure. Could this be the secret to Mercedes' dominance? <i>Image: AP / Andy Brownbill</i>

LONDON, England - A year has passed since Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified from the 2014 Australian Formula 1 GP because his Renault-powered Red Bull exceeded the maximum permitted fuel-flow to its turbo V6 'power unit'.

Now, March 2015, the fuel-flow issue could resurface - and some believe it might explain Mercedes' dominance in 2014 and again in the first F1 GP of 2015.

Italian media reports claim the International Automobile Federation has issued a technical directive to the teams that will come into effect during the 2015 Chinese GP on April 12.

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