Aston Martin not interested in hype surrounding team after Bahrain F1 test

While the Aston was only the seventh fastest car on aggregated headline times over the three-day test, its consistent pace and a good long run performance by Fernando Alonso caught the eye of rival teams, with many observers suggesting that Aston could lead the chase of the top three.
However, when asked if expectations have now changed Krack was keen to downplay the relevance of the strong …Keep reading
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Why it isn’t just Red Bull’s lap times that have worried rivals

A cursory glance at the timesheets already pointed in that direction, with Sergio Perez having set the benchmark overall in the late flurry of lower fuel runs on the final evening as teams finally unlocked some potential.
In fact, it was only Guanyu Zhou’s glory run late on Friday to go top that prevented a clean sweep of Red Bull’s dominance over the three days.
Even away from the headline …Keep reading
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Spanish GP drops final sector chicane for 2023 F1 race

The change will ensure that the lap finishes with two fast corners, as it did in the past, and the hope is that it will allow cars to follow more closely onto the straight and encourage overtaking.
The new version of the track measures 4.657kms, compared with the 4.675kms of the previous iteration with the chicane.
The removal of the chicane has been in discussion for some years, and the key …Keep reading
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Ferrari: FIA was “crystal clear” F1 front wing concept was legal

The Maranello-based outfit raised some eyebrows when the front wing of its 2023 challenger featured the very same slot gap separator trick concept that Mercedes had been told it could not run last year.
The idea is that the support elements are shaped in such a way that they help divert airflow to better increase outwash – something the FIA had hoped to minimise with the new generation of …Keep reading
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Why McLaren missed its efficiency targets for the start of F1 2023

At McLaren’s 2023 launch, even before a wheel was turned, the team realised it was in for a rough start to the new season because it found it had missed its aero targets.
Last week’s three-day Bahrain test has gone reasonably well, but it also confirmed the team’s expectation that just like last year it would start 2023 with a car that is too inefficient, and therefore generates excessive drag …Keep reading
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