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Senna warns F1 about increasing downforce levels
Formula 1 chiefs should think twice about giving grand prix cars more downforce as part of the planned 2017 rules shake-up, reckons Bruno Senna. In a bid to make F1 cars five seconds a lap faster, the 2017 regulations had been set to deliver a major increase in aerodynamic grip through the use of larger wings, wider bodywork and a bigger diffuser. Although these concepts now look set to be watered down following concerns expressed by both Mercedes and Pirelli about how tyres will interact with predicted grip loads, the rules package has still yet to be finalised. But former F1 racer Senna, who now races primarily in Formula E for the Mahindra squad, reckons that minimising aerodynamic...
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