I'll tackle the part about the exhaust...CottrellGP wrote:Hi all i don't browse the F1 section lots but i have some questions... it has probably been mentioned before, why is one of the tusks on the nose cone longer than the other, why is the exhaust exiting to one side and is it true they only test half of the car in the windtunnel and the other half CFD, thanks all.
What you are seeing in that image of the lotus on the previous page, which shows an exit on the side of the car just above the floor is almost certainly for cooling effect, as by regulation this season the exhaust cannot exit from there.
Loosely paraphrasing the 2014 rules - The new turbo engines will have only one exhaust pipe sticking out of the rear of the car through which all exhaust gasses must exit. The new exhaust pipe will have to exit the bodywork 170-185mm behind the rear axle of the car and will also have to be 300-500mm above the floor of the car. Finally, the final 150mm portion of the tail pipe will have to point five degrees upwards, destroying any prospect of using the exhaust and diffuser together.