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Post by wilmywood8455 on Aug 30, 2022 7:34:13 GMT -8
F1 technical expert Mark Hughes compares Red Bull and Ferrari’s set-ups for the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix to find out how Max Verstappen charged to a comfortable victory ahead of team mate Sergio Perez.Carlos Sainz summed up Red Bull’s dominance of the Belgian Grand Prix very succinctly: “They were just strong in quali, strong in the race, better in tyre management, stronger in the straights, strong in the corners, in some of them, and we were not quick enough, unfortunately.” Red Bull’s advantage over Ferrari at Spa was unprecedented for this season. It’s no coincidence that this is the circuit with the most extreme demands of aerodynamic efficiency on the calendar, greater even than Baku or Monza. The cars spend far longer in Spa’s middle sector than in either of the first and third – and that middle sector heavily rewards downforce. But the first and third sectors heavily reward low drag. Those demands obviously conflict – because downforce induces drag.
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