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Less changes to F1 chassis' this year in Monaco
19 May 2009The Formula 1 teams will be making less changes to their cars than in other years for the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. The street circuit requires the highest possible downforce but due to the new regulations there are more restrictions what the teams can do to generate more downforce.
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Toyota's senior general manager chassis, Pascal Vasselon, explains why this year's Monaco Grand Prix will be different compared to other year's F1 travelled to the principality: "This year's Monaco Grand Prix is quite unusual because we don't have a fully dedicated aerodynamic package for this race, unlike previous seasons. In the past we have made major changes to the wings as well as adding flaps and winglets where possible to generate extra downforce.
"But this year things are a little bit different because the regulations have restricted what we can do to generate downforce, meaning we have quite a bit less this season. Therefore we have been chasing downforce at almost all tracks so Monaco is no longer unique in requiring us to do this. We will bring a few updates, as we aim to do at most races. We know the TF109 is fundamentally a very competitive car so we are looking forward to a strong weekend."
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