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Old 25-08-2014, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by julianh72 View Post
Red Bull were running a MUCH smaller rear wing ("Low Down-Force") than most of the other teams, but I'm not sure how much smaller their front wing was than normal - check out this shot, for example:
http://www.formula1.com/wi/gi/597x47...s1424au257.jpg

Their strategy was to minimise their straight-line speed disadvantage compared to the Mercedes-powered cars on the high-speed Spa circuit, but amazingly, they weren't just minimising their speed disadvantage, they were actually just about the fastest cars out there!

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Hi Julian,

Ah, that's what it is!

Thank you very much for this insight and for taking the time to share it which is really appreciated.

So onto Monza we go.
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