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Renault's Chester feels Canada requires 'Striking A Downforce Balance'

Renault Sport Formula One Team’s chassis technical director Nick Chester is aware of the challenges of setting up the car round the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Chester feels the team have always been strong at setting the car up and he knows it is important to have a car good in a straight line and some of the slow corners at the circuit. “It’s a track which isn’t used very much, so it’s usually a pretty dirty surface when we start running on it. “It’s very much a traction circuit, as there are quite a few slow corners and then some big long straights. “Canada is about power and traction. “You need a lower downforce set-up...
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