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Alfa Romeo surprised to have aced front wing design

Feb.26 The team formerly known as Sauber says it is surprised to be apparently leading the pack when it comes to front wing design in 2019. The aerodynamic rules have changed for this year to aid overtaking, and it is Alfa Romeo with the innovative design that big teams like Mercedes and Red Bull are now contemplating copying. "For our engineers, this was the only concept right from the start. They assumed that everyone would follow this path," said team manager Beat Zehnder. "When we saw the launch photos of Mercedes and Red Bull, we thought they were just to distract. We were sure that in the test they would come up with the same solution as us," he told Auto Motor...
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