Tech: F1 teams surprise in America
The US Grand Prix's on-track action has been disrupted by the weather, but the teams have been incredibly keen to fit a lot of new parts this weekend. CRAIG SCARBOROUGH explains
The Formula 1 teams brought a surprising amount of new parts to Austin this weekend for the United States Grand Prix.
For the all the new parts seen on the cars in the first free practice session on Friday, the underlying story is that teams are slowly converging on similar aero concepts, rather than lots of innovation being apparent.
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