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Australian GP: Tear-off in brake duct forced early Raikkonen stop

over 6 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1069 views )

Kimi Raikkonen says a visor tear-off stuck in his Alfa Romeo Formula 1 car's brake duct forced a compromising early pitstop in the 2019 season opening Australian Grand Prix read more »

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Ferrari F1 team tests new floor in Japanese Grand Prix practice

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 817 views )

Ferrari tested an updated floor and a newly designed brake duct in Japanese Grand Prix practice in its push to recover lost ground in the Formula 1 world championship battle read more »

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Revealed: Renault's aggressive 2018 F1 S-duct development

over 7 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 2087 views )

The 'S-duct' is not a new technical development in Formula 1, but frequent regulation changes do allow new opportunities for teams to fine-tune ideas in the search... read more »

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What is the nose duct on Red Bull's 2017 F1 car for?

over 8 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1955 views )

Early impressions of the RB13 reveal one major difference between Red Bull's 2017 F1 design and that of its rivals, but what purpose does its nose duct serve? read more »

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Brake duct problems curtail Felipe Massa

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1065 views )

Felipe Massa says a brake duct issue cost him "half a session" of running during second practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Williams driver was 15th quickest... read more »

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Williams confirm brake duct changes cause of Massa tyre blowouts

over 9 years ago

from: TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk

( 1441 views )

Changes to the break ducts of the FW38 specifically for the Shanghai circuit, were found to be the cause of Felipe Massa's tyre failures in FP1 read more »

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Video: How Nico was forced to adapt his driving style to win in Melbourne

over 9 years ago

from: YouTube.com

( 1093 views )

We explain how Mercedes F1 driver Nico Rosberg had to manage and adapt his driving style due to near critical temperatures after a piece of debris became stuck in his front... read more »

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Red Bull resolves brake duct problem

over 9 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 997 views )

Daniil Kvyat believes Red Bull has fixed the brake duct problem that caused a fire on his RB12 during Formula 1 testing at Barcelona on Tuesday read more »

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Mercedes trial S-duct nose

over 9 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

( 2126 views )

Mercedes have trialled a new nose feature and S-duct on the final day of the first pre-season test in Barcelona. read more »

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Mercedes trialling new nose on final day

over 9 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 1033 views )

Mercedes reveals a new nose, with an s-duct and turning vanes, on the final morning of the first pre-season F1 test in Spain. read more »

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Mercedes debuts new nose at Barcelona

over 9 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1033 views )

Mercedes ran a new nose featuring an S-duct at the final day of the first week of pre-season testing. The W07 Hybrid was launched on Monday with last year's nose and front... read more »

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'I think we'll get points in Monaco' claims Alonso

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2002 views )

McLaren will score its first points of the season in Monaco this weekend according to Fernando Alonso, despite a disastrous Spanish Grand Prix which saw him retire and... read more »

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Alonso's visor caused retirement

over 10 years ago

from: BBC.co.uk/F1

( 1706 views )

McLaren's Fernando Alonso retired from the Spanish Grand Prix because his helmet's visor blocked a brake duct. read more »

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Visor tear-off to blame for Alonso's brake failure

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2211 views )

McLaren have identified the cause of Fernando Alonso's Spanish Grand Prix brake failure which caused him to overshoot his pit-box by several metres. A visor tear-off was... read more »

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Tech Bite: Red Bull debut 'masterpiece' short nose

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2353 views )

Red Bull have introduced their much talked about 'shorter' nose in Barcelona, which finally passed the FIA crash test after a reported fourth attempt. The... read more »

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Tech Bite: Spanish GP technical image gallery

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1840 views )

The Spanish Grand Prix marks the return to Europe following four flyaway races, and is therefore dubbed the 'upgrade race' as teams often wait until this weekend to... read more »

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Tech Bite: McLaren pushing ahead with aero updates

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1951 views )

McLaren introduced a raft of changes to the MP4-30 for Malaysia, aimed at further improving airflow around the car and maximizing their 'size zero' rear-end... read more »

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Tech Talk: McLaren introduces its own 'S-duct'

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2632 views )

McLaren and Honda's power unit struggles continued in Malaysia, but the team haven't stopped bringing aerodynamic upgrades in an effort to move forward. In Malaysia,... read more »

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Tech Talk: McLaren's unique top-mounted radiator - the reason behind its slim sidepods

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 2847 views )

McLaren have continually referred to the MP4-30 as the "first size zero" Formula 1 car because it has such a compact rear, allowing for slimmer sidepods (see Fig.1)... read more »

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Photo shows how close Chilton came to injury

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1856 views )

Max Chilton says he was "inches' away from a serious injury or even possibly death at the British Grand Prix when a loose tyre from Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari flew... read more »

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F1 to debate cost saving measures on Thursday

over 11 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1528 views )

Formula 1 chiefs are hopeful that a raft of changes over the next three years will amount to significant cost savings, doing away with the need for a cost cap which isn't... read more »

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Blocked duct caused Kovalainen issue

over 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1369 views )

Lotus suspects that Heikki Kovalainen's problem in the United States Grand Prix may have been caused by a blocked brake duct rather than a front wing failure read more »

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Lotus suspect visor tear-off to blame

over 12 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

( 1327 views )

Lotus believe a loose visor tear-off is to blame for Kimi Raikkonen's Belgian GP retirement as it got stuck in his E21's brake cooling duct... read more »

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Visor tear-off caused Raikkonen problem

over 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 1131 views )

Lotus suspects that a blocked brake cooling duct caused by a loose visor tear-off caused Kimi Raikkonen's retirement from the Belgian Grand Prix read more »

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Williams’ clever brake duct innovation legal

over 12 years ago

from: Forumula1.com

( 1429 views )

Williams has impressed F1's eagle-eyed technical experts with an innovation aboard its new FW35. Although designer Mike Coughlan's Coanda exhaust solution will have... read more »