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Tuning the McLaren-Honda MP4-31 for the Catalan circuit

Jenson Button: “Our long-run pace doesn’t look too bad” A busy day spent fitting and evaluating new components while also tuning MP4-31 into the demands of this demanding Catalan circuit. Jenson worked hard to overcome a sensitive rear-end handling imbalance, which he eventually dialed out at the end of afternoon; Fernando had fewer issues, but required a plank change after running onto some Astroturf at the beginning of FP2. #14 Fernando Alonso MP4-31-04FP1: 1m26.243s (+2.292s) 18 laps 10thFP2: 1m25.342s (+1.420s) 31 laps 7th “The feeling with the car today has been pretty good. We need to improve a few things for tomorrow – especially with the grip at the rear. I’m not totally...
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