Mercedes team looks for tweaking in DRS wing design
Recent reports have revealed that Formula 1 Mercedes GP team believes tweaking the Drag Reduction System wing’s design will make the airflow more stable, over the remaining races of 2011 season.
Both drivers, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, have been competing on the F-1 circuit with the DRS issues, especially in the last two events, where the rear wing does not return to its ideal down force- producing performance for the circuit corner, after
it has been opened up on the main straight of the track.
Team principal Ross Brawn admitted that the alterations to the adjustable wing design for the Sepang race can cure this issue, but in this tweaking they have to do more work on their machine, before the race.
He added, “Separation of rear wings is not a new phenomenon because we all design the rear wings to be at the limit of attachment to get the maximum performance from it.”
He went on to say, "That is the balance you are trying to strike. Obviously our wing has been designed with an evaluation of a huge number of elements, not just down force/drag. It is stability, it is response rate. All those things are assessed in the wind
tunnel.”
After the Malaysian qualifying session, Schumacher informed the media about the DRS problem to his team and admitted that it was because of this that they failed to deliver.
He said the new MGP-W02 car became difficult to drive during the session and that he feels a real shame, as it had been working very well during the tough tests series of 2011 season. He said team had to concentrate on their weak points.
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