McLaren may run a higher nose (not platypus-style) in Spain

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

At the very end of the Mugello test, test driver Oliver Turvey debuted a new front wing that featured a conspicuously higher nose tip (see pictures below).McLaren, the early 2012 frontrunner but having struggled recently in Bahrain, was the only notable team this year to ignore the new design trend for ugly ‘stepped’ front noses, introduced as arguably the best solution to new nose-height safety

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Ferrari's new exhaust may not be critical says Alonso (+Pictures)

Saturday, May 5, 2012

The Italian giants introduced the first step of a new exhaust system and rear bodywork at this week’s major three-day in-season test at Mugello.They sweated through hours of hard work with tyres and set-up over short and long runs and they tried a new clutch to boost their starts. Ferrari are also planning to take new front and rear wings to the next Grand Prix in Spain.But a cautious Alonso, who

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Mixed feelings for F1 after this week’s Mugello test (+Pictures)

Friday, May 4, 2012

Amid speculation the Ferrari owned circuit would like a spot on the race calendar, it emerged that the famous Maranello based team pushed hard for the Tuscan facility to host the first in-season test in many years.“It’s very beautiful and the food is very good,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, “but we are spending a lot of money and honestly we didn’t feel the need to come here.”Indeed,

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