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How much does pressure affect F1 teams in a World Championship battle?

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool / Getty Images Having been part of a World Championship battle in the past, F1 Director of Data Systems, Rob Smedley, believes teams can be affected by pressure when it comes to things like car setup and race strategy. Smedley served as Race Engineer to Felipe Massa when the Brazilian battled it out with Lewis Hamilton for the 2008 World Championship. Massa missed out on the title by just one point after Hamilton famously passed Toyota's Timo Glock in the final corners of the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. With the fight between Hamilton and Max Verstappen still undecided heading into the final five races of the 2021 season, Smedley...
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