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Why set-up's crucial

F1 cars for S'pore GP will be rigged for greater downforce to suit circuit. -ST

Fri, Sep 12, 2008
The Straits Times

By Terrence Voon

WHEN the Formula One cars line up on the grid at the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix on Sept 28, take a closer look.

Chances are, they will appear very different from what they will look like when they race at the Italian GP this weekend.

Bigger front and rear wings, along with a multitude of other attachments to each car's body, will make the F1 machines in Singapore look more weighed-down than those at Monza.


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