Williams F1 team adjusts front wing on Albon's car during experimental pit stops at Japanese GP, with James Vowles overseeing.
Williams F1 team adjusts front wing on Albon's car during experimental pit stops at Japanese GP, with James Vowles overseeing.
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Williams testou ângulos da asa dianteira usando paradas tardias de Albon no GP do Japão

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O chefe da equipe Williams de Fórmula 1, James Vowles, explicou que as cinco paradas consecutivas de Alex Albon durante o Grande Prêmio do Japão em Suzuka serviram como uma sessão de testes ao vivo para ajustes na asa dianteira. Com os pontos fora de alcance, a equipe coletou dados para correlacionar o desempenho na pista com simulações de túnel de vento e CFD. Os experimentos abordaram os desafios contínuos com o carro FW47, que está acima do peso.

A Williams enfrentou um início difícil na temporada de 2026, perdendo os testes privados em Barcelona e chegando ao Grande Prêmio da Austrália com um carro acima do peso, estimado em mais de 20 kg. Isso atrasou o desenvolvimento e exacerbou problemas antigos de aderência na dianteira. Em Suzuka, como terminar na zona de pontuação tornou-se impossível, a equipe transformou as voltas finais de Albon em uma oportunidade para testes aerodinâmicos. Vowles disse: 'O que estávamos fazendo com Alex naquelas últimas voltas da corrida, em que ele entrava e saía para paradas nos boxes? Sabemos que não estávamos em uma posição de pontuar, mas, da mesma forma, queremos garantir que maximizamos nosso aprendizado.'

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