Spain and Monaco technical debrief
The 'update season' is now in full effect with the teams now back near their European factories. F-Duct development is still a topic, but what everyone really wants to know is how they catch those flying Red Bulls...
The start of the European season in Spain marked the ramping up of Formula 1's development race that will now be a feature of the remainder of the campaign.
For some teams, the updates that were brought on to their cars were a means to close the gap on the faster opposition, while for others it was to dial out problems that were discovered in the opening flyaways or simply refinind areas to make them even better.
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