Man of Honour
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Red Bull said if they used it they’d lodge an official protest. If that protest gets upheld both Mercedes cars could be excluded from the results. Given that the season is likely to be at most 12-15 races losing that much ground in both the WDC and WCC isn’t something Mercedes wants to take a chance with. It also sounds a little like they aren’t that confident they have the fastest car again.
Exactly, given they can't afford to lose much ground is every reason to run it. Red Bull don't have a chance with the protest, the FIA monitored every stage of development.