Red Bull has reportedly filed a complaint with the FIA over the legality of the brake ducts on McLaren’s 2024 Formula 1 car, according to Auto Motor und Sport The current... read more »
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It has emerged that Red Bull has recently filed a complaint against the design of McLaren's brake drums, claiming that they feature a hole that serves cooling purposes. read more »
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We have got some upgrades for Zandvoort, on the brake ducts and front wing, the team is working flat out to make some modifications to the car which will be coming later on in... read more »
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Only Alex Albon has the updates this weekend, with Logan Sargeant having to wait until at least the next race in Austria before getting to run them.The list of parts that have... read more »
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Factors that had limited this in the past were viewed as the outwash - the flow of air coming from the trailing edge of a wing - generated by the front wing, plus the various... read more »
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An visor tear-off strip landed in Charles Leclerc's brake ducts on Sunday, ending all hopes of a podium in Spa, with the strip in question appearing to come from Max... read more »
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Charles Leclerc's Belgian Grand Prix was ruined by a visor tear-off strip from title rival Max Verstappen's helmet getting into the brake ducts of his Ferrari. read more »
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Norris ran the new aero parts in second practice in France, while Daniel Ricciardo used them all day, allowing the team to conduct a back-to-back comparison in FP1.The latest... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel wants to see brake ducts move after appearing with plenty of brake dust on him after the race. read more »
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As part of new procedures for the 2022 F1 season, teams have to notify the FIA of any major new components that are going to be run at each race weekend.McLaren's... read more »
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Following an encouraging first test with the MCL36 in Barcelona the team was on the back foot from the start of last week's Sakhir test after suffering brake cooling... read more »
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Andreas Seidl has described McLaren's new brake ducts as an "interim solution" to solve the overheating issue that plagued the team's pre-season F1 test in... read more »
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The Silverstone-based team thinks that the changes made to the regulations for this season to cut downforce have unfairly penalised teams that run low rake cars.It, along with... read more »
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As part of a push by the FIA to slow cars down for this year, a number of changes were made to the regulations to cut downforce.A section of floor has been removed ahead of the... read more »
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The changes to the floor, brake ducts and diffuser were originally aimed at cutting downforce by 10%, although indications suggest teams have already clawed back a... read more »
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A stray sandwich wrap that became lodged in the brake ducts of Fernando Alonso's Alpine car caused his retirement on his race return to F1 at the Bahrain GP. read more »
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Fernando Alonso's return race to Formula One was ended prematurely by a sandwich wrap getting stuck in the brake ducts of his Alpine car. read more »
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For in a year that had the risk of being a stale repeat of 2020, with teams carrying over their chassis, the performance swings shown at the Bahrain season opener have been... read more »
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The FIA introduced a raft of measures over the winter targeted at slashing downforce to put less strain through the tyres.The new regulations included cutting away a section of... read more »
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But while the focus for many outfits has been on the floor area, and some clever ideas have already appeared, McLaren appears to have stolen a march on rivals with a unique... read more »
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Otmar Szafnauer continues to insist the penalties handed out to Racing Point early on during the 2020 season for 'illegal' use of 'Mercedes-designed' brake... read more »
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Many innovative ideas have been used to improve F1 cars since the Hybrid Era began, but what about the ideas that the FIA said No to? From 2018's complex front wings, to... read more »
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Formula 1's clamp down on "reverse engineering" has been confirmed by the FIA, following the unrest caused by Racing Point's RP20 this year. Earlier in... read more »
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Racing Point's decision to drop their appeal against the FIA's verdict regarding their brake ducts came as a "surprise" to McLaren CEO Zak Brown. read more »
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Ferrari has withdrawn its appeal of the FIA's decision regarding Racing Point's brake ducts, meaning that no protests remain. read more »