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[christoff]

Please forgive me if this has been mentioned previously;

Weren't moveable front wings meant to be the be all and end all in terms of overtaking potential, I can't recall them having been mentioned, I know at my age the memory starts going, but nothing springs to mind, any thoughts?

[Denthúl]

Please forgive me if this has been mentioned previously;

Weren't moveable front wings meant to be the be all and end all in terms of overtaking potential, I can't recall them having been mentioned, I know at my age the memory starts going, but nothing springs to mind, any thoughts?

Theoretically, they should help the drivers follow another car closely by allowing them to increase front downforce in the wake of the car they're following. The problem is, there are no plans to give us a visual indicator of when they are being used. It was mentioned around the time that the BBC presentation team told us that we would be receiving a KERS icon.

[christoff]

Please forgive me if this has been mentioned previously;

Weren't moveable front wings meant to be the be all and end all in terms of overtaking potential, I can't recall them having been mentioned, I know at my age the memory starts going, but nothing springs to mind, any thoughts?

Theoretically, they should help the drivers follow another car closely by allowing them to increase front downforce in the wake of the car they're following. The problem is, there are no plans to give us a visual indicator of when they are being used. It was mentioned around the time that the BBC presentation team told us that we would be receiving a KERS icon.

I agree, particularly in long corners before straights, I realise that most teams have them (although I don't believe that Red Bull do currently) I do not recall it having been mentioned,
maybe KERS is the more dominant of the two, but I thought that it would merit a mention.