2014 Design

[Holm86]

The regulations says that all exhaust gasses must exit through this one exit. So if the engines runs wastegates the bypassed exhaust gasses must exit through that one exit.

[techF1LES]

This is how 2014 fuel cell looks like, according to Luiz Razia (@luizrazia) who filmed at ATL for Auto Esporte (Globo TV, Brazil).

[wuzak]

One last question: what do the regulations say regarding the turbine waste gate? Are external ones allowed? If so what is to stop a team from utilizing these exhaust gases in some way?

That is something that has been discussed at length in teh engine threads.

Suffice to say, they are unlikely to use a wastegate, at least for normal operation (that is, they may use one in the event of a MGU-H failure).

[Blackout]

This is how 2014 fuel cell looks like, according to Luiz Razia (@luizrazia) who filmed at ATL for Auto Esporte (Globo TV, Brazil).

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BVaeW6hIEAArjCu.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BVbRQBDCQAAU_zu.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BVbSNmGCQAIU56_.jpg

Is it me or it looks bigger than 2010-2013 tanks? space for oil tank looks bigger too. Does it have space to host the ERS batteries underneath it?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sful0Ok9YaM

[timbo]

Newey is reported saying that 2014 RedBull looks ugly due to nose shape.

[Thunder]

Can impossibly be more ugly than a high stepped Nose. ^^

[siskue2005]

are the beam wings gone?
didnt they re allow it?

[Thunder]

No afaik the Beam Wings are still illegal for 2014.

[Huntresa]

Yeah no more beam wings.

[turbof1]

Which also has design implications: the beam wing structurally supported the rear wing. Teams now either have to use support pillars in the 15cm reg free area, or extent the endplates all the way to the floor.

[Blackout]

A very nice 3d model by Juan David Barrera (unfortunately not very accurate for the 2014 rules)

[Huntresa]

Why do you say its not accurate ? Looks to me to be a basic 2014 design without any actualy fuzz with the nose or anything fancy.

Nose seems to be as low as it should, exhaust exiting in the same area and at the back. Cant rly tell if the FW is the right size from this angle and obv the FW design itself we wont know until pre season testing.

[FW17]

Why do you say its not accurate ? Looks to me to be a basic 2014 design without any actualy fuzz with the nose or anything fancy.

Nose seems to be as low as it should, exhaust exiting in the same area and at the back. Cant rly tell if the FW is the right size from this angle and obv the FW design itself we wont know until pre season testing.

i guess it is the 2 exhaust pipes and no support for the rear wing

[Blackout]

No, just because of the nose which looks too high to me + the double exhaust exit

[Blackout]

And the front bulkhead might be too high (seems higher than 525mm when compared th the tire height)