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Hamilton: Lack of rear downforce leaves W14 on "knife-edge" at Suzuka

8 days 16 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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After a "nightmare" Friday, Hamilton was much happier with his W14 thanks to overnight changes, but he still faced a tricky balance come qualifying.As high as fourth... read more »

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Mercedes not "clinging on" to current concepts for 2024 F1 car revamp

8 days 21 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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A one-second deficit to pole position man Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix has exposed the major downforce deficit and balance struggles that Mercedes... read more »

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McLaren has not achieved even 50% of what it wants from MCL60 F1 car

11 days 16 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Woking-based squad produced another strong podium finish in last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix, as Lando Norris came home in second place behind race winner Carlos... read more »

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Leclerc hopeful Ferrari can replicate Singapore pace in Japan

12 days 1 hour ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Charles Leclerc is hopeful that Ferrari can replicate its race-winning pace from Singapore at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. After securing pole position and... read more »

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Albon: P8 possible in Singapore without Perez contact

13 days 21 hours ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Alex Albon believes an eighth-place finish was possible for him in the Singapore Grand Prix without the late contact with Sergio Perez that demoted him down the order.... read more »

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Stroll admits targeting 'magical' lap amid heavy crash

15 days 11 hours ago

from: GPfans.com

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Lance Stroll has said that a mixture of bad tyre preparation and a lack of downforce due to another car being in front of him led to his huge crash which saw him out of... read more »

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Surprised Ferrari mindful about "weird" Singapore F1 track form

16 days 1 hour ago

from: Autosport.com

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Ferrari had come in to the Singapore weekend braced for a tough time, with its SF-23 having appeared to struggle against the opposition at high-downforce tracks.However, Sainz... read more »

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Leclerc ‘not getting carried away’ by Ferrari’s practice pace in Singapore

16 days 15 hours ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Charles Leclerc says he is "not getting carried away" by the promising pace Ferrari displayed during Friday practice in Singapore. While Ferrari established itself as... read more »

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Leclerc: Ferrari's fresh insight of SF-23 weakness a boost for 2024 F1 car revamp

17 days 36 minutes ago

from: Autosport.com

( 168 views )

Although Ferrari enjoyed its most competitive weekend of the year so far in Italy a fortnight ago, the performance also served to highlight some core deficits in the... read more »

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Norris expands on back issues aggravated by current F1 cars

19 days 19 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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Last year, F1 switched to ground-effect-based cars which are set up extremely stiff to generate the most downforce. That set-up had the unintended side-effect of porpoising on... read more »

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Why Alpine went old-school with its F1 aero testing

21 days 23 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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It does not matter if it is bright green, yellow, blue or orange paint, flow-vis has become almost the universal way for teams to assess aero parts.However, Alpine raised a few... read more »

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FIA to consider 2025 rule changes amid following complaints

22 days 16 hours ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Formula 1 bosses are looking at possible regulation changes for 2025 in response to driver complaints concerning performance losses when following other cars. The current... read more »

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Hulkenberg rips into Haas for meek Monza showing

23 days 19 hours ago

from: GPfans.com

( 158 views )

Nico Hulkenberg has been vocal about his frustration after Haas failed to introduce a low downforce specification for the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

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Hamilton: High-downforce F1 Singapore GP offers hope after "worst race" at Monza

24 days 17 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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Hamilton, who has won in Singapore four times, believes that his team's high-downforce package will work well at the Marina Bay street track.In July, he took pole position... read more »

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Krack: Aston Martin needs to "give our drivers a better car"

24 days 20 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

( 184 views )

The team struggled for performance with its low downforce package over the Italian GP weekend, with Fernando Alonso qualifying 10th and finishing ninth, and Lance Stroll out of... read more »

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Scoring Two Points 'Little Consolation' for Aston Martin amid Tricky Monza Weekend - Krack

25 days 21 minutes ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 160 views )

Aston Martin endured a difficult weekend at Monza and will look into solving their low downforce set-up problems with their 2024 machine, according to Mike Krack. read more »

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Norris: McLaren has made low downforce progress despite Monza F1 struggles

26 days 42 minutes ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Belgian GP exposed the weakness of the MCL60 at high-speed tracks, and Norris found himself unable to defend in the race on his way to seventh place.At Monza, Norris... read more »

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Gasly laments ‘super painful’ weekend for Alpine at Monza

26 days 23 hours ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Pierre Gasly was made to lament the Italian Grand Prix being a "super painful" weekend for Alpine. Alpine arrived at the low-downforce Monza circuit already expecting... read more »

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The varied wing approach that shows Monza remains an F1 outlier

29 days 20 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

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While there are other high-speed tracks on the F1 calendar, the 'Temple of Speed' remains an outlier because so much of it is straights, and this necessitates a... read more »

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F1 aero expert explains crucial rear wing choices for Italian Grand Prix

29 days 22 hours ago

from: GPfans.com

( 91 views )

Monza - the temple of speed - is one of the most power-sensitive track on the F1 calendar. This means a team needs to optimise its setup to a low drag configuration rather than... read more »

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Norris: McLaren ‘not as good’ as Italian GP practice times suggest

about 1 month ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 87 views )

Lando Norris insists McLaren’s pace is "not as good as it looks" at Monza after he managed the second-fastest time in FP2 at the Italian Grand Prix. McLaren has... read more »

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McLaren unveils revamped Monza F1 wings to avoid Spa top speed woes

about 1 month ago

from: Autosport.com

( 91 views )

McLaren prioritised a revamp of the car before the summer break to add downforce to the car, meaning it didn't have the time to come up with a separate low-drag... read more »

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Norris having "lots" of back issues with current F1 cars

about 1 month ago

from: Autosport.com

( 91 views )

The current generation of cars must be run very low to the ground and be very stiffly sprung for the underfloor venturi tunnels and floor edges to generate the best downforce... read more »

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Sainz: Ferrari will continue FP1 experiments despite F1 2023 battle

about 1 month ago

from: Autosport.com

( 72 views )

Ferrari has decided to make wholesale changes to its car for next year to dial out its unpredictable and sometimes downright crippling handling issues that have held back Sainz... read more »

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Alonso tips Williams and Ferrari to "stand out" in Monza F1 podium battle

about 1 month ago

from: Autosport.com

( 86 views )

Although Alonso is coming off the back of an impressive second place in last weekend's Dutch GP, the low downforce nature of the Monza circuit in Italy is not expected to... read more »