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Yeah its just a cover for the instrumentation used to measure the front wing loading. It wont be there come race time. Red Bull took a less clean but equally effective approach.
Red Bull + Adrian Newey = Flexy Wings
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i thought 2011 regulations banned front wings from flexing like last year.
they changed the test regulations on how to test for a flexy wing in hopes of banning them. We as fans know better than that though! Im sure that wing passes all the FIA tests, just like it did last year but when that thing goes to track, it does exactly what you see in that photo.
As an F1 fan I love it. A nice fat middle finger to the rule book. As a Macca fan..god d**nit this again!
As an F1 fan I love it. A nice fat middle finger to the rule book. As a Macca fan..god d**nit this again!
thats why teams have hundreds or thousands of people working on their cars i suppose....to skate around the fine line of the rules and get the most of their cars.
the flexy wing design even made it into Ferrari's production car, the 458 Italia.
Ferrari also has changed their car name from the F150 to the Ferrari F150th Italia
the flexy wing design even made it into Ferrari's production car, the 458 Italia.
Ferrari also has changed their car name from the F150 to the Ferrari F150th Italia
That's pretty interesting. Hadn't seen a shot of the full front of the car.
nice 5 part series:
Here's a shot of the rear. An interesting rear wing McLaren is developing.
Toro Rosso pushing those Pirellis past their limit.
I can't wait for the season to start!
oh man, if those stay, i see a lot of punctured tires on their competitors cars. if i car nudges those, its off and on the track.Here's a shot of the rear. An interesting rear wing McLaren is developing.
maybe thats what happened to that STR car
Awesome feed of P1 at the Aussie GP.
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-live-formula-one-video-streaming
Season is underway!!!!!!
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-live-formula-one-video-streaming
Season is underway!!!!!!
Forza Ferrari!
new color coding for the new tires this year:
The color break-down is:
Wet – orange
Intermediate – light blue
Super-soft – red
Soft – yellow
Medium – white
Hard – silver
also, its crazy to hear how much money was lost because the Bahrain race was canceled...$100mil total
new color coding for the new tires this year:
The color break-down is:
Wet – orange
Intermediate – light blue
Super-soft – red
Soft – yellow
Medium – white
Hard – silver
also, its crazy to hear how much money was lost because the Bahrain race was canceled...$100mil total
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/8343633/F1-to-lose-100m-from-Bahrain-Grand-Prix-cancellation.html
kinda a boring weekend unless you are a RBR fan.
tough break for the Sauber boys. Perez and Kobayashi performed pretty well, its just too bad their team brought a illegal car. and is anyone surprised the HRT team didnt make the qualifying 107% cut? im not
tough break for the Sauber boys. Perez and Kobayashi performed pretty well, its just too bad their team brought a illegal car. and is anyone surprised the HRT team didnt make the qualifying 107% cut? im not
Vettel domination without KERS is pretty scary.
RE: Sauber. C'mon man, if youre going to have illegal crap at least make it pass the silly FIA inspections. Take Red Bull for example. Flexing sh*t everywhere.
qually lap. Tell me that wing isnt moving.
RE: Sauber. C'mon man, if youre going to have illegal crap at least make it pass the silly FIA inspections. Take Red Bull for example. Flexing sh*t everywhere.
qually lap. Tell me that wing isnt moving.
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they said they are going to runs their KERS system in Malaysia. if thats the case then all the other teams are screwed...unless their system does prove unreliable.
and that wing does look like its moving. its even more noticeable under braking. i guess they found a way around the FIA's way of testing wing flex
The FIA needs to do more incentivizing with KERS, 6.6 seconds a lap is hardly worth it. An extra 80 bhp for 6.6 seconds has been calculated to roughly .2 s/lap.
If i had Adrian Newey as my chief designer I would hardly be interested in using KERS. Considering I could pay him to do what he does best and find .2 seconds via aero work.
I like the fact that Red Bull have bypassed the FIA rules with their design don't get me wrong. I just wish other teams would do something about it. whether it be develop or fight it together.
If i had Adrian Newey as my chief designer I would hardly be interested in using KERS. Considering I could pay him to do what he does best and find .2 seconds via aero work.
I like the fact that Red Bull have bypassed the FIA rules with their design don't get me wrong. I just wish other teams would do something about it. whether it be develop or fight it together.
