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Tech F1i: A closer look at the Haas VF-17
Barely one year after entering Formula 1, the Haas F1 Team has had to tackle a major overhaul of the technical regulations. The US outfit seems to have risen to the challenge though, if Nicolas...
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A comparative visual glance at all the 2017 cars
F1i's Nicolas Carpentiers has put together a visual comparative of all the teams 2017 cars, viewed from different angles. The relative photographic canvas provides a few observations on clear...
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Tech F1i: A closer look at the Toro Rosso STR12
BEING NOSY Under the stewardship of technical director James Key, Toro Rosso has been very creative in recent years and devised clever solutions that have found their way onto rival cars. The list...
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Tech F1i: A closer look at the Red Bull RB13
FLUIDITY Elegance is a trait shared by all Adrian Newey-designed Formula 1 cars and Red Bull’s latest challenger is no exception to the rule. Less surprising than the Ferrari SF70H, less complex than...
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Tech F1i: Mario Isola on the design of F1's 2017 tyres
Pirelli has been tasked with the sizeable challenge of coming up with different tyres for a new breed of F1 machinery that only existed on paper at first. Is it the first time that you had to produce...
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Cyril Abiteboul: How Renault intends to return to the top
While 2016 was a lacklustre season for Renault F1, important changes begun at Enstone, both in the factory and personnel recruitment. What has been achieved and how will it influence your 2017...
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F1i's technical snapshot - Australian Grand Prix
FERRARI’S STRUCTURAL ORIGINALITY Sebastian Vettel’s Australian Grand Prix-winning Ferrari SF70H stands out thanks to its highly sophisticated sidepod architecture, with the cooling air inlets located...
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Tech F1i: Chinese GP tech analysis
‘T’ for ‘trouble’? Last weekend at Shanghai International Circuit saw McLaren trial its own version of the trending ‘T’ wing, thus following into the footsteps of Williams, Ferrari, Mercedes, Haas, and...
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Tech F1i – Bahrain GP analysis
CHANGE AND CONTINUITY AT FERRARI While the picture above was snapped in the desert, it’s not a mirage, but a view of the power unit that propelled Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari SF70H to the Bahrain Grand...
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Tech F1i – Russian GP analysis
VICTORY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Valtteri Bottas’ maiden Grand Prix win came on the heels of a strong launch, which saw the Mercedes ace jump from third on the grid to overtake the two front row-starting...
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Accelerated development - F1i talks with Force India's Andy Green
F1i : In following the evolution of the cars from one Grand Prix to the next, we notice that the rhythm to which innovations are introduced is clearly faster than in past years. Why is the development...
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Tech F1i – Before Monaco
MERCEDES’ CAPE While one expected Red Bull to unleash a major upgrade in Spain, the most spectacular changes in Barcelona came from Mercedes. The title-defending W08’s front end has been given an...
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Tech F1i - Monaco
ATTACK OF THE T-WINGS In Monaco, Renault, Red Bull, and Force India became the latest and last teams to add a T-wing to their 2017-spec chargers. As a reminder, Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams, and Haas...
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Tech F1i - Canadian GP Analysis
A CUT-THROAT BUSINESS While any Formula 1 car obviously needs a set of wheels to move forward, the Pirelli tyres also affect the car’s aerodynamics due to a phenomenon known as ‘tyre squirt’. In order...
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Tech F1i: Who are the men behind Mercedes' design team?
For this first installment dedicated to the F1 technical teams, we met the men behind the Silver Arrows, with newsmakers (Allison, Costa and Willis) as well as a few lesser known but vital members....
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Tech F1i – Azerbaijan GP Analysis
HEADREST UNREST Lewis Hamilton was leading the race when he received a call to pit so his mechanics could fix the headrest of his Mercedes W08 after the device had started to come loose at the rear....
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Mercedes/Ferrari: Pouring oil on the fire
OIL BURN TACTICS FUEL CONTROVERSY While the Vettel/Hamilton clash grabbed all the headlines post-Baku, it should not totally overshadow the fact that their respective teams were already at loggerheads...
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Development in the midfield – F1i talks with Toro Rosso’s James Key
After just eight Grands Prix, the technical regulations changes seem to have shaken up the hierarchy established in 2014, especially at the sharp end of the order. Ferrari has closed the gap to...
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Tech F1i - Austrian GP Analysis
WILLIAMS UNLEASHES BIGGEST UPGRADE OF THEM ALL While Williams’ bargeboards had been fairly conventional until last weekend, the British outfit introduced a more complex design at Spielberg. The...
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Tech F1i - Teams going full throttle on development
MUCH-ANTICIPATED 'SHIELD' FAILS TO IMPRESS F1 COMMUNITY Last Friday’s Silverstone free practice saw Sebastian Vettel briefly run the ‘Shield’ head protection system. Fitted on the cockpit of the...
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