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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jun 26, 2018 10:31:07 GMT -8
Ferrari brought the most noticeable upgrade package of the front running teams to Le Castellet. But it was Mercedes, with their marginal gains, who romped to victory. Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola map out some of the key changes seen in France, explaining why - when it comes to this year’s development race - it’s not always the biggest upgrade package that delivers the biggest boost… The intriguing three-way battle between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull this season has seen many swings in competitive order between them. These seem to correlate closely with the nature of the tracks the championship has visited and what the primary performance emphasis is of each. The usual technical development war between the teams is still ongoing, but seems to be a second-order explanation of variation in form from one track to the next. For example, in France Ferrari for the second consecutive race introduced an extensive and very visible upgrade – on this occasion a new front wing – but the Mercedes featured only a very minor aerodynamic change (plus an upgraded engine, with Ferrari having introduced its power unit upgrade one race earlier).
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