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Mercedes is the author of the latest Formula 1 innovation, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.
Suffering in recent years with a lack of in-season development and grappling with excessive tyre wear, Mercedes has come up with a cunning trick in the 2013 F1 season - a camera to monitor its tyres.
The thermal infrared camera is mounted on the front wing of the W04 cars raced in 2013 by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
The mini-camera streams data to engineers about the performance of Pirelli's sensitive 2013 tyres, including early signs about possible overheating.
Stay with Wheels24 for the 2013 Hungarian GP weekend.
Suffering in recent years with a lack of in-season development and grappling with excessive tyre wear, Mercedes has come up with a cunning trick in the 2013 F1 season - a camera to monitor its tyres.
The thermal infrared camera is mounted on the front wing of the W04 cars raced in 2013 by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
The mini-camera streams data to engineers about the performance of Pirelli's sensitive 2013 tyres, including early signs about possible overheating.
Stay with Wheels24 for the 2013 Hungarian GP weekend.
