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Ferrari F60 - chassis height testing

In practice in Hungary, Ferrari, Brawn, BMW Sauber and Toyota all tried out revised u-shaped bodywork at the front of the chassis, following the trend set by Red Bull, in order to see just how high they can go without interfering with driver visibility. This cross section of the Ferrari's nose...

Ferrari F60 - Felipe Massa accident

Felipe Massa's huge qualifying crash in Hungary was triggered when the spring from the third damper on Rubens Barrichello's Brawn came loose. It hit the F60 firstly just in front of the cockpit (right arrow - near the triangular engine cut-off sticker), before then striking the cockpit's side...

BMW Sauber F1.09 - front wing revisions

BMW Sauber tried a new front wing on Friday in Hungary, with a quite complex endplate featuring a very squared-off shape. As seen on many other cars, it has two slots to try and reduce with the drag created by the front tyres, sending more of the airflow towards the outside of the tyre. In the...

Toyota TF109 - additional rear wing profiles

In Hungary Toyota was the only car to have three little 15 cm-wide profiles in the rear wing area. One is attached to the beam wing, another under the main plane, and the third on top of it, as seen previously on the BMW Sauber and Force India.

McLaren MP4-24 - B-spec sidepods

In Hungary both McLaren drivers got the B-spec package introduced for Lewis Hamilton only at the last round in Germany. The biggest change is the totally different sidepods (previous design in circle), which are a little bit taller and less curved due to different positioning of the exhausts. And...

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