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Ferrari launches investigation into poor form

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Ferrari has launched an internal investigation into why the outfit struggled so badly at the Hungarian Grand Prix - a race it was thought the F138 would do well at. Team... read more »

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McLaren tests latest upgrades at Idiada

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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McLaren has taken the opportunity between the Canadian and British Grands Prix to test its latest upgrade package during an allowed straight-line test. The Woking team, which... read more »

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Sauber pin hopes on low downforce setup

over 13 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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Both Sauber F1 Team drivers made it into Q2 of today's qualifying session, but could not progress from there. It was tough luck for Nico Hülkenberg, as the red flag... read more »

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Hill: Hard tyre change will benefit Red Bull

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Damon Hill believes Pirelli's decision to change the hard compound tyre will benefit Red Bull more than any other team on the grid. The Milton Keynes based outfit has been... read more »

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Massa hopes to bounce back with Spain podium

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Felipe Massa is hoping to put the disappointment of finishing 15th in Bahrain behind at the next race in Spain by finishing on the podium. The Brazilian is yet to secure... read more »

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Tech: What went wrong with Alonso's DRS?

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Fernando Alonso suffered a rather unique problem at the Bahrain Grand Prix which saw his rear-wing remain open after activation - with no way to return it to the closed... read more »

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Caterham drivers happy with qualifying

over 13 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

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At Caterham the mood was rather optimistic after qualifying with both drivers reasonably happy with how they did in qualifying. Furthermore, the updates on Pic's car... read more »

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Lotus lacking downforce, says Raikkonen

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen says his car is lacking downforce in comparison to its main rivals throughout the high speed middle sector of the Shanghai... read more »

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Raikkonen dismisses Lotus’s chance of victory

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

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Kimi Raikkonen says that Lotus do not possess the pace to compete for victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. Raikkonen qualified in second place – his best result since... read more »

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Red Bull and Mercedes want 2012 Pirelli tyres return

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

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Top teams Red Bull and Mercedes want Pirelli to rush last year’s tyres back into service. According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, the two outfits are... read more »

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Set-up issue cost Grosjean in Melbourne

over 13 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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A set-up car issue left Romain Grosjean hopelessly short of downforce in Australia and was not picked up until the he was driving to the grid. However, this allowed him a quiet... read more »

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Maldonado encouraged by FW35 upgrades

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Pastor Maldonado had plenty of positive words to say about the upgrade package Williams brought to its FW35 chassis at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday. The Grove-based... read more »

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Engine clarification may hurt Red Bull, Lotus

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Red Bull and Lotus may suffer as a result of the FIA's recent clarification on engine mapping in 2013 - a practice which is highly beneficial if unregulated. Both the... read more »

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Hamilton: Improving downforce is key

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

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Lewis Hamilton has stressed that Mercedes must improve their downforce after the second pre-season test finished at the Circuit de Catalunya. Hamilton set the quickest time on... read more »

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Hamilton: 'We're not looking at race wins yet'

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lewis Hamilton has disputed claims by his rivals that Mercedes will be in contention for race wins and the championship this season. The Brit, despite posting some impressive... read more »

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'Mercedes not in a position to win' – Hamilton

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Lewis Hamilton does not believe that Mercedes will be in a position to win races during the early stages of the 2013 season, with top ten finishes his primary target at... read more »

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Hamilton: I'll just keep asking for downforce...

over 13 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Lewis Hamilton says that there is still a lot for him to learn as he gets to grips with life at Mercedes. read more »

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Hamilton: 'W04 a good foundation to work on'

over 13 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

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Lewis Hamilton says his initial impression of the Mercedes W04 is a positive one, but he admits he'll be asking the team for more downforce. The former-McLaren... read more »

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'I'm going to keep asking for downforce' - Hamilton

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Lewis Hamilton believes he has a good foundation to start the season with the new Mercedes W04 but says the team needs to keep searching for downforce as it adds updates to the car read more »

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Gutierrez impressed with C32's increased downforce

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Esteban Gutierrez believes Sauber has made good progress with the level of downforce on its new car this year read more »

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Allison: Devil is in the detail

over 13 years ago

from: PlanetF1.com

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James Allison says Lotus will only add a modesty panel to their E21 if they "find one that develops downforce"... read more »

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'Too early to talk about future' - Kubica

over 13 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

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Robert Kubica has explained that although he will be testing a Mercedes DTM car on Thursday, it is too early to discuss a potential future in the championship. The Polish... read more »

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Ricciardo seeking more downforce

over 13 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

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Toro Rosso must produce a car with more downforce if the team is to be more competitive in 2013, according to Daniel Ricciardo. read more »

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Kubica to test a Mercedes DTM car

over 13 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

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Robert Kubica will test a Mercedes DTM car this week in order to get a taste of how he would cope with a return to circuit racing in a high-downforce car read more »

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FIA feared F1 to be too slow in 2014

over 13 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

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F1′s governing body backtracked on aerodynamic changes for the 2014 season because of fears the next generation of cars would be too slow. After the recent World... read more »