Geo-politics has moved on a bit from this time, but not anywhere near enough. Brutal regimes, whether killing within their own borders or in other countries, should be shunned politically, economically and in sports as well. To my mind, Russian sportsmen and teams should be banned from all international events as they just serve as a propaganda tool for Putin.
That's something new I'll have to read more about.Ligier got in trouble in 1980 as it was believed they had a device which released the pressure from the side pods on the straights, which made them go faster. I'd put money on the bubble on the side of the Red Bull being just this sort of thing.
It does look very retro:New Alfa looks smart
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Despite budget caps, many teams want to show up in Bahrain with an upgrade. Mercedes and Red Bull even with a significant step. Ferrari states that they are satisfied with optimization work on the F1-75. You have to assume that all teams on the underbody show modifications to solve the problem with bouncing on the straights constructively. Otherwise, the compromise in the setup would be associated with too much sacrifice.
No one has revealed all the cards in Barcelona. "We won't see the delicate things that could be in a grey area until Bahrain," predicts an engineer. From FIA circles we learn that the cuddle course of the teams could already be over in Bahrain. Apparently, you can already see from the CAD data on the legality check of the upgrades that some are sailing the wind and bringing solutions that do not quite correspond to the spirit of the regulations.
Meanwhile down at Haas with there car,He'll still beat the Haas cars
If that's true, it will be extraordinary, but it just doesn't seem credible. Where would the radiators (and the cooling) for the radiators go? If they went higher in the car, it would lead to a less favourable weight distribution.Not sure about it’s truth, but there is a rumour going round that Mercedes will bring a car with no side pods on it.If that’s true than that would be a massive game changer.