News Details

Mazepin "almost crashed" in F1 downforce experiment

Nikita Mazepin has revealed he "nearly crashed" his Haas after attempting to simulate the downforce loss of following another car during pre-season testing. Following is notoriously difficult in Formula 1, with drivers suffering a considerable loss of downforce due to the amount of 'dirty air' created by the lead car. Article continues under video It means a car is more likely to understeer through corners while braking distances will be dramatically increased, as is the likelihood of locking the front brakes. Mazepin was lapping close to Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi on Saturday morning at the Bahrain International Circuit and decided to experience the shift in downforce...
Full Story »
4y ago from GPFans.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Todt: Why shouldn’t Mazepin drive in Formula 1?

FIA President Jean Todt sees no reason why Nikita Mazepin should not race...
4y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Mazepin relishing challenge of Schumacher as teammate

New Haas signing Nikita Mazepin says he's looking forward to racing...
4y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Haas confirm schedule for pre-season testing in Bahrain

Haas are the first team to nail down their pre-season testing driver...
4y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Nikita Mazepin Quotes Ayrton Senna When Asked About...

Haas F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin will make his debut in the pinnacle of...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Brazil replaces Argentina as 2026 MotoGP calendar...

The 2026 MotoGP calendar has officially been released and the new season...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Untouchable Alex Palou eases to IndyCar victory at...

The IndyCar paddock travelled over 2700 miles from the event last...

IndyCar Laguna Seca – Race Results

IndyCar traveled clear across the country since last weekend’s race,...

IndyCar Laguna Seca – Qualifying Results

IndyCar traveled to the West Coast for a round at the historic Laguna...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Former Tottenham player wishes he had joined Arsenal...

Former Premier League attacker Adel Taarabt has suggested that he had the...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'We are extremely happy to have him' - Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has expressed his joy at having teenage star...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Mikel Arteta provides update as Arsenal star picks up...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta gave an update on Riccardo Calafiori's injury is...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Player ratings: Arsenal 3-2 Newcastle

Arsenal made it two from two in pre-season with a 3-2 victory over follow...
11h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.