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After looking the class of the field at the opening two races, McLaren has now ceded the lead in the drivers' and constructors' championships to Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing. It wasn't just Sergio Perez's small 'off,' which gave Fernando Alonso some well-timed breathing space that had the conspiracy theorists shifting into overdrive. First, there was 'that' radio message: "Checo, be careful, we need this position." It's easy to appreciate how many would interpret that as a coded instruction to Perez to stay put. A novel 'F-duct' system, utilising the DRS activation mechanism on the Mercedes W03 and designed to give the car a straightline speed advantage, is causing controversy at the season-opening Australian GP. Overtaking and its 'quality' has been much discussed in 2011 since the return of KERS, the advent of DRS (the Drag Reduction System) and the higher wearing Pirelli tyres.The MotoGP™ pre-season concluded with a final test in Jerez, where riders and teams had a final opportunity to refine the set-up of their machines ahead of the first round of the 2012 season to be held in Qatar on April 8th.
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