Australian and Malaysian GP technical debrief
Former Formula 1 technical director Gary Anderson takes us through the latest engineering themes to emerge from the flyaway grands prix in Australia and Malaysia
Australia and Malaysia may have been back-to-back grand prix weekends but that didn't stop the teams bolting on new developments aplenty as the competitive order settled down a little and we got a clearer picture of the performance parameters of this season's cars.
That settling in period saw all the teams push harder in the races than they had in Bahrain, and while overtaking still appeared difficult, strategy at least became a little more complex.
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