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FIA: Gap between fastest and slowest team will be halved in 2022

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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The FIA’s technical head of single seaters, Nikolas Tombazis, is hoping that the new for 2022 technical regulations will result in the gap between the quickest and slowest... read more »

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Aston Martin hails "brilliant" Vettel for integrity and integration

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Four-time F1 world champion Vettel joined the rebranded Aston Martin team for this season following his exit from Ferrari, linking up with Lance Stroll.While Aston Martin... read more »

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Bottas Feels 2022 Cars are 'Not Crazy Different' to 2021 Machines After Simulator Sessions

over 2 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Valtteri Bottas says the 2022 cars do not feel so different to drive than the 2021 cars in the simulator, even if the downforce levels are a little bit lower on next seasons cars. read more »

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Aston Martin Lost Significant Performance Thanks to Pre-2021 Rule Change - Szafnauer

over 2 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Aston Martin lost more than seven-tenths of a second per lap thanks to the rule change surrounding downforce ahead of the 2021 season, according to Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer. read more »

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Aston Martin: F1 2021 aero rules hurt the team more than Mercedes

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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A push by the FIA to cut back on downforce for this year, to help ease the stress on tyres, triggered some changes to the floor and bargeboard regulations.These alterations,... read more »

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The low-downforce solutions Red Bull and Mercedes went for in F1 finale

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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If one of them could get a top speed edge over the other, then that could prove decisive in holding the advantage over the course of the grand prix itself.It was no surprise,... read more »

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Hamilton may not have gone for fastest lap if he'd seen wing damage

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Hamilton's front wing had taken a double battering in the Jeddah race on Sunday, following a clash with Esteban Ocon at the restart and then having run into the back of... read more »

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Vettel pinpoints Aston Martin’s biggest 2021 weakness

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Sebastian Vettel reckons Aston Martin's biggest weakness this year is that the AMR21 is a "draggy car" that lacks downforce. read more »

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Sainz: Jeddah F1 track will compress midfield battle

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 517 views )

While the fast sections of the new Jeddah track are expected to favour Mercedes in the fight at the front, the characteristics looks set to blow wide open the battle for best... read more »

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Red Bull still needs fix for 'flappy' F1 wing problems

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 757 views )

The squad has faced a run of issues with its medium downforce configuration in the last few grands prix, which have given it headaches throughout practice.TV images have shown... read more »

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Hamilton dismisses 'DAS 2' theories over steering wheel movement

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Rival Red Bull has been intrigued by the way in which the rear of the Mercedes drops down at high speed, to help stall the diffuser and reduce downforce and drag.The Milton... read more »

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F1 drivers expect fast Qatar track to be "physical"

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Of those on the current grid, only Sergio Perez and Nikita Mazepin have previously raced at the track, in GP2 Asia and the MRF Challenge respectively.Others have had to fit... read more »

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Nikita Mazepin: "I felt that as we had less downforce than we'd like"

over 3 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Nikita Mazepin ran as high as eleventh - his best running position all season long - in Mexico City, but quickly fell to the back and ended eighteenth on Sunday. read more »

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Mercedes F1 engine tweaks have cured high-altitude weakness

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The German manufacturer had arrived at the Mexico City race concerned that title rival Red Bull would have a significant performance advantage in both power and downforce... read more »

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Mexico City Grand Prix: How did Red Bull miss out on the front row?

over 3 years ago

from: BBC.co.uk/F1

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For all the talk about tyres and downforce, it's still a bit of a mystery how Red Bull lost out to Mercedes in qualifying. read more »

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Hamilton 'as shocked as everyone' by Mercedes' Mexico F1 front row lockout

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 758 views )

Mercedes entered the race weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez expecting to trail Red Bull for outright pace, with the high downforce requirements of the track playing... read more »

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Leclerc insists Ferrari F1 engine issues are "nothing too big"

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 773 views )

Leclerc entered the race weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez feeling optimistic given Ferrari's strength at high downforce tracks this year and the set-up... read more »

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"They're quicker than us... at the moment," admits Hamilton

over 3 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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World champion blames lack of downforce for difference in pace to Red Bull, while Christian Horner hints at sandbagging by the German team. read more »

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Hamilton: Mercedes pace deficit in Mexico down to lack of downforce

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 784 views )

The world champion had arrived in Mexico City well aware that Red Bull would likely have the edge, with its car and engine package having proved so good at the high-altitude... read more »

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Hamilton: Lack of downforce causing gap to Red Bull

over 3 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 467 views )

Lewis Hamilton conceded Red Bull appear to have more pace than Mercedes at the moment, and he needs more downforce. read more »

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Leclerc: Ferrari's Monaco aero bodes well for Mexican GP demands

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 875 views )

In high-downforce specification, Leclerc took Ferrari's SF21 to pole in Monaco. He might have won his home event if he'd been able to compete in the race, with damage... read more »

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Mercedes dismisses Red Bull "noise" on F1 straightline device

over 3 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Mercedes' strong straightline speed has been the source of fresh intrigue as the world championship battle between the Brackley team and Red Bull enters the final stages... read more »

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Why Leclerc's setup choice made for a "tricky" qualifying at F1's Turkish GP

over 3 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 753 views )

Charles Leclerc has admitted that Ferrari gambled on qualifying being dry after opting for a low downforce setup for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

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Leclerc confident Ferrari’s ‘tricky’ set-up will help in race

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 468 views )

Charles Leclerc says he hopes Ferrari can fight for a podium finish at Formula 1's Turkish Grand Prix after opting for a low downforce set-up. Leclerc struggled during the... read more »

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Norris: 2022 Formula 1 car 'not as nice' to drive

over 3 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 873 views )

McLaren's Lando Norris says the 2022 Formula 1 cars are not as nice to drive compared to the current models. New technical regulations next year will see less downforce,... read more »