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Sauber pin hopes on low downforce setup

over 13 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Both Sauber F1 Team drivers made it into Q2 of today's qualifying session, but could not progress from there. It was tough luck for Nico Hülkenberg, as the red flag... read more »

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Hill: Hard tyre change will benefit Red Bull

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1731 views )

Damon Hill believes Pirelli's decision to change the hard compound tyre will benefit Red Bull more than any other team on the grid. The Milton Keynes based outfit has been... read more »

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Massa hopes to bounce back with Spain podium

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1168 views )

Felipe Massa is hoping to put the disappointment of finishing 15th in Bahrain behind at the next race in Spain by finishing on the podium. The Brazilian is yet to secure... read more »

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Tech: What went wrong with Alonso's DRS?

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2249 views )

Fernando Alonso suffered a rather unique problem at the Bahrain Grand Prix which saw his rear-wing remain open after activation - with no way to return it to the closed... read more »

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Caterham drivers happy with qualifying

over 13 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 896 views )

At Caterham the mood was rather optimistic after qualifying with both drivers reasonably happy with how they did in qualifying. Furthermore, the updates on Pic's car... read more »

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Lotus lacking downforce, says Raikkonen

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 881 views )

Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen says his car is lacking downforce in comparison to its main rivals throughout the high speed middle sector of the Shanghai... read more »

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Raikkonen dismisses Lotus’s chance of victory

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1111 views )

Kimi Raikkonen says that Lotus do not possess the pace to compete for victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. Raikkonen qualified in second place – his best result since... read more »

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Red Bull and Mercedes want 2012 Pirelli tyres return

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1199 views )

Top teams Red Bull and Mercedes want Pirelli to rush last year’s tyres back into service. According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, the two outfits are... read more »

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Set-up issue cost Grosjean in Melbourne

over 13 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 865 views )

A set-up car issue left Romain Grosjean hopelessly short of downforce in Australia and was not picked up until the he was driving to the grid. However, this allowed him a quiet... read more »

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Maldonado encouraged by FW35 upgrades

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 995 views )

Pastor Maldonado had plenty of positive words to say about the upgrade package Williams brought to its FW35 chassis at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday. The Grove-based... read more »

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Engine clarification may hurt Red Bull, Lotus

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1760 views )

Red Bull and Lotus may suffer as a result of the FIA's recent clarification on engine mapping in 2013 - a practice which is highly beneficial if unregulated. Both the... read more »

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Hamilton: Improving downforce is key

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1394 views )

Lewis Hamilton has stressed that Mercedes must improve their downforce after the second pre-season test finished at the Circuit de Catalunya. Hamilton set the quickest time on... read more »

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Hamilton: 'We're not looking at race wins yet'

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1630 views )

Lewis Hamilton has disputed claims by his rivals that Mercedes will be in contention for race wins and the championship this season. The Brit, despite posting some impressive... read more »

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'Mercedes not in a position to win' – Hamilton

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1361 views )

Lewis Hamilton does not believe that Mercedes will be in a position to win races during the early stages of the 2013 season, with top ten finishes his primary target at... read more »

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Hamilton: I'll just keep asking for downforce...

over 13 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1085 views )

Lewis Hamilton says that there is still a lot for him to learn as he gets to grips with life at Mercedes. read more »

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Hamilton: 'W04 a good foundation to work on'

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1822 views )

Lewis Hamilton says his initial impression of the Mercedes W04 is a positive one, but he admits he'll be asking the team for more downforce. The former-McLaren... read more »

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'I'm going to keep asking for downforce' - Hamilton

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1258 views )

Lewis Hamilton believes he has a good foundation to start the season with the new Mercedes W04 but says the team needs to keep searching for downforce as it adds updates to the car read more »

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Gutierrez impressed with C32's increased downforce

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1275 views )

Esteban Gutierrez believes Sauber has made good progress with the level of downforce on its new car this year read more »

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Allison: Devil is in the detail

over 13 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1284 views )

James Allison says Lotus will only add a modesty panel to their E21 if they "find one that develops downforce"... read more »

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'Too early to talk about future' - Kubica

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1733 views )

Robert Kubica has explained that although he will be testing a Mercedes DTM car on Thursday, it is too early to discuss a potential future in the championship. The Polish... read more »

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Ricciardo seeking more downforce

over 13 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 712 views )

Toro Rosso must produce a car with more downforce if the team is to be more competitive in 2013, according to Daniel Ricciardo. read more »

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Kubica to test a Mercedes DTM car

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 911 views )

Robert Kubica will test a Mercedes DTM car this week in order to get a taste of how he would cope with a return to circuit racing in a high-downforce car read more »

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FIA feared F1 to be too slow in 2014

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1194 views )

F1′s governing body backtracked on aerodynamic changes for the 2014 season because of fears the next generation of cars would be too slow. After the recent World... read more »

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2014 aero changes dropped

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 2124 views )

The FIA has agreed to drop planned changes to bodywork in 2014 that was aimed at reducing downforce read more »

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Haug says Mercedes simply not good enough

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1716 views )

Mercedes weren't good enough when it came to the development race against its rivals, motorsport boss Norbert Haug admits. The Anglo-German outfit started the season in... read more »