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McLaren expect massive gains with upgrades

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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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 12 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 931 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 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 954 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 12 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1051 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 12 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1279 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 12 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1044 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 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 977 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 12 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 1098 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 »

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McLaren blames lack of downforce for poor qualifying

over 12 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1040 views )

It was a tricky day for the McLaren team as neither Jenson nor Kevin made it through to Q3 in this afternoon's qualifying session, which was held in rainy conditions. Both... read more »

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Long straight will aid Williams - Massa

over 12 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1096 views )

Williams driver Felipe Massa believes that the long back straight at the Shanghai International Circuit will play to the strengths of the FW36 in China this weekend. Williams... read more »

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Early races showing up our weaknesses - Bottas

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1607 views )

Valtteri Bottas believes the opening few races of the 2014 season have begun to show where Williams' weaknesses are. The team went in to the new year as favourites behind... read more »

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Grosjean encouraged by Malaysia performance

over 12 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 963 views )

Romain Grosjean says he is encouraged by Lotus's progress during the Malaysian Grand Prix and reckons they can build on it at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.... read more »

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Hamilton wary of Red Bull fightback

over 12 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1236 views )

Malaysian Grand Prix race winner Lewis Hamilton says he is wary that rivals Red Bull has a 'good car'. Hamilton led home team-mate Nico Rosberg as Mercedes moved 53... read more »

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Williams Malaysian upgrades not ready in time

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1073 views )

Williams showed great pace in Australia with Valtteri Bottas set for a podium finish had it not been for his brush with the wall, whilst Felipe Massa's form remained an... read more »

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Massa says Williams missing rear downforce

over 12 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 872 views )

Williams driver Felipe Massa reckons that the FW36 is lacking downforce ahead of this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix. Williams has demonstrated good pace in 2014 but Massa... read more »

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Red Bull incredibly quick through corners - Button

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1669 views )

Whilst Red Bull might be suffering from reliability woes - which has meant they've been forced to run at reduced power - their cornering speeds aren't to be laughed... read more »

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Rosberg plays down lightning pace in Bahrain

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1374 views )

Nico Rosberg has played down his lightning pace on the final day of testing in Bahrain after he outpaced his nearest rival, Jenson Button, by over 1.6 seconds. Mercedes are... read more »

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Cars will be much quicker by Australia - Ferrari

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1300 views )

Ferrari's technical director James Allison says he expects the current cars to be much quicker at the opening race in Australia than people fear they will. Whilst Jenson... read more »

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'Decreased downforce makes cars unpredictable'

over 12 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 2262 views )

Slipping and sliding could be the norm this season as the Formula One drivers have to deal with "unpredictable" cars and cold tyres... read more »

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F1 'not much quicker' than GP2 in 2014 says Button

over 12 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 2463 views )

Jenson Button thinks GP2, F1's second-tier support series, will run the premier category close for pace in 2014. As the sport's all-new energy-recovery and V6... read more »

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Dramatic reduction of downforce and drag - Green

over 12 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1222 views )

Following the unveiling of their new car, Sahara Force India's technical director Andrew Green goes into a bit more detail on the design and what to expect from the... read more »

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Felipe Massa Q&A: First few days at Williams

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2751 views )

Q. How was your Christmas? Felipe Massa: Christmas was great, it was nice to be with the family and I spent it at home in Brazil. I then went to Miami for New Year... read more »

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Drivers need to adapt to 'difficult' cars

over 12 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1564 views )

Gary Paffett reckons this year's cars will be "a lot more difficult to drive" as they have "a lot less" downforce... read more »

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Paffett: 'These cars are a lot more difficult to drive'

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2303 views )

Gary Paffett has warned that drivers face a new challenge in 2014 -because of the major regulation changes - the cars are completely different to drive when compared to... read more »

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'Bulls stand to lose the most'

over 12 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1161 views )

Adrian Newey believes Red Bull will take a hit this year when changes to the exhaust rules put an end to using them to increase downforce... read more »