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Post by wilmywood8455 on May 19, 2022 2:37:48 GMT -8
When F1 arrives in Barcelona this weekend, expect to see a raft of upgrades on the cars throughout the field, which could just tinker with 2022’s pecking order.The Spanish Grand Prix has long been a race that's earmarked for major upgrades to be introduced, and there are plenty of reasons why that is the case – and why it could be even more opportune this year. It comes at a good time – and it’s in a good location Over the winter, Formula 1 factories are bustling away with designers, mechanics and machines working day and night to get prepared for the first test. The build of the cars is left until the last possible minute to allow maximum time for the designers to lock in car specs before starting to produce components. As soon as designs are locked in, parts can be made, but the design process moves on and that’s why throughout testing and even until the first race, you see new iterations of parts being churned out. Unless particular issues need troubleshooting early on – like McLaren’s brake ducts in Bahrain this year – teams often then look to bring a major upgrade package, because sometimes a roster of changes will work well together, but not necessarily when combined with older-spec parts.
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