This team aim to strike a blow with updates at Zandvoort: 'Will be intense'
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- Ludo van Denderen
The F1 teams' factories were closed for 14 consecutive days during the summer break, so there was not much opportunity to work on new parts. Nevertheless, there are probably some teams that have found improvement points and solutions during the short period that they were allowed to work on their cars. The Visa Cash App RB team will also introduce some updates for the Dutch Grand Prix, the team announced.
Jody Egginton, the team's technical director expects challenges at Zandvoort, but thinks VCARB will have an excellent base to build on at the start of the second part of the season. "That, combined with a couple of further minor updates, should allow us to continue to fight towards the front," he said.
VCARB expects 'intense' second half of season
Several challenges await VCARB and the other nine teams at Zandvoort. Most prominent is the banking at two spots on the circuit. " The circuit is a testing ‘Old School’ circuit ranking amongst the shorter circuits on the calendar with 14 corners of various types, combined with short straights with various cambers and many gravel traps, which will punish even the smallest of errors."
Therefore, Egginton believes on the eve of the season's restart: "Achieving a good qualifying is very important here. With regards to the race, as it has been the case for the majority of races this season, we expect a tough fight with our closest competitors for points and we are looking forward to the battle in what is going to be a very intense second half of the season."
This article has been written in collaboration with Matt Gretton
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