Stroll's Turkish GP struggles due to damage to front wing

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16:03, 16 Nov 2020

After his first pole position ever, Lance Stroll also seemed to be well on his way to his first victory in the first part of the race. However, in the second part of the race, after his second pit stop, the Canadian dropped back down the field and finally crossed the finish line in ninth place.

Intermediates

On the wet tyres Stroll didn't seem to have any problems, but on the intermediates, things went downhill. Lance reported poor tyre performance, significant understeer and graining," said Racing Point on Twitter. The team brought Stroll in for a new set of intermediates in the hope of solving the problem. "It only got worse."

Damage to the front wing

After the race, damage to the front wing was discovered, which may explain Stroll's problems. "We discovered damage to the underside of Lance's front wing, which could not be seen from the outside. This resulted in a significant loss of downforce at the front of the car. The loss of frontal downforce in turn contributed to the increase in graining."

During the race there was also a suspicion that something was wrong with the car. "Data during the race confirmed there was a significant loss of front downforce - but with no visible damage to the top side of the front wing, combined with the low-grip conditions, it was difficult to confirm whether the data was correct," said Racing Point.

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UPDATE: During the team’s routine post-race car set down, we discovered damage to the underside of @lance_stroll's front wing that was a significant contributor to the graining issues he experienced during his 2nd and 3rd stints on the intermediate tyres at the #TurkishGP. [1/5]

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Stroll's Turkish GP struggles due to damage to front wing

Intermediates

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