Technical Review: Spain 2005
Fewer cars doesn't mean fewer technical evolutions. Technical writer Craig Scarborough looks at the technical issues surrounding BAR's expulsion from last week's Spanish GP, along with a review of solutions brought to Barcelona by the remaining nine teams
Barcelona is fast becoming a classic Formula One track; indeed it could also be described as the definitive circuit such is the amount of testing that goes on there - the mix of long straights, fast corners and heavy braking tests the cars in all aside from low speed cornering. The track demands power, aerodynamic performance and good tyres, and as a result following Spain we have some definitive answers on teams' relative performance.
We can also form a view on how the teams are developing their cars, as most teams presented new parts on their car at some stage over the weekend. Unfortunately the race weekend saw only nine teams competing, as BAR have been excluded following an appeal by the FIA after the weight irregularities in Imola were accepted by the stewards of the race.
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