News Details
Allison: We found a quarter second in the sidepods
The W09 is the first Mercedes Formula 1 car in which James Allison has had substantial input and in a video released by the team, he reveals that in tightening up the packaging around the chassis and the engine the team have managed to slim down the sidepods which could translate to a quarter second quicker on track. Allison explained in the video. 'The biggest one of those [changes] is down here in the sidepod. We've done an awful lot of work down there to try and make that car really, really slender. If you compared it to [the W08] you can just see the difference.' 'You can see that the bodywork bulges out around about where the engine and exhaust pack is. On the new car, this is a much,...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Williams: We’ve recorded huge amounts of data
Williams team report from the fourth day of preseason testing at Circuit...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Mercedes: The W09 feels like last year's big sister
The last day of the first week of pre-season testing turned out to be the...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Pierre Gasly happy to rack up mammoth mileage to end...
Pierre Gasly was thrilled with his day's work after completing a...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Mercedes win Laureus Award for Best Team of the Year
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has scooped the 2018 Laureus Award for Best...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Francesco Bagnaia "struggled to accept" new...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Lorenzo: “Maverick Vinales has more talent and...
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP shelves ‘leg wing’ ban but will revisit...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Honda to debut 2027 MotoGP bike in Sepang this week
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Simpson hoping Sunoco partnership grows into...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
Sunoco makes full-time IndyCar return as primary...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Chip Ganassi Racing lands new sponsor for Kyffin...
Chip Ganassi Racing has announced a new sponsor for the team’s #8 entry...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar announces independent officiating system
The NTT IndyCar Series announced on Thursday that it will implement a new...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Jon Armstrong joins Josh McErlean in new M-Sport Ford...
No description available...
35m ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastien Loeb admits you “need some luck to win”...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin spearhead Lancia’s...
Team Lancia Corse HF has announced the 2025 WRC2 championship runners-up...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Arsenal latest: White 'out for a month' as defensive...
No description available...
8h ago from SkySports.com
Another defensive injury increases January transfer...
Morning all. It's a bit mad to think that after spending so much during...
9h ago from Arseblog.com
Arsecast Extra Episode 671 – 15.12.2025
Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
1d ago from Arseblog.com
Ref Watch LIVE! Arsenal's controversial opener, should...
No description available...
1d ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
The unique approach Haas has taken to 2026 F1 reset
Esteban Ocon revealed that Haas deployed a... Read More »
3h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Former Ferrari boss slams Hamilton’s ‘useless’ notes...
Former Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com
F1 boss swaps pitwall for podium in stunning victory
Williams F1 team principal James Vowles swapped... Read More »
45m ago from GPFans.com
