News Details

Hulkenberg says new rear wing 'like pulling a parachute'

Nico Hulkenberg has admitted that it's difficult to compare this year's Renault power unit with its 2018 predecessor because of the impact of new aerodynamic rule changes. An attempt to improve the on-track action by reducing the effect of 'dirty air' on pursuing cars has led to the FIA introducing new regulations for front and rear wings. After four days of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Hulkenberg reported that the new specifications were having a clearly discernible effect on the speed and handling of the R.S.19. Asked if he thought the new Renault engine was more powerful than last year's model, the German driver gave a qualified thumbs-up. Hulkenberg ends...
Full Story »
7y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

New rear wing feels like a parachute says Hulkenberg

Such is the difference with this year's new wider rear wing that Nico...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

Getting downforce through the rear wing endplate

Renault F1 have arrived at Barcelona with an interesting update on their...
7y ago from F1Technical.net

Hulkenberg: Bigger F1 rear wing like ‘pulling a...

Nico Hulkenberg has likened the larger rear wings introduced for the 2019...
7y ago from Crash.net

WATCH: Ricciardo's rear wing falls off!

All was going fine for Daniel Ricciardo in his Renault until his rear...
7y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez prefers decade-old MotoGP bikes, labels...

Marc Marquez has explained why he believes MotoGP bikes from the...

Moto3 title leader Maximo Quiles secures Aspar Moto2...

Incumbent Moto3 championship leader Maximo Quiles will be promoted to the...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Nashville – Qualifying Results

Saturday afternoon at Nashville Superspeedway was dedicated to IndyCar...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Kyle Kirkwood holds foot to the floor to take IndyCar...

The NTT IndyCar Series held a single-run qualifying session on Saturday...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen triumph on Rally Estonia

The next generation of WRC stars continued to shine in Estonia as Sami...
32m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Toyota’s young guns dominate Rally Estonia

Saturday in Estonia was a long day – nine stages and 150km of flat out...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Journalist confirms Arsenal turn to £100m Premier...

Arsenal have been forced to rethink an important part of their attacking...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Formal talks: Chelsea in contact to sign £55m...

Chelsea have moved their search for a new centre-back into a more serious...
12m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arteta has a plan to deal with Saliba injury as...

Arsenal’s summer plans have taken a more urgent turn after a serious...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal still not in contact to sign alternative...

Arsenal’s failure to sign Morgan Rogers has created fresh questions...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.