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2017 cars will be 'a monster to drive' - Martin Brundle

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Former F1 racer Martin Brundle thinks the "brutal" new breed of cars designed for the 2017 season will be a "monster" to drive. New regulations have been... read more »

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Pirelli has prepared 'back-up' compounds for 2017

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1098 views )

Pirelli has prepared back-up compounds for the 2017 season that could be introduced if its planned compounds are not suited to the performance level of next year's cars.... read more »

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Pat Symonds not sure F1 will achieve five-second lap time improvement in 2017

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1031 views )

Williams technical director Pat Symonds suspects Formula One's new-look cars are on course for a lap time improvement of four seconds per lap at high-downforce circuits... read more »

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Clearer picture of 2017 downforce levels emerges

over 7 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1082 views )

Pirelli reveals that feedback from teams is now giving a far better idea of 2017 downforce levels and loads. read more »

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Haas understands reasons for flying bodywork

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 934 views )

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said a combination of downforce loads and Austin's kerbs led to the team's cars falling apart during Friday practice. The... read more »

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Pirelli concerned about low 2017 F1 test car downforce levels

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1130 views )

Pirelli says it has concerns that the mule cars being used to test Formula 1's 2017 tyres fall short of the required amount of downforce by around 20% read more »

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Pirelli fears 2017 tests unrepresentative

over 7 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1037 views )

Pirelli fears inability to recreate genuine 2017 downforce levels is resulting in insufficient data. read more »

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Video: Rain. Heat. Downforce - Singapore Grand Prix - Sauber F1 Team

over 7 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 1061 views )

Learn about our drivers' tyre choices and more! Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson share their thoughts ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend with you. Enjoy! read more »

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Mercedes test wider 2017 tyres

over 7 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 915 views )

Mercedes have become the latest team to trial F1's wider 2017 tyres, as the world champions simulated next season's downforce levels. read more »

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Toto Wolff: Mercedes' downforce levels hurting tyres

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1303 views )

Toto Wolff believes high tyre pressures at the Belgian Grand Prix prevented Mercedes extracting the true potential of its car's downforce package, but says he is... read more »

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Ricciardo hopes for more ‘fun’ in 2017

over 7 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 974 views )

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping next year's cars will be a "lot more fun" to drive as Formula 1 embraces wider tyres, wings and more downforce. read more »

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Pirelli happy but keen to analyse 2017 F1 test cars' downforce

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1453 views )

Pirelli plans intense analysis of whether the hybrid Formula 1 cars used in this week's initial tests of its 2017 tyres are providing the right levels of downforce read more »

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Ferrari won't 'surrender' despite lack of downforce gains

over 7 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1037 views )

Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari won't give up against Red Bull in the championship and feels a lack of downforce gains is hurting its progress read more »

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Vettel debuts 2017-sized tyres at Fiorano

over 7 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1090 views )

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has sampled Pirelli's 2017-sized tyres for the first time during a private test at Fiorano, run by the Italian company. Pirelli has begun a... read more »

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German GP: Race notes - Ferrari

over 7 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 751 views )

We experienced issues with both mechanical grip and downforce, which unfortunately are not unknown to us. read more »

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Arrivabene says Ferrari's downforce has barely improved since Spain

over 7 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1083 views )

Arrivabene says Ferrari's downforce has barely improved since Spain read more »

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Kimi Raikkonen: "We need to put more downforce in the car"

over 7 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1447 views )

Kimi Raikkonen qualified fifth for the German Grand Prix but feels Ferrari could profit with more downforce on their car to be quicker. read more »

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Double rear wing boosts corner grip Bottas

over 7 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1079 views )

Valtteri Bottas the double rear wing test at Silverstone provided Williams with more downforce to give better grip while cornering read more »

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Kimi Raikkonen: Silverstone exposed Ferrari's weaknesses

over 7 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1234 views )

SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Kimi Raikkonen said the Ferrari's lack of downforce was the main reason it struggled at the British Grand Prix this weekend. Raikkonen... read more »

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Raikkonen: Ferrari needs more downforce

over 7 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 754 views )

Kimi Raikkonen reckons Ferrari's lack of downforce compared to its rivals was exposed over the course of the British Grand Prix weekend. As Mercedes again… read more »

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Low downforce caused Red Bull F1 tyre woe in European GP

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 799 views )

The need to run low downforce in Baku caused the tyre problems that wrecked the Red Bull Formula 1 team's European Grand Prix, reckons Christian Horner read more »

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Pascal Wehrlein: “I can’t wait to get to grips with the track”

over 7 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 804 views )

Pascal Wehrlein cannot wait to get going this weekend in Montreal around a track he feels should suit Manor Racing more due to its low downforce set up. read more »

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Pirelli unveils wider 2017 F1 tyres

over 7 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 880 views )

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has unveiled their wider specification of rubber which it will use under revised regulations in 2017. Under next year's technical... read more »

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Vandoorne: More downforce to the MP4-31

over 7 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 757 views )

McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne has revealed that Honda have added more downforce to their MP4-31 power unit from the car he drove at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

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Williams run with double decker rear wing on first day of Barcelona testing

over 7 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 2374 views )

Out-of-the-box thinking for Willliams as they test high-downforce set up on day 1 of the in-season testing. read more »