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Rosberg: Canada should suit us

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

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Nico Rosberg believes that his Mercedes W03 should be suited to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Rosberg finished as runner-up to Mark Webber in last... read more »

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Caterham preview the Canadian GP

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1382 views )

Heikki Kovalainen: “Montreal is a very cool track. It’s a temporary street circuit with a couple of long straights and low downforce settings and that makes... read more »

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F2012 still needs more downforce - Domenicali

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 768 views )

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says the F2012 is still lacking downforce despite a significant improvement in its performances over the last two races read more »

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Track characteristics favouring Ferrari - Fry

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1280 views )

Ferrari technical director Pat Fry believes the characteristics of the tight and twisty Monaco Grand Prix circuit are not only hiding the cars flaws, but favouring its... read more »

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Force India preview the Monaco GP

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1526 views )

Paul di Resta Paul, tell us what Monaco means to you... The Monaco Grand Prix is probably the highlight of the year and the race that every driver wants to win. It's... read more »

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Fry happy with upgrades, plenty more to come

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1279 views )

Ferrari technical director Pat Fry says he was happy with the upgrades the Italian outfit introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix, which allowed Fernando Alonso to challenge for... read more »

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Q&A with Ferrari's Felipe Massa

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2140 views )

Q. Do you think there is a specific problem with the car that is preventing you from getting the most out of it? Felipe Massa: "It’s definitely not a very easy... read more »

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Video: #70 The Flying Lap: Spanish GP debrief

over 13 years ago

from: TheFlyingLap.com

( 1975 views )

As consistently reported on The Flying Lap, Pastor Maldonado has been showing great promise ever since he made his F1 debut in Melbourne last year; we were also very... read more »

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Spain - Mercedes Sunday quotes

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1307 views )

Nico Rosberg, 7th: "That was a difficult day for us and a very strange race. We didn't manage to find the right tyre management so I lost two positions towards the... read more »

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Spain - Ferrari Saturday quotes

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1135 views )

Fernando Alonso, 3rd: "This third place is not what we had expected. We were counting on making a step forward that would allow us to get into Q3 with less difficulty than... read more »

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Di Resta striving for more downforce

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 931 views )

A lack of downforce has been Paul di Resta’s downfall so far in 2012, although this hasn’t stopped the Force India driver from scoring points in both... read more »

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Hamilton pinpoints areas for improvement

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 927 views )

Lewis Hamilton says McLaren must improve its car's low-speed downforce and speed up its pit stops in order to remain competitive ahead of the next race read more »

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Williams hopes to build on strong start in Melbourne

over 14 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1025 views )

The first Hermann Tilke-built Formula One track hosts its 14th Malaysian Grand Prix this year, and it’s endeared itself to the teams and drivers over that period. It has... read more »

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Hamilton: Nose design not a negative

over 14 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 714 views )

Lewis Hamilton insists McLaren's MP4-27 will get similar amounts of downforce as other cars this season despite their "normal" nose... read more »

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Caubet: Red Bull has clever exhaust solution

over 14 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1341 views )

Red Bull has devised a “clever” way of reclaiming some of the downforce lost through the banning of blown diffusers. That is the claim of Jean Francois... read more »

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Boss admits launch McLaren had ‘plastic’ exhausts

over 14 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 1389 views )

Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that the launch version of McLaren’s new MP4-27 car featured a dummy diffuser and ‘plastic’ exhaust exits. With... read more »

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Button: We need to be strong out of the box

over 14 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1055 views )

Having launched the MP4-27 just a few minutes ago along with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button has declared that the outfit need to be strong from the outset and... read more »

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McLaren unveils MP4-27 in Woking

over 14 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1439 views )

McLaren’s drivers have removed the covers from the new MP4-27. The launch presentation took place at the team’s Woking factory on Wednesday morning, hosted... read more »

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F1 teams develop active ride height systems

over 14 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 1082 views )

There's a new Formula 1 gadget for 2012.  Already being developed, teams are experimenting with active ride height systems. The idea... read more »

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Williams expects high downforce at India

over 14 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 979 views )

The teams have received basic data about the 5.137km Buddh International Race Circuit, such as the corner radii and the length of the straights, but we’ll have to wait until we... read more »

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Indian GP: Preview - Williams

over 14 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 883 views )

Williams simulations of the Buddh circuit indicate a high downforce and medium braking severity track, which should also be reasonably hard on the tyres. read more »

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FIA moves to limit engine-mapping in 2012

over 14 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 951 views )

The FIA is to introduce new restrictions on what teams can do with engine-mapping in 2012, as the ruling body seeks to stop the use of engine exhaust gases for downforce. read more »

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Mercedes experiments with F-duct wing

over 14 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 837 views )

Mercedes is experimenting with an innovative front wing that uses the f-duct concept to boost downforce. read more »

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Downforce loss cost Hamilton in Korea

over 14 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 863 views )

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has revealed that Lewis Hamilton lost about 10 points of downforce early in the Korean Grand Prix because of an unidentified problem. read more »

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Allison admits to front exhaust handicap

over 14 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1258 views )

James Allisson, technical director of Lotus Renault GP has admitted that the front exit exhaust (FEE) has handicapped the team's car to perform well at low downforce... read more »