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Tech chief Bell leaves Manor too

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Technical chief Bob Bell has followed John Booth and Graeme Lowdon in tendering his resignation from the Manor Formula 1 team read more »

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Tech Corner: Ferrari And McLaren Updates

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Action aside there was plenty on offer in terms of new parts at the US GP, and Matt Somerfield looks at McLaren and Ferrari's upgrades... read more »

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Tech analysis: Latest 2017 F1 ideas

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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AUTOSPORT technical expert CRAIG SCARBOROUGH examines the detail of Charlie Whiting's latest information on the 2017 Formula 1 rules revamp read more »

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F1 tech chiefs to discuss overtaking

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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Formula 1's technical chiefs have been tasked by the Strategy Group to increase opportunities for overtaking in grands prix, AUTOSPORT can reveal read more »

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Tech Talk: Detailed analysis of Force India's B-spec car

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Force India's B specification was finally unveiled at the British Grand Prix and marked the culmination of the teams move from their own wind tunnel facilities to the... read more »

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Tech Bite: Red Bull's pursuit of lower drag continues

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Red Bull's season has not only been held back by the performance of the Renault power unit but a shift in their aerodynamic focus too. A high rake angle has been... read more »

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Tech Bite: A closer look at Manor's British GP upgrades

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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The resurrection of the Marussia team and its subsequent renaming to Manor Marussia meant that the team simply modified last years MR03 in order to meet 2015's... read more »

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Sauber appoint Smith as tech boss

over 10 years ago

from: SkySports.com/F1

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Sauber announced on Wednesday that Mark Smith is joining them as technical director. read more »

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Testing tech: Teams push the rulebook

over 10 years ago

from: Autosport.com

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The recent return of in-season testing in Formula 1 has rarely provided any surprise parts appearing on the cars, but this week's two days in Austria proved otherwise read more »

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Tech Talk: A closer look at McLaren's upgraded MP4-30

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Pressure continues to pile on McLaren and Honda as their burgeoning relationship has failed to deliver in 2015 so far. In Austria the team arrived with a raft of aerodynamic... read more »

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Tech Bite: Toro Rosso's revised Austrian front-wing

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Whilst rudimentary changes had already been applied to Toro Rosso's front-wing in Canada, enabling them to pass the new flap deflection test, further changes were made for... read more »

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Tech Talk: Mercedes race-winning developments in Canada

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mercedes might be a little more under pressure from Ferrari this season but the current world champions will only have themselves to blame if they lose their grasp on this... read more »

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Tech Bite: Toro Rosso debut revised floor slots in Spain

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Toro Rosso's next big update may be coming in Austria but the team did at least wheel out a new floor for Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen in Barcelona. WHAT IS TYRE... read more »

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Tech Bite: Lotus trial new rear-wing endplate in Spain

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1568 views )

Having had a tough year of it in 2014 owing to both an aggressive aero design and poor performance from the Renault power unit, the opening few rounds of 2015 have likely been... read more »

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Tech Bite: Sauber introduce a leading edge slat

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Sauber didn't introduce many upgrades at the Spanish Grand Prix, but one small change to the C33 came in the form of a leading edge slat. Sandwiched between the side of... read more »

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Tech Bite: Williams vortex generators and cockpit fin

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Williams decided that rather than implement all of their updates in one large group as soon as they arrived back in Europe, they've chosen to spread them across the next... read more »

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Tech Bite: Red Bull debut 'masterpiece' short nose

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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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

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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 Talk: How F1 uses rubber - it's more than tyres

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Rubber as a material has been known to humankind for thousands of years, initially used by the native South Americans and observed by Cortez in the 1520's and then brought... read more »

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Tech Bite: Mercedes revised rear-wing and cooling

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Mercedes introduced a plethora of updates for the Chinese GP, some in reaction to Ferrari's upturn in form and others were simply scheduled updates. The team have done a... read more »

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Tech Bite: McLaren debut new diffuser on Button's car

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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McLaren may still be struggling with a power deficit from the Honda power unit but the aero team are pushing on with their development path.  A new diffuser design was... read more »

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Tech Bite: Lotus test new front-wing flaps in China

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lotus arrived in China with a new front-wing which featured a different flap design - the new flaps curl over and terminate at a sharp point [yellow]. This not only alters how... read more »

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Q&A with Nick Chester

over 10 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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Lotus tech director Nick Chester is anticipating an "interesting" Chinese GP, revealing that the team will have upgrades for their E23... read more »

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Tech Bite: Lotus add second strake to combat tyre squirt

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lotus made changes to the E23's floor ahead of the rear tyres during pre-season testing, covered here, in a bid to combat 'tyre squirt'. They arrived in Malaysia... read more »

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Tech Bite: McLaren pushing ahead with aero updates

over 10 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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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 »