the EDGE wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 17:41
Zynerji wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 17:36
Blackout wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 17:32
I thought all teams were going to do this (so they can change FW design and its attachment to the nose whenever they want too)
Seems like a solid play with new rules. And the FOM clearly stating they will make changes quickly to the rules if someone gets too far out of the performance window.
Only the structural part of the nose (crash structure) is subject to crash test, the front wing elements would not have been attached during testing
As long as changes made do not alter the crash structure then there would be no need for a retest for any changes to the no-structural front wing elements
If Piola is right, that is an unbelievably short crash structure, on par with the walrus-nosed Williams. Unless the interface between the impact structure and the aerodynamic fairing is more like a foot and shoe, as opposed to the flat bulkhead connection that we're used to. So the crash structure could extent all the way to second element of the wing, with the outer aerodynamic shell put on it like a shoe, for the lack of a better metaphor.