Racecar Engineering

The trouble with tyres

Let’s be honest. Brake ducts have long been allowed to also function as effective aerodynamic devices on F1 cars, which reinforces Renault’s right to protest Racing Point on the basis of obtaining these now ‘non-listed’ items from Mercedes. But what everyone is really waiting to know is whether there was any forbidden technical collusion between Mercedes and Racing Point that has allowed the latter to construct such an apparently detailed clone of the former’s 2019 car.

I can understand and respect Lawrence Stroll being adamant in defence of his team and reputation, hence the protest against

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