From pullrod to pushrod, Alpine save weight worth '300 milliseconds of lap time'

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From pullrod to pushrod, Alpine save weight worth '300 milliseconds of lap time'
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The AlpineF1Team has swapped from a pullrod to a pushrod rear suspension with the A523, and it could be worth as much as 0.3s per lap... F1

It’s a weight-saving call, one that Harman reckons could be worth as much as 0.3s.

But while in years gone by the teams would throw money at the problem, Harman says under the cost cap they’ve had to weigh up each and every change. “The engineering team did a fantastic job. Very proud of them. When we weigh the car and watch for qualifying in Bahrain, I look forward to telling them how well they’ve done.”Other changes include to the nose, which has changed structurally and is flatter, while there’s a deep gully that feeds airflow running down the length of the sidepod.

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