TECH WEEKLY: How teams navigated the unique Las Vegas conditions
Mark Hughes and illustrator Giorgio Piola explain the changes that were required to manage the cooler temperatures in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.


The changeable conditions through the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend had teams uncertain of what the optimum wing levels were going to be around a track layout which normally rewards a very low-downforce set-up but which was forecast to feature rain at various points.
Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari all varied their wing levels through the practices before settling on their choices before Qualifying. Let’s look at each in turn.
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