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It has been proposed that the titanium be replaced by steel at tracks where dry trackside grass could be a problem.

Trackside fires continued to be a concern at the Japanese Grand Prix as Lando Norris led Oscar Piastri to a McLaren one-two in final practice.

"I felt the trackside team was one of the weakest areas last year, and the more the car became competitive that exposed it more," Komatsu said.

He had a star turn this past year as NBC’s roving Paris correspondent at the summer Olympics, tasting weird French dishes with Martha Stewart or sitting trackside with moms of star U.S. athletes, cheering wildly.

In Las Vegas, I interviewed Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin for a feature on the end of Hamilton's time at Mercedes.