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Why Alpine went old-school with its F1 aero testing

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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It does not matter if it is bright green, yellow, blue or orange paint, flow-vis has become almost the universal way for teams to assess aero parts.However, Alpine raised a few... read more »

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FIA to consider 2025 rule changes amid following complaints

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Formula 1 bosses are looking at possible regulation changes for 2025 in response to driver complaints concerning performance losses when following other cars. The current... read more »

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Hulkenberg rips into Haas for meek Monza showing

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

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Nico Hulkenberg has been vocal about his frustration after Haas failed to introduce a low downforce specification for the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

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Hamilton: High-downforce F1 Singapore GP offers hope after "worst race" at Monza

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Hamilton, who has won in Singapore four times, believes that his team's high-downforce package will work well at the Marina Bay street track.In July, he took pole position... read more »

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Krack: Aston Martin needs to "give our drivers a better car"

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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The team struggled for performance with its low downforce package over the Italian GP weekend, with Fernando Alonso qualifying 10th and finishing ninth, and Lance Stroll out of... read more »

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Scoring Two Points 'Little Consolation' for Aston Martin amid Tricky Monza Weekend - Krack

about 1 year ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

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Aston Martin endured a difficult weekend at Monza and will look into solving their low downforce set-up problems with their 2024 machine, according to Mike Krack. read more »

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Norris: McLaren has made low downforce progress despite Monza F1 struggles

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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The Belgian GP exposed the weakness of the MCL60 at high-speed tracks, and Norris found himself unable to defend in the race on his way to seventh place.At Monza, Norris... read more »

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Gasly laments ‘super painful’ weekend for Alpine at Monza

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Pierre Gasly was made to lament the Italian Grand Prix being a "super painful" weekend for Alpine. Alpine arrived at the low-downforce Monza circuit already expecting... read more »

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The varied wing approach that shows Monza remains an F1 outlier

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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While there are other high-speed tracks on the F1 calendar, the 'Temple of Speed' remains an outlier because so much of it is straights, and this necessitates a... read more »

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F1 aero expert explains crucial rear wing choices for Italian Grand Prix

about 1 year ago

from: GPfans.com

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Monza - the temple of speed - is one of the most power-sensitive track on the F1 calendar. This means a team needs to optimise its setup to a low drag configuration rather than... read more »

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Norris: McLaren ‘not as good’ as Italian GP practice times suggest

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lando Norris insists McLaren’s pace is "not as good as it looks" at Monza after he managed the second-fastest time in FP2 at the Italian Grand Prix. McLaren has... read more »

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McLaren unveils revamped Monza F1 wings to avoid Spa top speed woes

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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McLaren prioritised a revamp of the car before the summer break to add downforce to the car, meaning it didn't have the time to come up with a separate low-drag... read more »

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Norris having "lots" of back issues with current F1 cars

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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The current generation of cars must be run very low to the ground and be very stiffly sprung for the underfloor venturi tunnels and floor edges to generate the best downforce... read more »

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Sainz: Ferrari will continue FP1 experiments despite F1 2023 battle

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Ferrari has decided to make wholesale changes to its car for next year to dial out its unpredictable and sometimes downright crippling handling issues that have held back Sainz... read more »

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Alonso tips Williams and Ferrari to "stand out" in Monza F1 podium battle

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Although Alonso is coming off the back of an impressive second place in last weekend's Dutch GP, the low downforce nature of the Monza circuit in Italy is not expected to... read more »

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Sainz: Dutch GP ‘confirmed’ Ferrari high-downforce struggles

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Carlos Sainz believes that Ferrari’s poor Dutch Grand Prix "confirmed" its 2023 Formula 1 car struggles more on high-downforce circuits. Prior to the summer break,... read more »

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Leclerc stayed in Dutch GP with damaged F1 car in hope of rain

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Leclerc had a collision with Oscar Piastri on the damp first lap of the race before diving into the pits for a switch to intermediates, which proved to be slow as the crew... read more »

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Albon: Williams F1 straight-line reputation "not true" in Zandvoort

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Albon was the star of Saturday qualifying by taking fourth on the grid on the high-downforce Zandvoort loop. Rookie team-mate Logan Sargeant also claimed his best qualifying... read more »

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Albon: Low downforce set-up not behind Williams’ qualifying exploits

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Alex Albon has defied claims that Williams' exploits in qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix were down to optimising a low-downforce set-up. After showcasing promising pace... read more »

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Albon: Headwind masked Williams problems in F1 Dutch GP qualifying

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Albon topped Q1 on Saturday, ran third in Q2 and then completed the second row of the grid in the final shootout, having lapped 0.852 seconds adrift of clear polesitter Max... read more »

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Ferrari risks missing F1 Dutch GP Q3 as high-downforce struggles continue

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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After Ferrari reserve Robert Shwartzman ran in the car during FP1 and classified 19th, Sainz clocked 16th in FP2. Team-mate Charles Leclerc finished 16th and then 11th.Both... read more »

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Leclerc wants lighter F1 cars combined with ‘very impressive’ downforce

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Charles Leclerc has challenged Formula 1 to strike a compromise between making the next generation of cars lighter whilst retaining the "very impressive" downforce... read more »

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Leclerc hopes F1 finds balance between lighter cars and "very impressive" downforce

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 389 views )

The ballooning weight of current-era F1 cars has become increasingly unpopular with drivers and teams, with this year's minimum weight of 798kg well over 200kg higher... read more »

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Mercedes F1 car "annoyingly dead" in the middle of corners

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 550 views )

With the German manufacturer having realised it has taken the wrong approach with its 2023 car, having been too cautious with its ride height target, the team has been chasing... read more »

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Russell wants F1 set-up changes after sprint FP1

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 530 views )

Cars are currently locked into parc ferme after the first session on Friday, and thus they have to run both qualifying sessions and the sprint and main event with the same... read more »