Understanding F1 rules

[N12ck]

Him can anybody help me with this f1 rule, I cant get my head round it

Thanks in advance
3.10.1
Any bodywork more than 150mm behind the rear wheel centre line which is between 150mm and 730mm
above the reference plane, and between 75mm and 355mm from the car centre line, must lie in an area
when viewed from the side of the car that is situated between 150mm and 350mm behind the rear wheel
centre line and between 300mm and 400mm above the reference plane. When viewed from the side of the
car no longitudinal cross section may have more than one section in this area. Furthermore, no part of this
section in contact with the external air stream may have a local concave radius of curvature smaller than
100mm

[mariof1]

This rule defines a box in which teams can place the beam wing.

[Tozza Mazza]

Draw out a box on grid paper to understand it, never fails.

[N12ck]

what about this one, it doesnt make any sense to me, by the way i got the other rule sorted

3.16.1
With the exception of the opening described in Article 3.16.3, when viewed from the side, the car must
have bodywork in the area bounded by four lines. One vertical 1330mm forward of the rear wheel centre
line, one horizontal 550mm above the reference plane, one horizontal 925mm above the reference plane
and one diagonal which intersects the 925mm horizontal at a point 1000mm forward of the rear wheel
centre line and the 550mm horizontal at a point lying 50mm forward of the rear wheel centre line.

[LegendaryM]

what about this one, it doesnt make any sense to me, by the way i got the other rule sorted

3.16.1
With the exception of the opening described in Article 3.16.3, when viewed from the side, the car must
have bodywork in the area bounded by four lines. One vertical 1330mm forward of the rear wheel centre
line, one horizontal 550mm above the reference plane, one horizontal 925mm above the reference plane
and one diagonal which intersects the 925mm horizontal at a point 1000mm forward of the rear wheel
centre line and the 550mm horizontal at a point lying 50mm forward of the rear wheel centre line.

thats the one for the mandated engine cover fin

[N12ck]

Okay thankyou

[Tozza Mazza]

It effectively defines length from the Rear Wheel Centre line, showing you where the engine cover must go, and where the cockpit effectively begins. Below is a side on image which should help. It begins at the rear wheel centre line and ends 1330mm forward, as the regulation states. The bottom of the image is the reference plane, the first step is 550mm above it, the second 925mm above it. The diagonal intersection begins at 1000mm in front of the RWCL and ends on the 550mm step 50mm in front of the RWCL. This regulation states where bodywork MUST be, ofcourse, other body work can be added around this area, as long as other regulations permit.





Hope I helped, Tozza Mazza.

[N12ck]

Thankyou TM, That has helped alot, but I cant seem to find the regulation which regulates the front wing, ive gone right through them all

[Tozza Mazza]

3.14.2 No part of the bodywork more than 200mm from the car centre line may be more than 1000mm in front of the front wheel centre line.

and article 3.7 and 3.8 (all of it .)

[N12ck]

for some reason my copy of the regulations only goes to 3.18.2

[Tozza Mazza]

http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.ns ... 2-2010.pdf

[N12ck]

oh sorry found it, thanks