F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

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What the hell?! Ferrari

Look like the damn nose melted

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That Sauber isn't bad... Still has a proboscis, though. Lol

I seriously hope RBR goes with a "finger" shaped nosecone...

 

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No doubt, I can't wait to see Adrian's interpretation. 

 

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Formula Wang it is. Even Ann Summers tweeted about it...

That's it... nosecones would definitely be pixelated at the Japanese GP. STR is trolling... looks like they just strapped on a d**** in front of last year's car.

Kidding aside, it's amazing how critical the nose is in influencing the aero efficiency around and under the car... designers are really going nuts over this. ScarbsF1 has a nice article on the new noses. Good read.

 

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Damn, the new RB10 looks good.

 

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^nice paint on the rb10...

The Merc is ok.

What the Force India really looks like *dead* This and the STR car could be "brothers" :x

 

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At least they made an effort to camo the nose.

 

 

 

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Testing, beeotches.

Ooops.

 

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And Lewis crashes into the barriers for the second year in a row. Ferrari still to set a time. 12 seconds between the the top driver (Lewis) and the next best time so far... not indicative of anything, though.

Front wing has so many elements now...

Didn't notice the Mercedes has Roscoe's ears on the nose.

 

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Front wing failure for Lewis.

Live commentary of the proceedings.
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/9130678/jerez-test-day-one-live

 

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^That is hideous. :x Looks like they stuck on the new nose over last year's car.

Interesting video by McLaren. The rules on ERS sure are going to shake things up. Only gets more artificial every other lap now.



Monza won't definitely be a speedfest this year if they only stick to one ratio all season...

 

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Yeah, there's so much more new tech, that it's getting more confusing! 

Anyway... low-revs by a lot of the cars, but it doesn't sound too bad.  Need to hear high-revving, full-throttle runs though.

 

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Boullier appointed Racing Director at McLaren

And... it's so weird seeing such a bare McLaren.

 

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Interesting rear end there... pretty much bare on most of the other cars...

 

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112341

Interesting bit about McLaren's new rear end. Speculation over at F1 technical indicates it's some sort of sensor/equipment, but Gary Anderson says otherwise...

McLaren 2014 F1 car's suspension innovation - Anderson's analysis
By Gary Anderson Wednesday, January 29th 2014, 13:27 GMT

McLaren 2014 rear suspension

McLaren's innovative rear suspension design has been the big technical talking point of the second day of 2014 Formula 1 testing at Jerez, writes AUTOSPORT technical expert Gary Anderson.

The team has attached a large aerodynamically-profiled 'blocker' to each of the rearmost suspension links.

This concept is designed both to give more downforce at low speed and reduce drag at high speed.

These blockers must be part of the suspension itself, but there is a very fine line between an independent shroud, which would be illegal, and something that is all one part and I'm sure that McLaren has ensured it complies with the rules.

This appears to meet all requirements of the regulations in terms of location and structure.

These aerodynamically-profiled parts act as devices to block the airflow coming out of the Coke bottle area when it gets to the back of the diffuser.

It creates an area of low pressure behind these blockers and this then increases the velocity of the airflow travelling underneath the car, generating more downforce from the underfloor.

The rear beam wing previously did this job, but the 2014 regulations have banned that so teams are looking for new ways to make up for it.

The interesting thing about this package is that when the car is at higher ride height, these sections will almost completely close the gap at the top of the diffuser, helping it to work at low speed.

At higher speed, because of suspension deflection, a gap will open up between the bottom of the lower blocker and the diffuser, which will reduce drag.

So this makes it a double whammy, giving you more downforce under braking and in slower corners and less drag at high speed.

This could be McLaren's secret weapon because, if it does work, it is not something that can be copied in five minutes as it is dependent on a number of design parameters at the rear of the car.

McLaren F1 2014

 

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Very interesting rear bits!!! 

Looks like McLaren are now an Asics team! 

 

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Technical Analysis up at Formula1.com right now... Lots of interesting stuff. The McLaren suspension thing is legal? Red Bull would be pissed.

Something wrong with the Renault Engine's battery across all their supplied teams, too...