http://www.f1technical.net/news/19069?sid=6d0f903d4790ee3e7e17285171eefde4
expect to see a lot of dicknose in 2014
expect to see a lot of dicknose in 2014
Won't that punch neatly through another car's side pod?
Won't that punch neatly through another car's side pod?
Geneva team summit tweaks rules, keeps double points
- The Stewards may now impose a five second time penalty which can be taken before work is carried out on the car in a pit stop
- Team personnel must also wear helmets during qualifying, as well as the race
- Drivers may not stop on the slowing down lap to save fuel for sampling and subsequent analysis; this will not be considered justifiable reason for stopping
- For 2014 only, each team will be allowed six curfew ‘jokers’, previously there were two permitted. This is to allow more flexibility for working on the new engines and cars
- The weight of the car, without fuel, must not be less than 691kg at all times during the Event. The weight limit has increased by 1kg to take into account the difference in weight between the tyres in 2013 and 2014.
FIA plans further regulation tweaks for 2015
Even though the proposals are still subject to agreement of the F1 Commission, the most notable change includes the possibility for teams to take a supplier for suspension elements and brake ducts.
another increase of the minimum weight limit, up from 691kg in 2014 to 701kg the next year.
Under the guise of safety, a new regulation tweak must now make sure that steps in the nose are history by specifying a limit in the slope of the upper section of the nose. However subtle, this change will prevent teams from designing extreme monocoques at the maximum allowed height, attached with a nosecone that steeply slopes down to meet the nose height and size regulations.
Finally, and far from new is the intention to completely ban tyre heating devices as of 2015.
Why ban tire heating devices...?
Why ban tire heating devices...?
Lotus team principal Eric Boullier has left his position and been replaced by co-chairman and co-owner Gerard Lopez.
Sources have told BBC Sport that Boullier will join McLaren as team principal, replacing Martin Whitmarsh in that role.
Hmm.. If I'm living in Austin, I'm definitely going to go to the circuit of the americas and check that out. :awe:
Shit! I have friends who just moved to the Austin area! I have a place to crash there!
Wonder how long it would take to ride the Ducati out there... :hmm:
Technical Lowdown: McLaren MP4-29
I didn't know they had fixed gear ratios this year.
Anyway, red dicknose launches in 17 hours. D:
i did not see that one coming!
No dicknose on the Ferrari. Instead it looks like a moose.
i'm not crazy about the black trim on the ferrari. i guess it has the advantage of masking critical pieces from easy observation, but not what i like in a racing livery.