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Jul
2022
Ferrari’s new low-drag F1 wing a help in Red Bull top speed battle
The Maranello squad introduced in Canada a new rear wing aimed at boosting its straightline speed – an area where Red Bull has held the edge so far this year.
Due to only having one of the new wing sets available in Montreal, it was decided that in the wet conditions of qualifying it should be given to Charles Leclerc, who was starting from the back anyway, so did not risk losing much if he crashed and damaged it.
However, with the team now having had time to manufacture…