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Old 9 Jul 2010, 09:24 (Ref:2723914)   #518
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Perfect weight distribution is important for short start/stop circuits. Silverstone and Road Atlanta are high speed tracks with a lot of flowing sections. In the past Peugeot was really good in this type of track because of its good mechanical grip and better aero.
Nice to see that Marshall Pruett makes a similiar observation in http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...iple-stint-78/
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• The Le Mans-winning Audi R15 plus still suffers from knife-edge aero and a lack of front mechanical grip – two things that plagued the R15 and won’t be solved in time for Petit Le Mans, but these issues are major part of design solutions for the Audi R18.
• Even after four years of head-to-head competition, Peugeot’s amazing mechanical grip – especially at the front of their 908 chassis – still has Audi mystified.
The second point might confirm that Peugeot has an inerter hidden in the nose of the 908.
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