Red Bull RB8 Renault

[Joie de vivre]

Very interesting. The whole nose-cone is moving not just FW.

[Richard]

Sorry, I can't see it flexing. The whole car bounces around as it is lifted up and the wheels are changed. Meanwhile the mechanic on the left loosens the connection and the mechanic holding the nose wriggles the nose to get it free.

Yes the tip of the nose appears to be squidgy - that' s not helped by the shadows and reflections of the mechanic leaning over and reaching under. It would seem the corner of the nose is non-structural, but the mechanic moves his hand to the centre of the tip that is solid . Just look at the Infinti logo to see it doesn't move.

[Joie de vivre]

nevermind, you were referring to the youtube video above

but if you look at .gif, nose-cone is flexing

[Matt Somers]

nevermind, you were referring to the youtube video above

but if you look at .gif, nose-cone is flexing

It actually looks like it's rotating around the central axis, not only does it move backward and forward from the movement of the Pillars it would suggest the Wing moves left to right too.

[CottrellGP]

I dont get why your using images from last year??

[Shakeman]

I dont get why your using images from last year??

I don't get why you've used your instead of you're?

[siskue2005]

also this pic is flawed
both photos are taken from completely different angles, see how in the seecond pic you can see more of the left front tyre and the one on the top
the second pic is taken from more a top angle
hence cannot say the nose is flexing or not from the pic

[siskue2005]

I dont get why your using images from last year??

I don't get why you've used your instead of you're?

what?

[McMrocks]

in the GIF it seems that the nosecone makes the main part of the movement

[aral]

I dont get why your using images from last year??

I don't get why you've used your instead of you're?

Do you not think that trying to correct another person's use of the english language, is a little childish?

[siskue2005]

in the GIF it seems that the nosecone makes the main part of the movement

in the gif the car is jumping over a kerb, every car will vibrate and jerk like the RBR
moreover that video has wierd lightings , maybe they reduced the quality

see this video for example
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3wPuo8Ku7Q[/youtube]

[CottrellGP]

I dont get why your using images from last year??

I don't get why you've used your instead of you're?

You didn't answer my question?

[wesley123]

I dont get why your using images from last year??

I don't get why you've used your instead of you're?

You didn't answer my question?

Because the same is going on this year, thus the images are applicable

[Dragonfly]

in the GIF it seems that the nosecone makes the main part of the movement

in the gif the car is jumping over a kerb, every car will vibrate and jerk like the RBR
moreover that video has wierd lightings , maybe they reduced the quality

It's an image processing method called posterization . Image color shades are reduced to a small number and close shades are combined into one. In this case it's done to underline the shadow/reflections movement on the nose cone surface as a result of deformation.
But, like you say, over a kerb at speed I suppose all cars' nose cones do more or less the same.

[Joie de vivre]

Just forget the yellow color, focus on noce-cone cameras.