Some comments on draft2 -
-Positioning: I know that last years cars had an offset in Z, but building with Z=0 as the reference plane makes more sense to me. If not, then you should change the offset to a round 40mm to make things easier.
-Helmet: Sounds like a good idea. Positioning should be completely fixed in X Y and Z, no need to move it for different cars since the cockpit template is also always fixed.
-Different engines: Not sure I see the point in this, won't everyone just pick the smallest one? I understand that there has been a lot of work put in to them but they arent there to form a final part of the car, they are just there to define a minimum volume for bodywork in that area.
-Still the "no less than 300mm from the car center line" for sidepod inlets? Theres no need for this since you already have the sides of the tub providing a limit here.
-Front wing pillars - you have defined it as between 88 and 275mm above the RP - this area includes the nose tip. I would define it as being between 88 and 135mm, that way the part that joins to the nose is just considered part of the nose (and is still governed by K5.5).
-K6.3: I would re-word this to be in line with K5.6
-K9.4 - You can simplify this and just state it must face directly rearward.
-K8.2 - The dimensions you mentioned here give a volume different to the one specified in 3.8.4 in the F1 regs. I know that you want to include dimensions for rules that have guide boxes, but I would make an exception in this case and just refer to the guide box (like what is being done for the overall volume for bodywork).
Not that it will make a big difference since this will be very difficult to measure, but it is also missing the language stating that you are measuring the curvature of a section of bodywork normal to the car center line, not curvature of the bodywork surface itself.
-K8.3 - You have defined the section as being 1000mm forward of the RWCL - this is well rearward of where I would expect the max sectional area of the sidepod to be. As a result it could lead to some weird looking, rearward-shifted sidepods. I would prefer for it to be defined as something like 500mm rearward of the sidepod inlet. I would imagine this is a bit more realistic too since the radiator is at the front of the sidepod.
Also you have the lower limit at 50mm (step plane), which is too low - it will include the thickness of the floor in the area measurement, as well as any blend between the sidepod and the top of the floor. I would change this to be the same as the lower limit for the R75 volume, 100mm above the RP.
Was the skp I sent you OK other than the offset in Z? It might be good to release a draft version of that as well to get feedback.
stez90 wrote:k2.7 "Any outlet must be visible in its entirety when viewed from the rear of the car"..
I think we need the exception of rear wing endplates/support pylons, not only wheel/suspension..
Seems reasonable to add an exception for rear wing support pylons (not that having pylons for the rear wing is mandatory)
stez90 wrote:
k8.2 where are we supposed to put sidepots outlet if no apertures are allowed on them?
This only applies to the volume defined in the previous sentence - you are allowed holes outside this volume. The circular outlet on the RB9, for example, is just behind the rear limit of this volume. This rule should be the same as the full F1 regs (it isnt at the moment, I've mentioned it above).
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