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Allison commends Red Bull for bold 2024 F1 car innovations

9 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mercedes Technical Director James Allison has praised Red Bull’s innovative designs on its 2024 Formula 1 car but denies comparisons to the team’s past designs. Red Bull has... read more »

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Aston Martin optimistic of avoiding development slump with 2024 F1 car

9 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Aston Martin Technical Director Dan Fallows says the team has designed a 2024 Formula 1 car with a “stable base” that should help it avoid the slump that occurred last season.... read more »

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Launch renders reveal design secrets of new Haas F1 car

9 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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The team is looking to build on the development trajectory that it pursued during 2023 and the most obvious alteration is the design of the sidepods.This is a continuation of... read more »

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Big changes to F1 teams' form in 2024 would be a 'surprise' - Aston Martin

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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This season will mark the third year of the current ground-effect design rulebook. The status quo is allowing teams to coalesce around the Red Bull-style downwash sidepod car... read more »

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'Still plenty of action' to get from F1 ground effect rules, says Allison

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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With F1 set to embark on its third year of the current rules set, there is growing anticipation of a major convergence of designs as Red Bull's rivals try to stop the team... read more »

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Alonso vows F1 2024 will be ‘even better’ for Aston Martin

10 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Fernando Alonso has vowed that his second season with the Aston Martin Formula 1 team in 2024 will be “even better” than his debut year. The expectations placed on Aston Martin... read more »

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AlphaTauri: Downwash aero concept no guarantee of F1 success

10 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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AlphaTauri Formula 1 Technical Director Jody Egginton asserts that adopting a downwash aero concept doesn’t guarantee success in this era, citing the "devil is in the... read more »

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AlphaTauri: Devil still in the detail despite F1 downwash convergence

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 432 views )

Since the current regulations were introduced in 2022, teams have gravitated towards the downwashing concept, following the lead of pacesetters Red Bull.However, Egginton says... read more »

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Wolff: Mercedes must not "give up" on recovery before F1 2026 rules reset

11 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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Mercedes has long since decided to ditch its 'size-zero' sidepod car architecture for the 2024 season, for which it will converge around the downwash solution used by... read more »

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Alonso clear on weaknesses Aston Martin F1 must address for 2024

11 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Fernando Alonso is clear that straight-line speed and the overall operating window are the two areas he wants to see most improved on Aston Martin’s 2024 Formula 1 car. Aston... read more »

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Horner: Red Bull surprised Mercedes stuck to F1 car concept that "clearly failed"

11 months ago

from: Autosport.com

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After the two squads that fought for the 2021 world titles ended up racing in very different parts of the F1 pecking order at the start of the new ground-effect era, there was... read more »

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Hamilton: Aston Martin slump shows Mercedes can’t copy Red Bull’s car

11 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lewis Hamilton asserts that Aston Martin's slump midway through the 2023 Formula 1 season showcases why Mercedes can't simply try and copy Red Bull's car for... read more »

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Magnussen still "curious" over real tyre gains from Haas F1 upgrade

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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Haas introduced a revamp of its VF-23 at the United States Grand Prix that resulted in it becoming the final F1 squad to adopt the downwash sidepod concept that Red Bull has... read more »

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Hulkenberg: Haas didn’t get instant ‘boom’ from F1 upgrades

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Nico Hulkenberg concedes that Haas didn't receive the instant "boom" the team needed from its recent Formula 1 upgrades to return to regularly scoring points... read more »

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Alonso: Wrong to assess Aston Martin’s 2023 using ‘football’ mindset

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 376 views )

Fernando Alonso asserts that it's incorrect to base Aston Martin's 2023 Formula 1 season on the mindset used in "football" where "only the last result”... read more »

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Haas drivers insist revised F1 car offered ‘positive’ signs

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 425 views )

Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen insist that the debut of Haas’ revised car at last weekend's United States Grand Prix delivered a “positive” initial impression. Having... read more »

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Alonso: "Football" mentality not right way to judge Aston Martin's F1 season

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 499 views )

After switching from Alpine, Alonso's 2023 got off to a positive start with six podiums in the opening eight races, as Aston was transformed into Red Bull's regular... read more »

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Haas: 'Lots to come' from major F1 update despite shaky US GP start

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 497 views )

In a bid to add performance and finally cure an in-race tyre wear problem that has hobbled its whole season, Haas brought a key update - new floor, sidepods, engine cover - to... read more »

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Haas: Initial verdict is major F1 upgrade hasn't fixed season-long flaw

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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The team rented a workshop in Austin leading up to the event to modify its VF-23s to become the final team to converge around the downwash sidepod concept pioneered by Red... read more »

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How Haas rented Austin workshop to fit F1 upgrades after tight Qatar turnaround

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

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The American team has made big revisions to the sidepod, engine cover bodywork and floor of the VF-23 ahead of the final five races of the current campaign - in the process... read more »

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Magnussen: Haas F1 concept change ‘exciting’ amid ‘tough year’

about 1 year ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 403 views )

Kevin Magnussen says the eagerly-anticipated car concept change Haas is introducing at the United States Grand Prix is "exciting" amid a "tough year" for... read more »

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Exploring the latest F1 car revamps at AlphaTauri and Alpine

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 650 views )

The new bodywork continues to employ the downwash ramp concept that AlphaTauri has been using since the start of this regulatory era. However, it also blends some concepts seen... read more »

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Haas to become final F1 downwash convert amid Austin concept switch

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 686 views )

The American-owned outfit has remained an outlier in sticking to the in-wash solution that technical partner Ferrari has begun the new regulations rules era with.But with... read more »

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How the downwash solution ended up winning F1's sidepod war

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 526 views )

However, despite some clearly more prescriptive regulations, there were distinct differences between each machine, with the sidepods, in particular, offering a wide variety of... read more »

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Hamilton defends Mercedes F1 progress since Monaco despite Red Bull margin

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 560 views )

From testing in 2022 until May's Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes pioneered the use of its 'zeropod' car architecture. It then switched the W14 to run a downwash... read more »