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Pit stops impacted by new-look F1 cars

AlphaTauri completes pit stop practice in Bahrain The introduction of a larger wheel and tyre package, combined with new-look cars into Formula 1 this season has impacted the way teams will perform pitstops. F1 has introduced 18-inch wheels for the coming year as part of a larger set of new technical regulations design to improve racing. That's seen a number of sweeping aerodynamic changes, such as the banning of turning vanes alongside the cockpit, but the introduction of other items such as fenders above the front tyres and wheel covers. “The wheel/tyre package is heavier,” Scuderia AlphaTauri’s technical director Jody Egginton explained when asked about pit stops by Speedcafe.com....
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