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I thought all aero winglets on car body is banned. How come there are still present on top of the car (near engine intake) and in front of the radiator inlets?Pandamasque wrote:
I love the brushed aluminium effect and the colour on the whole. I but the black and turquoise parts are horrid. Just put a neat turquoise stripe somewhere if that's absolutely necessary and paint the wings and all the appendages black so that the car actually looks like an arrow. That would be perfect.
apart from the fact that the rules allow these bits, this is the old 2009 Brawn car. Don't worry about its shape, design or features.jamsbong wrote:I thought all aero winglets on car body is banned. How come there are still present on top of the car (near engine intake) and in front of the radiator inlets?
Now that I've seen the high-res pictures, it could be texalium, because its only on a few parts, all of which could have been produced and retrofitted onto the old car.The FOZ wrote:Carbon fiber is black.
The stuff commonly (and incorrectly) called "silver carbon fiber" is fiberglass with a very thin layer of aluminum deposited on the surface. The trade name is Texalium, by Hexcel. It has virtually no physical properties of merit in F1 (except for possibly thermal reflectivity and/or conductivity), so it's safe to say that it isn't being used here.
More likely, it would be a semi-translucent silver paint over the bare carbon that allows only limited light reflection. This keeps the look of carbon fiber, but allows it to look like any color.
Alternatively, it could be an entirely airbrushed effect. That would give the look, some depth, and minimal weight gain. But it would be very labor intensive.
Koenigsegg did release a car that used diamond-coated carbon fiber for the outer cosmetic layer, but I doubt that is what we're seeing on this car.
Since this is the BGP001, I bet it's a paint job. I can't imagine them having built an obsolete front wing just for the sake of a show//launch car.
jamsbong wrote:I thought all aero winglets on car body is banned. How come there are still present on top of the car (near engine intake) and in front of the radiator inlets?Pandamasque wrote:
I love the brushed aluminium effect and the colour on the whole. I but the black and turquoise parts are horrid. Just put a neat turquoise stripe somewhere if that's absolutely necessary and paint the wings and all the appendages black so that the car actually looks like an arrow. That would be perfect.
It is simply a zone on the car where they allowed this kind of aero devices to sprout. Historically one used to have a turning vane there but it quickly got a bit out of hand.timd wrote:As i understand it those flip ups are there because its "the mirrors mount"
edit: doh no im wrong but cant delete post so i have no idea why those are allowed
jamsbong wrote:I thought all aero winglets on car body is banned. How come there are still present on top of the car (near engine intake) and in front of the radiator inlets?Pandamasque wrote:
I love the brushed aluminium effect and the colour on the whole. I but the black and turquoise parts are horrid. Just put a neat turquoise stripe somewhere if that's absolutely necessary and paint the wings and all the appendages black so that the car actually looks like an arrow. That would be perfect.
Correct, it looks even if the car @ Valencia will not really be the car for the first Grand Prix.Fil wrote:apart from the fact that the rules allow these bits, this is the old 2009 Brawn car. Don't worry about its shape, design or features.jamsbong wrote:I thought all aero winglets on car body is banned. How come there are still present on top of the car (near engine intake) and in front of the radiator inlets?
This was a livery & branding launch only.
Its not like thatWhiteBlue wrote: It is simply a zone on the car where they allowed this kind of aero devices to sprout. Historically one used to have a turning vane there but it quickly got a bit out of hand.
PS: Britney is looking pretty in this pic.
