{"id":4820,"date":"2010-04-28T06:35:26","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T10:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=4820"},"modified":"2010-04-28T06:31:16","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T10:31:16","slug":"teams-work-hard-on-refining-own-f-duct-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/teams-work-hard-on-refining-own-f-duct-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Teams work hard on refining own F-duct systems"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ross Brawn has conceded that Mercedes’ full ‘F-duct’ system might not be ready to debut in Barcelona next weekend.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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The Brackley based team introduced an initial “passive” version of the downforce-spoiling rear wing device in China, as efforts to fully emulate McLaren’s innovative system continue at the factory.<\/p>\n

Unlike McLaren’s system, Mercedes’ Shanghai F-duct was not operated by the driver, with air instead being cleverly ‘flicked’ at increasingly higher speeds through a slot in the rear wing.<\/p>\n

“We’re still working on the proper system which we’re having in Barcelona or Istanbul.\u00a0 There’s no point in having it in Monaco,” said Brawn.<\/p>\n

“It is complicated to get to work properly,” the team boss added.<\/p>\n

It is a similar story at Ferrari, where only some parts of a full F-duct system appeared on the F10 car in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

“We are working on the F-duct and more progress could be made for Barcelona, although that’s not confirmed yet,” Fernando Alonso is quoted as saying by the Spanish sports newspaper Marca.<\/p>\n

“It is not an easy system, but I know the team is working hard to make it available as soon as possible,” the Ferrari driver added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reports that a further development of Sauber’s China-specification F-duct will be debuted on the C29 in Spain next weekend.<\/p>\n

Williams also had problems with its initial F-duct in Shanghai, and technical director Sam Michael is not expecting a quick fix.<\/p>\n

“I expect it will take us a couple of months to get it working properly,” said the Australian.<\/p>\n

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