The weather forecast for the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Speilberg includes a high likelihood of a dry qualifying session followed by a wet race. Finding lap time in the wet in a Formula 1 is so much more than just being about who is the Rainmaster behind the wheel. It is about engineering and compromises. In fact, even if the best rain driver on the grid is behind the wheel, if the setup on the car is wrong, lap time will not be found. So, just how will an F1 team set a car up to be fast in the wet? Before considering this, it is important to acknowledge that in modern F1 unless qualifying is conducted in wet conditions knowing that the race will also be wet, it is...
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