How Racing Bulls Let a Driver Battle Decide Who Got Its F1 Car Cooling Upgrade for Belgian GP
The team said the package could not be fitted to both cars, so the upgrade goes first to the driver who qualified ahead at Silverstone.
- On Friday at the Belgian Grand Prix, Racing Bulls introduced a significant upgrade package exclusively on rookie Arvid Lindblad's VCARB 03 car, featuring a redesigned engine cover, roll hoop, and revised rear wing.
- Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane explained the team could not modify both cars' chassis in time between Silverstone and Spa, forcing a difficult allocation decision for the new components.
- To determine the recipient, Permane proposed a competition where whoever qualified ahead at the British Grand Prix would earn the upgrade; Lindblad outqualified Liam Lawson at Silverstone, securing the new parts.
- Permane confirmed that if production constraints require a similar split later this season, Lawson will automatically receive priority. "He'll automatically get it the next time," the team principal stated.
- Racing Bulls currently holds sixth in the Constructors' standings, maintaining competitive momentum since introducing a successful floor upgrade at the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this season.
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Western Morning NewsF1 team-mates agree unusual bet over huge car upgrades at Belgian GP
There weren't enough parts to give both drivers the upgrades for this weekend's Spa-Francorchamps race.
How Racing Bulls let a driver battle decide who got its F1 car cooling upgrade for Belgian GP
With only one roll hoop upgrade available for the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Racing Bulls decided to have a bit of fun and award it to the quickest driver in Silverstone Formula 1 qualifying
The Team Visa Racing Bulls arrives in Belgium with an outstanding package of updates, especially new rear wing, motor cover and configuration of the front brake ducts. Faenza’s team has also modified the anti-roll bow, but it is a complicated element to incorporate into the chassis, so in Spa they only have it available for one of their two cars. How did they solve it to not turn it into a grievance for Arvid Lindblad or Liam Lawson? The team le…
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