Mercedes to Test Megaphone Exhaust Ahead of Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix

In response to fan concerns regarding a lack of on-track noise, Mercedes will experiment with a "megaphone exhaust" during a test in Barcelona this week. The manufacturer announced the decision through the official Mercedes AMG F1 Twitter account, with the Spanish test coming just over a week prior to the sixth stage of the 2014 Formula One season in Monaco: After the first five stages of the 2014 campaign, Mercedes has a 113-point lead at the summit of the manufacturers' standings. Between them, drivers Lewis Hamilton (4) and Nico Rosberg (1) have accounted for all five wins in the competition thus far. Hamilton's fourth and most recent win came at Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, and Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff gave further details ...

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