"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork)
03/02/2014 at 16:55 • Filed to: Technically Formula 1, Technically F1, Pre-Season Testing, Bahrain, Formula 1, F1, OppositeLock
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"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork)
03/02/2014 at 16:55 • Filed to: Technically Formula 1, Technically F1, Pre-Season Testing, Bahrain, Formula 1, F1, OppositeLock | 2
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Technical innovation is what makes Formula 1 so different from any other form of racing. The on track action is as much played out by the engineers and aerodynamicists as it is the drivers. We are here to admire, study, and discuss this beauty that exists on the ragged edge of what we think is possible, or at least what we thought was possible.
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Testing Day 12 - Bahrain
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Red Bull RB10
Red Bull's Keel nose and its "U" shape 'driver cooling' slot
The RB10's front wing sports several slots on the endplate (just below the 'Total' logo) that filter air from the outside of the wing to the underside; this is an attempt, working with the rest of the front wing elements, to manage the disruption of the air flowing around the tires.
Red Bull flow-vis testing tire wake off their RB10.
Red Bull go Williams-style with the arched mounting for the monkey seat
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have added a low-line Y100/Monkey Seat to the RB10 today,just above the crash structure
Mercedes W05
Mercedes look to be flow-vis testing the air flowing just beneath the nose. The teams use this florescent paint to see where how the air is moving around their chassis' bodywork.
!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! WO5 - New Roll hoop cooling inlet (likely for oil cooler above the gearbox) & return to shark fin
The lights that you see on top of the airbox inlet are to show the engineers/pitlane workers/marshalls if the electrical systems are safe, and the car is therefore safe to approach. Green means that the systems are okay, and red means that there is a problem.
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Ferrari F14T
Ferrari have a side facing camera looking at any potential front wing flex
Ferrari flow-vis testing the rear of their 2014 F14T chassis.
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F14T rear end detail.
Ferrari also ave their revised engine cover, note the run of louvers on its spine to cool the [turbo]
Lotus E22
E22 front end detail. The nose on the left (the legal portion of the nose) is slightly longer than the nose on the right. Lotus are not going to switch the two depending on the clock-wise-ness of the track. The left one will always be longer.
strangely Lotus have been runnign these blanking pads over the rear tyre deck area, I dont know why?
McLaren MP4-29
MP4-29 front end detail. The McLaren's airbox inlet is split into two. I cannot say for certain where each section is leading the air, but more than likely one is feeding the engine or electrical systems, and the other is feeding the turbo.
McLaren are pitot-tube testing using a long horizontal array (seen on your right side of the chassis between the left-front tire and the sidepod inlet).
Force India VJM07
Force India front-end detail.
Force India, note the sloped end of the raised chassis, FIF1 step their chassis unlike STR for a small aero benefit
Sauber C33
Sauber C33 front-end detail.
Toro Rosso STR9
Scuderia Toro Rosso front-end detail.
Toro Rosso front bulkhead, like McLaren slope the entire raised chassis to meet the new 525mm height of the bulkhead
Williams FW36
Williams retain their trademark 3D printed 'driver cooling' slot
That Senna sticker has graced every Williams chassis since Ayrton's tragic death.
Marussia MR03
The marussia is a neat car, note they have almost the same Keel nose as Red Bull
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