Mercedes will change its wheelbase

Published on 07/05/2009 à 19:34

Pierre Tassel

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Mercedes, to develop its car positively, working on many updates before the Spanish Grand Prix, fifth round of the World Championship. The F-duct is one of them but it is not the priority for Ross Brawn. “ The problem is the distribution of masses, which is not good, declares the team director to autosport.com. We realized that the mass distribution was not good. We pushed to the limits of what we could do with this car. It is not the wheelbase that is in question but the distribution of masses which is not as we wish. » Thus, the wheelbase of the W01 will be lengthened to offer better balance to the cars of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher. A significant aerodynamic evolution is also expected.

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