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The F1 rear wing differences between Red Bull and Ferrari

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Red Bull has so far appeared to favour a lower downforce approach to each track, maximising top speed at the expense of performance through corners.Ferrari, on the other hand,... read more »

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Ferrari chasing answers over Miami low-speed anomaly

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The characteristics and set-up of the Ferrari and Red Bull cars have been markedly different through the opening phase of the campaign.Red Bull has opted for a lower... read more »

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Mercedes: Miami promise shows W13 can fight at front of F1 in 2022

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 671 views )

The German car manufacturer brought a range of updates to the Miami event, including a revised front wing endplate and low downforce rear wing package.Those tweaks helped... read more »

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F1 Miami GP: Leclerc leads FP1 from Russell and Verstappen

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 975 views )

Leclerc, the points leader and two-time race winner so far in 2022, made the most of the extreme track evolution on the brand-new street track to set the benchmark at... read more »

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Mercedes brings new low drag wing to F1 Miami GP

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1064 views )

The Brackley-based team's focus has been on chasing answers to its porpoising problems, but is also aware that its chances this year have not been helped by a lack of... read more »

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Alonso: Tyre degradation still an issue despite new regulations

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 730 views )

Fernando Alonso says tyre degradation is still an issue when following a rival car closely, despite the introduction of new technical regulations. This year, the cars have been... read more »

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Why Alpine's F1 engine boss isn't obsessed with its horsepower figures

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1290 views )

Questions about whether or not the Mercedes power unit has fallen back have, for example, been clouded by its underperforming chassis and the drag levels of its high-downforce... read more »

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Ferrari bringing low downforce solution to Miami GP to combat Red Bull speed

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1216 views )

The Maranello-based team has had a strong start to the 2022 campaign, winning two of the first four races as it knuckles down for an intense fight with Red Bull.But the scale... read more »

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Mercedes targeting Miami for critical F1 upgrades

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 903 views )

The German car manufacturer has been held back so far this season by porpoising, which has forced the team to run its W13 with a much higher ride height than it was originally... read more »

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Mercedes experiments continue with Hamilton/Russell F1 wing choices

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 887 views )

Until it can cure the bouncing phenomenon, it does not want to pursue more traditional updates as it cannot be sure that it will take the W13 in the right direction.That is why... read more »

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Mercedes' rideheight updates could unlock "quite some lap time"

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1009 views )

The German manufacturer has had a difficult start to the 2022 season, with its W13 suffering from porpoising which is compromising its performance.The team has found that to... read more »

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K-Mag downforce loss at Albert Park ‘not normal’

over 4 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 647 views )

Attacking and overtaking is easier, says Kevin Magnussen, but the loss of downforce when very close to a car ahead is now worse than before. read more »

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Alpine: Lighter rivals helped out 'massively' by F1 floor stay concession

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1412 views )

F1's move to ground effect designs this season triggered headaches in early testing with most outfits suffering from their cars bouncing down the straights.Several teams... read more »

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Ricciardo braced for long F1 slog before McLaren back on form

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1016 views )

The Australian has yet to score a championship point so far this season, with a retirement from last week's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix adding to his troubled start to... read more »

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Coulthard pleased to see 'exhausted' drivers after races

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1007 views )

Ex-Formula 1 racer David Coulthard has expressed delight over seeing current drivers "exhausted" after grand prix weekends. This year, the sport is operating under a... read more »

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The downforce choices that proved key at the Saudi GP

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1199 views )

Red Bull introduced its third rear wing specification in Saudi (bottom, below) as it looked to trim downforce and drag further still for the high-speed street circuit.The spoon... read more »

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Binotto: Red Bull's downforce approach to Jeddah merits analysis

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1182 views )

Baffled by Red Bull's superior speed on Sunday, Ferrari boss, Mattia Binotto suggests the Austrian team's low downforce approach "merits some analysis". read more »

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Ferrari believes Red Bull's Saudi F1 downforce choice "merits analysis"

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1297 views )

Although there was little to separate the two cars in ultimate laptime at Jeddah last weekend, there were notable differences in how they performed at different sections of the... read more »

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Saudi Arabian GP: Practice team notes - Williams

over 4 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 834 views )

We have a few decisions to make over downforce level and we have a bit of work to do to understand how best to minimise the porpoising, but otherwise we'll be looking at... read more »

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Norris reveals "one big problem" McLaren is facing with 2022 F1 car

over 4 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 758 views )

Lando Norris says a lack of downforce is the "one big problem" McLaren is facing with its 2022 Formula 1 car.  read more »

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McLaren’s ‘one big problem’ is lack of downforce – Norris

over 4 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1026 views )

Lando Norris says that McLaren's "one big problem" in 2022 is its lack of downforce compared to rival teams. McLaren endured a difficult season-opening weekend... read more »

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Norris: McLaren is just facing "one big problem" with 2022 F1 car

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1067 views )

As his Woking-based team comes to terms with a disappointing season opener in Bahrain, Norris says it is facing up to a fundamental lack of grip from its new MCL36.With the... read more »

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Alonso: Overtaking in F1 still difficult despite 2022 rules

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 830 views )

The new technical regulations, which placed an emphasis on downforce generated through the floor, were put in place to make it easier for cars to stay in the wake of the car in... read more »

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The low-drag F1 wing that helped Red Bull top Bahrain GP speed traps

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1049 views )

That feat was helped by a revised rear wing configuration brought to Sakhir, which produced less downforce (and therefore drag) than the team had run before.Pictured below, the... read more »

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Why F1's porpoising headaches won't end just yet

over 4 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1149 views )

What at first seemed to be just an uncomfortable consequence of F1's switch to ground effect cars when it materialised in testing has turned into a critical area of... read more »