Mike Gascoyne
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Mike Gascoyne
Michael "Mike" Gascoyneis a British Formula One designer and engineer...
beginning car concept holding launch sake
We feel that the concept of holding a new car launch at the beginning of each year, just for the sake of it, is outdated.
brakes circuit cooling hardest pose problems sand start surrounded switch year
It is a challenging place to start the year because the circuit is probably the hardest for brakes of the whole season. The circuit is surrounded by sand and it can also get very hot, which can pose problems with the cooling of a new car. So reliability will be key, especially with this year's switch to (2,4-litre) V8 engines.
dispute era forward last nobody obviously step toyota
Obviously it is the end of an era but nobody can dispute that Toyota has made a big step forward over the last two seasons.
eradicate features front power previous problem successful suspension test
We had a very successful test with the TF105B, which features a different front suspension from the TF105, ... We had a problem with the power steering at the previous test, but here at Silverstone we were able to eradicate it.