Drivers: Robert Kubica (11), Vitaly Petrov (12)
Team: Eric Boullier (TP), Bob Bell (MD), Rob White (Deputy managing director - engine), James Allison (TD), Tim Densham (CD), Dirk De Beer (HA), Alan Parmane (Chief Race Engineer)
Ah. I knew it was McLaren and Renault who had this diffuser concept that other teams are in the process of copying.newbie wrote:those 'louvres' are exactly what Ferrari want to introduce with their diffuser upgrade. the MP4-25 also has these
I went to sleep at 3:30 AM, woke up feeling like shyt, still am. I have no idea in which part of technical regs. it is mentioned, but it is the same rule dating since 1983 when curved floor for ground effect was bannedn smikle wrote:Can you quote it please? I'm feeling a little lazy.
3.12.5 All parts lying on the reference and step planes, in addition to the transition between the two planes, must produce uniform, solid, hard, continuous, rigid (no degree of freedom in relation to the body/chassis unit), impervious surfaces under all circumstances.
Fully enclosed holes are permitted in the surfaces lying on the reference and step planes provided no part of the car is visible through them when viewed from directly below. This does not apply to any parts of rear view mirrors which are visible, provided each of these areas does not exceed 12000mm² when projected to a horizontal plane above the car, or to any parts of the panels referred to in Article 15.4.7.
Which part is the louvre? Sorry if it's a silly question.newbie wrote:those 'louvres' are exactly what Ferrari want to introduce with their diffuser upgrade. the MP4-25 also has these
The DD has two holes on each side of the car. The piece of floor inbetween the two holes is the louvre. It allows for a large opening while still showing all black when looking straight at the floor from the bottom of the car.bobohob wrote:Which part is the louvre? Sorry if it's a silly question.newbie wrote:those 'louvres' are exactly what Ferrari want to introduce with their diffuser upgrade. the MP4-25 also has these
manchild wrote:Flat floor below bodywork rule stands only for area between wheels (wheels, not axles). For that same reason nose has no flat floor below itself.
thestig84 wrote:I think winning 6 out of the 7 first races may have helped!!!!!!! Sauber need to make the finish line first!forty-two wrote:What about the BrawnGP car last year? That spent a lot of the season with very little of it's surface area covered, but they seemed able to attract some pretty lucrative sponsors.threep wrote:It just makes potential sponsors uneasy if they see a car like the Sauber almost blank, doesn't enhance confidence about the future of the team.
There’s still some work to be done to get them finished with both cars benefitting from some new aero parts this weekend to add a bit more downforce.
The team also had another reason to smile today as the FIA announced that outboard mirrors located on side pods would be banned from the Chinese Grand Prix onwards. Teams must now locate mirrors in their more conventional location – just as they are on the R30. While other teams will have to work on adapting their cars in time for China, we’ll be able to focus solely on improving performance.
