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Ricciardo lost 'considerable' downforce following Gasly contact

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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McLaren has revealed that Daniel Ricciardo ran with a damaged floor for much of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, which "cost a considerable amount of downforce". The... read more »

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Williams' F1 wind sensitivity problem due to downforce breakthrough

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Speaking after his single day driving the FW43B in pre-season testing earlier this month, Williams driver George Russell said he expected the team's 2021 performances to... read more »

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Hamilton: F1 floor rule changes introduced to 'peg back' Mercedes

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1409 views )

While the teams were required to carry over the vast majority of their 2020 car designs for use this season, changes to F1's technical rules mandated that a... read more »

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Pirelli would have been "stupid" not to use more robust 2021 tyre

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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After a spate of tyre failures at last year's British Grand Prix, the FIA took a two-pronged approach to addressing the loads on tyres in 2021 by first mandating an... read more »

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Technical Insight: Aston Martin debuts a new floor at Bahrain GP

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 842 views )

For the first race in Bahrain, as expected, the main aerodynamic changes concerned the floor, an element which the new 2021 aerodynamic rules tried to limit its contribution to... read more »

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Why F1's 2021 rules hurt low rake Mercedes more

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1553 views )

On Friday, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff explained that the team's analyses "have shown that the high-rake concept has lost less downforce than the lower rake" and... read more »

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Mercedes: Low-rake concept affected more by new F1 aero rules

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 975 views )

The German manufacturer conducted a deep analysis of the troubles it suffered in pre-season testing, when main rival Red Bull enjoyed a confidence boosting three days of... read more »

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Technical Insight: How Ferrari intends to recover downforce at the rear

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1222 views )

The real potential of Ferrari’s new SF21 is still difficult to establish after just three days of testing in Bahrain, however both the drivers and the members of the Maranello... read more »

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Pirelli expects teams to reclaim 2020 downforce levels and speeds

over 5 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 919 views )

Pirelli's Mario Isola believes that despite the aero regulations intended to reduce downforce levels this year the cars will still be as fast. read more »

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Video: 10 Things We Learned From F1 2021 Pre-Season Testing

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 1016 views )

Limited to just three days of testing this year, Formula 1 teams faced a much smaller window than usual to get up to speed before the new season - but it still gave enough time... read more »

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Pirelli: F1 cars will be just as quick as last year

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1111 views )

The FIA introduced a raft of measures over the winter targeted at slashing downforce to put less strain through the tyres.The new regulations included cutting away a section of... read more »

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Why Williams face a 'yo-yo season' depending on which way the wind blows

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1133 views )

George Russell has revealed Williams is steeling itself for a 'yo-yo season' after developing a car that has clawed back lost downforce but is incredibly wind sensitive. read more »

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Mazepin ‘almost crashed’ in Giovinazzi F1 test trial

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1034 views )

Haas F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin says he "almost crashed" during testing when he decided to briefly try and follow Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi in order to... read more »

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Mazepin "almost crashed" in F1 downforce experiment

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1018 views )

Nikita Mazepin has revealed he "nearly crashed" his Haas after attempting to simulate the downforce loss of following another car during pre-season testing. read more »

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Mercedes’ secret floor unveiled as gearbox troubles strike during testing

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1321 views )

Floors have been the subject of much interest this season, with the regulations mandating changes to their design in order to cut downforce levels, but teams will have worked... read more »

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Mercedes trick floor revealed as Bahrain F1 testing starts

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1183 views )

The world champion outfit had launched its W12 earlier this month but been open that it was not fitted with a real version of the floor that it would be running in 2021.With... read more »

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How Mercedes created its fastest-ever car

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 767 views )

New aero rules introduced to cut down on downforce ahead of 2022's new concept cars mean that Formula 1's 2020 machines will probably go down as the fastest ever read more »

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McLaren explain aerodynamic losses with new regulations

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 1049 views )

McLaren technical director James Key has explained the extent to which this year's aerodynamic restrictions have reduced downforce levels compared to last season. read more »

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Mercedes relentless in mission to clawback lost downforce

over 5 years ago

from: GPfans.com

( 910 views )

Mercedes technical director James Allison has said the team has spent an "intense period in the wind tunnel" attempting to regain downforce lost through regulation... read more »

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‘Teams will quickly recover all lost downforce’

over 5 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 839 views )

McLaren technical director James Key does not think it will take much of the 2021 season for teams to return to 2020 downforce levels. read more »

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Key: F1 teams on target to recover lost downforce in 2021

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 784 views )

Formula 1 teams should be close to recovering all the downforce lost with new aero rules in the early stages of the 2021 season, reckons McLaren technical director James Key read more »

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Video: First Thoughts and Analysis on McLaren F1's MCL35M

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 1792 views )

McLaren has become the first Formula 1 team to unveil its new car ahead of the 2021 season, presenting the MCL35M to the world. Despite the freeze in the technical regulations... read more »

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Mercedes tech chief Allison expects return to 2019 F1 downforce levels

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 878 views )

Mercedes technical director James Allison believes that Formula 1 aerodynamic rule changes mandated for this season will initially trim performance to 2019 levels read more »

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Recovering ‘2019 downforce levels’ Mercedes’ off-season target

over 5 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1127 views )

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison says trying to recoup aerodynamic performance lost under revised regulations has been one of its main challenges during the... read more »

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Video: Could F1 2021 New 2021 Downforce Rules Change Everything?

over 5 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 1359 views )

F1 2021's new aero rules set to cut downforce by simplifying the floor and diffusers, but on the grid there are 2 prevailing floor setups - Mercedes' low rake, and... read more »