Mercedes’ new front wing – introduced on the car of George Russell in Monaco – has abandoned the original W15 wing’s ‘legality tube’ feature.
The original wing – which was still being used on Lewis Hamilton’s car at Monaco – featured a very deep top element, but only in the middle third of the wing’s span.

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