Team: Adrian Newey (CTO), Rob Marshall (CD), Dan Fellows (HA), Christian Horner (TP), Pierre Wache (CE) Drivers: Daniel Ricciardo (3), Daniil Kvyat (26) Team name: Infiniti Red Bull Racing
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2015 Winter testing | Session 2, Day 2 - Circuit de Catalunya, Spain (20.02.2015)
"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe."Murray Walker, San Marino 1985
I noticed the cutout for the teatray, and cannot understand how the FIA can't deduct that this is purposely made to move. If they only wanted to protect it mechanically then the forward slot for an upward movement of the tray would be enough. But the same distance to the rear? That has nothing to do with installation of the cover or tolerances, that is done to allow the tray to actuate/tilt downward.
“Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!” Monty Python and the Holy Grail
For pit stop practice when a mechanic "drives" the car, they just need to be able to hold the front wheels steady. The race wheels are shaped to the drivers' hands and are expensive items so using a simple, cheap alternative is probably sensible.
If you are more fortunate than others, build a larger table not a taller fence.
Haven't seen it mentioned but regarding the flowvis on the helmet: Ted said on his notebook that the little wing/flap on the back of the helmet was actually preventing air getting into the cooling hole below the airbox. They've removed the flap off the helmet which means the helmet is now generating a small amount of lift, but the drivers said it was acceptable.