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Piola: How Ferrari's first major upgrades performed

On a weekend when all teams tackled the difficult conundurum of how much to sacrifice straightline speed for better corner performance, Ferrari brought out a major upgrade package it hoped might turn its troubled title bid around

Jake Boxall-Legge Giorgio Piola Apr 29, 2019, 1:14 PM

The final round before the anticipated cavalcade of upgrades are bolted on for Spain, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix had its own talking points - the idiosyncrasies of the Baku street circuit requiring a little bit of a rethink in terms of aerodynamics.

Ferrari brought its first real updates of the season, making a few additions to the aerodynamics to help out with its apparent lack of mechanical grip compared to rival Mercedes.

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Jake studied engineering at university, as his original ambition was to design racing cars. He was bad at that, and thus decided to write about them instead with an equally limited skillset. The above article is a demonstration of that. In his spare time, Jake enjoys people, places, and things.