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Russell concerned by 'substantially reduced' slipstream effect of 2022 cars
George Russell says F1's new regulations have improved a car's ability to follow more closely, but the Mercedes driver also noted the new aero design's concerning impact on slipstreaming. A radical approach to aerodynamics based on ground effects, where a car's downforce is generated mainly by its venturi tunnel underbody rather than by its front and rear wings, should allow drivers to follow each other more closely under F1's new rules, therefore boosting overtaking opportunities and improving the show on the track. In Barcelona this week, several drivers reported that running closer to another car is indeed easier under F1's new rules. But Russell says a moment behind McLaren's Lando...
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