US EditionF1: Hamilton reveals Ferrari’s ‘flip-flop’ wing will debut in Chinese GP practice
- Ferrari will run its flip-flop rear wing in Friday's practice at the Chinese Grand Prix, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said, adding, "Last year I didn't get to see the team's full potential in that mode, because we were focused on this year's car."
- Under the new rules, Ferrari has taken a novel approach by interpreting the straight-line mode to rotate the rear wing upper flap upside down, as revealed by Hamilton.
- In testing, Ollie Bearman, Haas driver, said he thought something had gone wrong when he saw the wing, while Ferrari's Fred Vasseur called it 'Macarena'; Hamilton said he did not notice any difference deploying it.
- Hamilton said Mercedes held a significant lap-time advantage after Australia, and Ferrari fast-tracked the upgrade to close the gap, with team personnel working overtime.
- The Shanghai circuit's long back straight allows speeds topping 340 kph, making straight-line mode crucial as pundits suggested the inverted flap could reduce drag and boost aero performance and race pace.
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At Sunday's Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Reds from Maranello will present the Macarena, which will attract attention. Lewis Hamilton: Overtime will pay off.
F1: Hamilton reveals Ferrari’s ‘flip-flop’ wing will debut in Chinese GP practice
Ferrari will run its innovative ‘flip-flop’ rear wing during Friday’s practice for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said, as the sport’s most successful team hunts down Mercedes at the front of the pack.
The first Grand Prix of the season last weekend in Australia proved rather encouraging for the Scuderia Ferrari, with the third and fourth places won by Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, behind the two Mercedes. This week in China, the cambered horse hopes to do even better, by equipping his SF-26 of a rear mobile wing tested this winter in Bahrain but not used for that in Melbourne. Baptised "Macarena" by Frédéric Vasseur himself, this wing w…
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Ferrari has confirmed via Lewis Hamilton that its unique rear wing, trialled in pre-season testing, will make its first proper appearance at this weekend’s Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. Motorsport Week has the details on how it may – or is supposed to – work. Debuted on Day Two of Week Two of Bahrain testing, the ‘flip wing’ was put into action as Lewis Hamilton drifted in and out of the ‘active aero’ zones. The whole paddock collectively raised…
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