For all the talk of Formula Dong

"Just wear your damn mask..." (jimal) 01/28/2014 at 08:22 • Filed to: F1

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By the first European race of the year my guess is most noses will look like whatever Redbull is doing, and not like what Force India came up with.

All Motor Is Best Motor > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 08:24

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Red Bull seems to consistently be the leader in F1 car design. It's really amazing they're doing it better than McLaren, Ferrari, and Mercedes, all of which have been in F1 for a hell of a lot longer. I guess money buys good engineers.

f86sabre > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 08:39

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How long before one of those makes it through a tub?

PS9 > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 08:41

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Finally, the aerodynamic qualities of massive dongs are being explored by F1. It's good that this critical area is no longer being over looked.

DasWauto > f86sabre 01/28/2014 at 08:45

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I don't think they will. IIRC an intrusion crash test is part of the homologation process for the chassis.

Nerd-Vol > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 08:47

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A lady could have a fun weekend with that Force India car, a box of Franzia and a reservation at a Bed-n-Breakfast.

DasWauto > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 08:51

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I doubt the nosecones will be changed to resemble the RB10 because that would require a new crash test. The only thing they may add or change is a non-structural vanity panel.

The last time I remember a nosecone changing from the launch look is 2012 when McLaren changed to a higher, flatter nose mid season.

PS9 > DasWauto 01/28/2014 at 08:51

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That's probably designed to break off on impact. So massive pileups, will need to be pixelated from now on...

CKeffer > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 08:53

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I had only seen Force Mexico....I mean India from the side up till now. Holy crap that s astonishingly bad from the front. From the side it actually looks pretty good, but good lord it's bad from the front.

Nerd-Vol > DasWauto 01/28/2014 at 08:54

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You memory is a sharp as your fashion sense, sir!

Just wear your damn mask... > DasWauto 01/28/2014 at 09:02

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Before that Williams switched from their infamous walrus tusks to a more conventional nose midway through the 2004 season. You might see the change between this test and the opener.

gometz > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 09:05

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Question: why is the extension required? If it is designed to break away it doesn't see like it will help crashes, and it doesn't seem to have any aerodynamic usage.

Just wear your damn mask... > gometz 01/28/2014 at 09:19

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The FIA is requiring lower noses, ostensibly for safety. The problem is the noses were high for airflow and this new lower nose screws up their math. They may be ugly, but I like the fact that - at least right now - there are many divergent solutions to this regulation. Eventually one design will likely win out, and my guess it is the Redbull/Mercedes/Ferrari solution. Of what we've seen so far, they look "right".

BrewskiDoodle > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 09:37

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DasWauto > Just wear your damn mask... 01/28/2014 at 09:39

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I think each team has put enough of their focus on their chosen design that they will stick with it through testing at least. I think a bigger focus early on will be on rear downforce (having lost the ability to 'blow' the floor with the exhaust and the banning of the beam wing), reliability and fuel use (with the new powerplants and fuel regulations).

If a nose change is in order I think it would be more likely to happen around mid -season. I guess we'll see...