Technical Review: The Flyaway Races
With three flyaway races ending the season - two of them running back to back - the teams have been working out of freight boxes. Surprisingly, though, some cars features significant upgrades, and Craig Scarborough has all the details on the set-up, specs and design features of the Brazilian, Japanese and Chinese Grands Prix
Having been a tradition to end the season with a long haul race, this year saw a more punishing trio of races, including the two Asian Grands Prix held back to back.
The teams have effectively been working out of flight cases for these final three rounds. The cars were not returned to the factory in-between Grands Prix, and as a result there were no great developments anticipated. Nevertheless, some new parts were run, even a few significant upgrades. Furthermore, while some teams entered the final races with their Championship position secured, the winner of each title remained undecided and some key runner up places were left up for grabs. With this in mind, the teams adopted different approaches to development and strategy for each race.
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