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KARUN CHANDHOK’S
TRACKSIDE VIEW
WHY MERCEDES
IS FAVOURITE
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SEASON
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PREVIEW
Former HRT and Lotus F1 driver KARUN CHANDHOK
attended the final Barcelona test for AUTOSPORT, offering
his expert analysis of how the cars looked on track
1ST MERCEDES
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“THE ENGINE IS STRONG, BUT
I THINK THE MERCEDES IS
ALSO QUICKER IN CORNERS”
KARUN CHANDHOK
and generating front mechanical grip, yet gives
the drivers confidence to lean on it.
Clearly the engine is strong, but I do think that
Mercedes is also quicker in the corners than its
rivals. The engine driveability seems totally sorted,
and coming out of the medium and slow-speed
corners the rear just stays beautifully in line.
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Mercedes starts the season as favourite. Both Nico
Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were able to hustle
the car around and really attack any real issues
apart from tyre warm-up problems in the mornings.
Viewed from the T1/2/3 complex, the front of the car
responds more sharply on turn-in than anyone else’s,
but what’s impressive is that the rear keeps up.
Even on the odd occasion when I saw Nico get
the rear out of shape at the exit of Turn 2, the front
end was so good that, despite being off-line on the
entry, he could steer it back to where he wanted to
for Turn 3 and just carry speed through.
When I went to watch down at Turns 11 and
12, where they change direction from left to
right, it does look almost like the car is rolling