Formula One: Coming Down The Home Stretch Renault, Kubica Will Be Spoilers

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Published: September 4, 2010

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It's safe to say that the buzz from both the punditry and the fans about this Formula One season has been, development.  After the relative developmental paralysis of both the 2008 and 2009 seasons, be it because of uncertainty about the rules, restrictions like KERS and both McLaren's and Ferrari's weak start to the 2009 season. Development was not at the forefront of the discussions for both the media and the Formula One fans.

In 2009, this was particularly interesting because. As there were three different and diverging ways in which to develop a car. KERS, non-KERS, with a double diffuser or without one. 

Ross Brawn's design was clearly the class of the field in the early part of the season mainly because of the extra downforce that having a double diffuser gave the BGP001.  Even as the team ran out of money as the season went on the Brawn's advantage was great enough to hold back the charging Adrian Newey designed RB5.

The RB5 was the second fastest car on the grid throughout the 2009 season without KERS and without a double diffuser. If the RB6 is a clear evolution of the RB5 with a purpose built double diffuser, imagine what the boys from Milton Keynes could have done if they had the amount of downforce they have this year on last years car.

Now both McLaren and Ferrari were the only teams that stuck to using the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) throughout the season, while Renault only sometimes used it. The KERS equipped machines seemed to be have less balance and were harder to handle as shown by how much Luca Badoer and Giancarlo Fisichella struggled in the F60 and Kovalainen in the MP4-24 compared to Hamilton.  They were never close to competing with either the Brawn or the Red Bulls even as the season came down the stretch.

Both giants of the sport adapted their chassis and the McLaren was able to take a win at high down force circuits like Hungary and Singapore and Rai...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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