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McLaren: 'Austria upgrade enough to close the gap'

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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McLaren are confident its Austrian upgrade package, which has been described as "significant", will be good enough to close the gap to the front-running pack. The... read more »

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Grosjean happy with Lotus improvements

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 936 views )

Romain Grosjean expressed his happiness with Lotus's improvements after qualifying in 14th place for the Canadian Grand Prix. Lotus had feared that they would struggle for... read more »

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Canada GP: Practice notes - Lotus

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1034 views )

The latest downforce package appears to be working appropriately. There is potential to unlock further pace from the car for tomorrow. read more »

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Pirelli open to wider tyres and less downforce

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1559 views )

One of the major issues which makes overtaking in modern Formula 1 so difficult is the reliance on aerodynamics. The disturbed air coming off the cars makes following closely... read more »

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Downforce problems trouble Hulkenberg

over 11 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 776 views )

Despite finishing fifth in Monte Carlo, Nico Hulkenberg believes Force India still have a lot of room for improvement this year... read more »

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Red Bull 'very much in Renault's hands' - Horner

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2121 views )

Red Bull are pushing hard to catch Mercedes, but team principal Christian Horner says it very much depends on what Renault can do on the engine side if they're to close... read more »

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Perez expecting more driver mistakes

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 984 views )

Sergio Perez expects the characteristics of the Monte Carlo street circuit to result in more driver errors at this weekend's event. Formula 1 racers face the streets of... read more »

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Button sure of better showing in Monaco

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 982 views )

Jenson Button is sure that McLaren will fare better in Monaco as they arrive at the circuit on the back of a string of disappointing races. Button finished the season-opening... read more »

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Lotus confident E22 will suit 'unique' Monaco

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2016 views )

Lotus are looking for yet another step forward next weekend in Monaco after the team scored its first points courtesy of Romain Grosjean in Spain last week. The Frenchman... read more »

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Tech Talk: Ferrari switch to single-pillar mounting

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1631 views )

Ferrari debuted several minor developments at the Spanish Grand Prix, but the largest and by far the most noticeable was the rear-wing assembley. The F14-T has suffered from an... read more »

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Ferrari 'must be cleverer' to beat rivals

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1437 views )

Fernando Alonso believes Ferrari has a lot of work to do in order to maximise its potential in Spain after struggling with downforce and tyres during Friday practice read more »

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Pirelli brand Perez pathetic following criticism

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1730 views )

Pirelli has hit back at Sergio Perez's criticism of their compound choices for the Spanish Grand Prix, which the Mexican described as "embarrassing". Speaking... read more »

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Red Bull has more downforce - Hamilton

over 11 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 868 views )

Lewis Hamilton suspects the Red Bull has got more downforce than his Mercedes and will therefore be closer at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix read more »

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Perez: 'Red Bull has the best car on the grid'

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1952 views )

Red Bull, not Mercedes, have the best car on the grid according to Force India's Sergio Perez, despite the latter having won the opening four races of the season.... read more »

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Massa: Downforce really important in Spain

over 11 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 977 views )

Felipe Massa has said getting the aerodynamic set-up correct will be vital this weekend if he is to challenge for a good result in the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

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Renault preparing 'significant' engine upgrade

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2161 views )

Renault's customer team's, which include Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Lotus and Caterham, are all set to receive a major performance boost for the Spanish Grand Prix this... read more »

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Red Bull set to challenge Mercedes dominance

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1509 views )

Red Bull could soon be challenging Mercedes' dominance at the next couple of races. The Spanish and Monaco grands prix both rely on downforce, rather than outright engine... read more »

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McLaren expect massive gains with upgrades

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1557 views )

McLaren aren't too concerned by their lack of performance at the Chinese Grand Prix, which saw Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen fail to score. That's because... read more »

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McLaren factory proving its worth

over 11 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 891 views )

The McLaren factory has produced the downforce improvements the F1 team requires to move up the grid, it revealed on Tuesday... read more »

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McLaren factory makes downforce gains

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 914 views )

McLaren has revealed that its factory has already produced the downforce improvements it needs to move up the Formula 1 grid. read more »

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Mclaren Struggle With Lack Of Downforce In China

over 11 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 997 views )

Mclaren Mercedes finished off a disappointing weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix with Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen finishing down in 11th and 13th. It was a difficult... read more »

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Chinese GP: Race notes - McLaren

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1215 views )

Our car isn't competitive enough, we know that, its deficiencies mostly the consequence of insufficient downforce. read more »

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Button says McLaren lacking front end grip

over 11 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 977 views )

Jenson Button says that McLaren lacked front end grip during the Chinese Grand Prix. McLaren struggled across the weekend in China and Button could only manage 11th place.... read more »

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Button: Q2 exit due to downforce lack

over 11 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 930 views )

Jenson Button says McLaren's Q2 exit at the Chinese Grand Prix can be traced back to a lack of downforce read more »

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Chinese GP: Qualifying notes - McLaren

over 11 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1032 views )

To put it in simple terms, we performed poorly in qualifying today. We know our car is lacking in overall performance, but most notably it lacks sufficient downforce. read more »