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during the race, they did say some teams decided not to use KERS this year because they wanted to invest their limited budget in aero work since the system really doesnt give you a huge advantage like you said....it does make sense.
i surprised the other big teams havent found a way to flex their wings like RBR has. Ferrari spent the most time testing and probably has just as many geeks working on their design. i bet they are kicking themselves for not offering Newey enough money to join the Scuderia
Yeah. I guess as a MAcca fan thats a good thing. Losing Pat Fry and Newey would be a shame.
Looks like Hammy stepped to the plate first this year with a flexi wing outlash.
Looks like Hammy stepped to the plate first this year with a flexi wing outlash.
http://www.planet-f1.com/news/18227/6841380/Hamilton-questions-RBR-front-wing
I'd much rather see teams copy it than ban it.
and when that happens, itll be banned
Sorta off topic...
call me a neewb, but I've only really started following F1 since '09. Every week, something about this sport blows my mind. Just watched the top gear episode where Hammond drives the F1 car. Just wow...
Cant even imagine what it must be like to drive one of these things.
Now with the whole wing debate... the level of competition/engineering/development in this sport is amazing.
call me a neewb, but I've only really started following F1 since '09. Every week, something about this sport blows my mind. Just watched the top gear episode where Hammond drives the F1 car. Just wow...
Cant even imagine what it must be like to drive one of these things.Now with the whole wing debate... the level of competition/engineering/development in this sport is amazing.
i believe he was also drove a car with T/C which cars arent allowed to have anymore. plus the drivers actually have to use their steering wheels constantly and drive the cars to their limit
Charlie says the wing is ok
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-red-bull-wing-flex-not-illegal-whiting
here's Ferrari's F10 (last year's car) steering wheel
this wheel doesnt have KERS controls or a button for the DRS system
Schumacher has been looking good in FP1 and 2. hopefully things start looking up for him....and Ferarri
My gosh Vettal's making it look easy. He needed a tenth in qualifying and got it. Once again looked like cruise control after a non eventful (for him) start. Webber got gassed off the start. He's got to be thinking there is a difference in the Red Bull cars still. Couldn't be him 
As much as I wanted to see MSC on the podium again I have abandoned that too. Ferrari should have worked harder in the off season. Red Bull again no KERS? Was there but not working? So they had the extra weight but not the HP advantage. Good drive for Heidfeld today.
As much as I wanted to see MSC on the podium again I have abandoned that too. Ferrari should have worked harder in the off season. Red Bull again no KERS? Was there but not working? So they had the extra weight but not the HP advantage. Good drive for Heidfeld today.
so blown right now. BUt yes, Vettel is in his own league right now.
Ferrari put the most testing miles in during the winter and were on top with their times too.
they did say Webber's KERS was not working but didnt mention if Vettel was using it at all.
i was kind of hoping for the big down pour to make it more interesting than it was
/\ FIA already got the vid.
Did that look like he lost the steering prior to the turn to you? He really got a huge air out of that.
I realize Ferrari logged the most miles, but they were behind the tech curve last year to Red Bull and don't seem to have made up much ground there. It's good they have a reliable car, but I highly doubt they were hoping for a reliable 5th place car.
Did that look like he lost the steering prior to the turn to you? He really got a huge air out of that.
I realize Ferrari logged the most miles, but they were behind the tech curve last year to Red Bull and don't seem to have made up much ground there. It's good they have a reliable car, but I highly doubt they were hoping for a reliable 5th place car.
i think everyone was behind RBR in terms of speed. look how they dominated nearly every qualifying and basically the whole year. this year was the year for everyone to catch up, not just Ferrari. i bet Ferrari is kicking themselves for not offering Andrian Newey enough money
I know it's not "proper" but I would love to see Newey's contract. Safe to say it would take alot more to get him after this year. You'd think anybody could build a flexy wing! Didn't hamilton say they were "just a drinks company"?
just saw the debrief on speed. I think Petrov had steering issues prior to the launch. That was a wierd exit from the track he did.
just saw the debrief on speed. I think Petrov had steering issues prior to the launch. That was a wierd exit from the track he did.
McLaren is probably kicking themselves for letting him go. itll take deep pockets to sway Newey to another team after his new current one expires and theres only a few teams that have those deep pockets....RBR, Ferrari, McLaren, MBGP(?)
Anybody can.
Building a flexy wing that can pass the FIA tests-apparently only Newey can do that to this point...
Think I read that he blamed it partially on collecting some of the marbles that were off-line (and everywhere). Seemed like he kept his foot to the floor while he was way off the track, which I can't imagine he'd do if he felt that the steering had broken.
If the check to Bernie clears, it'll run.