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Tech analysis: The low downforce battle begins
Giorgio Piola looks at the recent low-downforce updates introduced by Formula 1 teams after Spa and ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. Formula 1 returned from its summer break to a Spa-Francorchamps track that has totally different demands from the Hungarian race before it. While out-and-out downforce is the name of the game at the Hungaroring, Spa demands medium downforce levels, low drag – and a tricky balance between top speed for the straights and grip for the tricky middle sector. It was interesting that teams took very different routes, with some opting for all new solutions, some tweaking what they already had and some even going back to old solutions Mercedes Mercedes rear wing...
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