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Symonds denies 2021 cars to be 6 seconds slower

Sep.21 F1 teams have expressed concern about the latest version of the 2021 technical rules. On Monday, they were presented with the latest concept of the 2021 car, codenamed 'Lima'. The main difference compared to the earlier version is a more elegant front wing. But Auto Motor und Sport claims some teams have calculated that the 2021 concept produces 60 points less downforce than the current cars, amounting to about 6 seconds per lap. The FIA's Pat Symonds denies that. "It will certainly be less than that," he said. However, it is rumoured that Sergey Sirotkin was three seconds off the normal pace with Pirelli's 18-inch tyres at the recent Paul Ricard test with Renault. Not...
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