Sergio Perez's Monaco Grand Prix crash may give Mercedes aerodynamicists a useful insight into some of dominant Red Bull's hidden secrets, according to technical director James Allison. Perez's car was craned off the street circuit after the qualifying incident, with the rarely seen floor of the Formula One car easily photographed. The underside is the most aerodynamically sensitive area, with ground-effect sculpting responsible for much of the performance. "Photographers are positioned at strategic parts of the track where there is a likelihood that the cranes will be brought into play and there they are clicking away furiously," Allison said in a team debrief. "And then...
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