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Massa laments as Maldonado leaves his mark

over 10 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Felipe Massa's F1 Bahrain Grand Prix already appeared compromised even before Pastor Maldonado took a bit out of the Williams' diffuser... read more »

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Tech Bite: McLaren debut new diffuser on Button's car

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2737 views )

McLaren may still be struggling with a power deficit from the Honda power unit but the aero team are pushing on with their development path.  A new diffuser design was... read more »

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Tech Bite: Lotus add second strake to combat tyre squirt

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lotus made changes to the E23's floor ahead of the rear tyres during pre-season testing, covered here, in a bid to combat 'tyre squirt'. They arrived in Malaysia... read more »

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Tech Bite: McLaren pushing ahead with aero updates

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1951 views )

McLaren introduced a raft of changes to the MP4-30 for Malaysia, aimed at further improving airflow around the car and maximizing their 'size zero' rear-end... read more »

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Tech Talk: McLaren introduces its own 'S-duct'

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2631 views )

McLaren and Honda's power unit struggles continued in Malaysia, but the team haven't stopped bringing aerodynamic upgrades in an effort to move forward. In Malaysia,... read more »

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Tech Bite: Toro Rosso splits exhaust with rear-wing support

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1621 views )

As part of their large update package for the last pre-season test in Barcelona, Toro Rosso began utilising a new rear-wing centre mounting pylon. Previously the team, like... read more »

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Tech Talk: McLaren's unique top-mounted radiator - the reason behind its slim sidepods

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2847 views )

McLaren have continually referred to the MP4-30 as the "first size zero" Formula 1 car because it has such a compact rear, allowing for slimmer sidepods (see Fig.1)... read more »

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Red Bull should have been banned for cheating - Force India

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1671 views )

Red Bull's penalty for using an illegal front-wing in Abu Dhabi was far too lenient according to Force India's technical director Andy Green. The Milton Keynes... read more »

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Tech Talk: Mercedes' new slimmer front-wing

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2406 views )

Mercedes debuted a new front-wing at the Belgian Grand Prix with far smaller proportions than its predecessor used before the summer break. The shorter nose - so short it would... read more »

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Belgian GP: Practice notes - McLaren

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1116 views )

Our new aero components - a new front-wing flap, a new rear wing, a new floor and a new diffuser - showed accurate correlation from wind tunnel to track read more »

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Having difficult years is part of racing - Grosjean

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Romain Grosjean accepts that having tough times in Formula 1 is part of his career and is hopeful that things can change quickly, like they did with Brawn GP. The Frenchman... read more »

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Lotus improved by two-seconds in China - Lopez

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1655 views )

Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez believes the outfit made a two-second step forward in China thanks to engine equality from Renault. It's widely known that Renault are... read more »

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Tech Talk: Ferrari's revised cooling inlets

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2640 views )

Cooling is going to be one of the biggest challenges for the teams in 2014 with the new power units requiring different characteristics to its predecessor. The teams will of... read more »

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Force India releases first image of new VJM07

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1272 views )

Force India has become the first team to reveal its 2014 car, the VJM07, by releasing an image on Twitter. The Mercedes-powered car's most striking change is that of the... read more »

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Newey fears rules turning F1 into one-make series

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1755 views )

Adrian Newey has expressed concern that Formula 1 is effectively turning into a one-make series because the rules surrounding the cars design are becoming too restrictive. As... read more »

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Alonso: Destined to be the samurai bridesmaid?

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1773 views )

Always the Bridesmaid, never the Bride. An expression we hear often when referring to many situations in life and sport is certainly not excluded. We've all heard the term... read more »

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Caterham 'messed up' in 2012 - Fernandes

over 12 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1630 views )

Caterham owner Tony Fernandes has admitted his team "messed up" last year in the pursuit of extra performance from its blown diffuser read more »

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Red Bull don't expect any team to dominate

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2018 views )

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner doesn't expect any one team to dominate the season, much like 2012 which saw various winners. The opening seven races last... read more »

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Massa’s old diffuser better than Alonso’s new in Austin

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1576 views )

As was rumoured before F1 arrived in Austin last week, the latest developments for Fernando Alonso’s title-contending Ferrari did not work. New pieces, including a... read more »

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Abu Dhabi GP: Preview - Caterham

over 13 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1229 views )

Among the updates Caterham will be running at Abu Dhabi are a revised exhaust layout incorporated within new rear bodywork, new front brake duct assemblies and updates to the... read more »

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McLaren praise Hamilton's 'majestic' drive

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2412 views )

McLaren have hailed Lewis Hamilton's drive as 'epic, stirring, majestic and the teams hardest fought point in a very long time'. The 27-year-old qualified third,... read more »

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Mercedes to run new exhausts in Singapore

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1282 views )

Mercedes will take its upgraded exhaust package to the Singapore Grand Prix after successfully testing the development during the young driver test. The outfit has lagged... read more »

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Newey admits blown diffuser ban hurting Red Bull

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1139 views )

Adrian Newey admits that the banning of the exhaust blown diffuser is hurting Red Bull's competitiveness this season read more »

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Newey: Blown diffuser ban hurt Red Bull

over 13 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1256 views )

Adrian Newey has put his Red Bull team's failure to recapture its dominant 2011 form down to the winter rule changes designed to outlaw exhaust blown diffusers. read more »

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Hungary GP: Practice notes - Toro Rosso

over 13 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1012 views )

We had a few new aero parts to try: a new rear wing and a slight variation to our diffuser. The test this morning went smoothly and it has produced plenty of data for us to... read more »