The most aware Formula 1 viewers will know that the car bagvinger prior to this season is made both wider and higher.
the Plan was to reduce the so-called ‘dirty air’, which makes it harder to overtake, but the change has also led to a serious problem.
Two of the rear drivers had difficulty seeing traffic lights during the start in Melbourne last weekend. Including Williams Robert Kubica.
– When I stopped (on the grid, red), I could not see the lights. The hind wing on a McLaren (Carlos Sainz, red.) hidden them so I could see the first block, but not the rest. I was forced to move to the left, and it was a bit of a panicky moment, says Robert Kubica, who started last, according to Autosport.
the French Pierre Gasly started in 17. position, but from his angle there were also problems – and it cost the Red Bull driver.
– With the new, larger bagvinger I could not see the lights on the grid, so I had to respond in relation to the cars around me, and I lost a few rankings, he says.
Gasly got the dog run up to a 11. place, while Kubica ended the last of the 17 drivers who completed.
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Kubica and Gasly in the duel, when they first come out of the starting blocks. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix
Bagvingerne is 100 millimeters wider and 70 millimeters higher, and thus, it is enough to block the view of the bagvedkørende.
According to Autosport, the international motorsportsforbund (FIA) to solve the problem before next weekend’s race in Bahrain, when all the Formula 1 tracks have light at the same height.
the Solution may very well be that you want to install the light half way down on the grid, so all drivers can see. It had also in the past, but they were removed when they introduced the lower wings by 2017.
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