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Why Alonso claims there's no downside to testing F1 car upgrades during a sprint weekend

Only in Hollywood hokum such as the frequently absurd F1 movie is it possible to add a couple of new aerodynamic elements to a car and transform it from also-ran to winner. In reality technical progress is incremental and the research underpinning it is based on grinding repeatability.

And this is before the parts go on the ‘real’ car to establish whether they work as expected.

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