News Details

Szafnauer: ‘I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but…'

Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the low-rake teams warned last year that the regulation changes would hurt them. Regulation changes in the aerodynamics department were introduced over the winter, and seem to have benefitted cars running high-rake designs such as the Red Bull and the AlphaTauri. On the flip side, Mercedes and Aston Martin, both of whom use low-rake concepts, have both lost pace and slipped down in the pecking order compared to 2020, with the German team now arguably slower than Red Bull and Aston Martin dropping from the top to the bottom of the midfield. Szafnauer says that, when such changes were being discussed last year, the potential impacts were...
Full Story »
4y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Wolff: Mercedes low-rake concept more impacted by rule...

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff says the Brackley squad's low-rake design has...
4y ago from F1i.com

Mercedes cannot and will not switch to Red Bull's...

During the winter test several analysts talked about low rake and high...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Szafnauer unhappy as regulation changes hurt low rake...

Article To news overview © Aston Martin Aston Martin team boss Otmar...
4y ago from RacingNews365.com

Mercedes denies switch to Red Bull concept: 'Can we...

During the winter test several analysts talked about low rake and high...
4y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

BMW admits 2027 MotoGP entry ‘not viable’ as it...

BMW has admitted it is “not viable” for the German manufacturer to...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Marc Marquez shares initial reaction to new MotoGP...

Marc Marquez shared his verdict on the new Balaton Park MotoGP circuit...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Chip Ganassi: ‘We’re spoiled’ having drivers...

Alex Palou clinched the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series title over the weekend,...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar Portland – Race Results

The final road course event of the 2025 IndyCar season was contested on...

Alex Palou clinches title, becomes IndyCar’s newest...

Alex Palou is the champion of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series, having locked...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Kalle Rovanperä hits the jackpot

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen finally won Rally Finland, laying to...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Terms agreed: Arsenal close in on marquee signing...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta plans to continue his transfer business with...
19h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Jose Mourinho makes offer to sign Arsenal star; wants...

Former Premier League winning-coach Jose Mourinho wants to sign Arsenal...
18h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 653 – 11.08.2025

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
16h ago from Arseblog.com

“I’d agree” - Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker say...

Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker believe that Viktor Gyokeres' arrival might...
18h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.