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Haas suspects lack of pace rooted in altered bargeboard package

Haas was forced to remove several aero elements of the bargeboard assembly on its VF-18 before Saturday's qualifying session, a change we may have impacted the car's downforce level at Monaco. On Thursday, the US outfit observed that Romain Grosjean's car had lost parts of its bargeboard after running over the kerbs at the circuit's Swimming Pool complex. The fragility of the components enticed Haas to run thereafter without a footplate element located at the front of the VF-18's floor. Kevin Magnussen, who qualified a lowly 19th yesterday, reckoned the alteration and subsequent changed aero specification meant the car had lost part of its downforce. “We have got a lot of damage on the...
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