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I thought Argentina's economy was kaput? Wheres that coming from? Not that I object to more races in South America or Central America - they have always been involved and fans of the sport.
More of a technical question here. With the new exhaust systems exiting out of the top of the car, does this mean more emphasis is placed on the rear wing therefore any damage to the rear wing is magnified compared to last year? Or am I completely wrong?
And does it look like Mclaren are going to be rewarded for not going with those hideous stepped noses?
And does it look like Mclaren are going to be rewarded for not going with those hideous stepped noses?
Well, it was a horrible deal before now it's just an "above average price". I doubt Spa has to pay as much as Korea, even after the discount ($35m). I think they are more in the Silverstone bracket
Well, it was a horrible deal before now it's just an "above average price". I doubt Spa has to pay as much as Korea, even after the discount ($35m). I think they are more in the Silverstone bracket
And yet they are in trouble?
Hm...
Fenderman
Rooters Reporter
Rear wing and exhaust: I would think that if the rear wing suffers damage to surface areas that are "blown" by the exhaust and if the effect of the blowing normally confers some advantage, then yes we would expect that advantage to be nullified with a subsequent drop in performance. Just how much of a loss that would mean in race conditions would depend on a) the performance gain from the design and b) the kind and severity of any damage.
McLaren's smooth nose reward: If McLaren posted their car on Clip The Apex it would win signifantly more "Likes"
Edit: Seriously though, there is an old saying in engineering: "If it looks right, it is right" . If we consider the effect of stepped surfaces with regard to airflow, we know that this confers drag via the eddies in the flow over the top edge of the vertical (or near vertical) face and downforce on the lower horizontal plane of the step. The smooth arc of the McLaren nose is more like the top surface of an aerofoil over which airflow will be smooth and unobstructed. The Ferrari nose, for example, has a profile like an F1 cars rear wing - i.e. an "L" shape. It looks wrong to me as I can imagine a disturbed airflow buffetting in front of the drivers face. However, if the angles are right it might just create a "bubble" over the cockpit by causing the air to flow up and over the drivers helmet and toward the airbox.
I'd love to see a CFD or CAD simulation to see if that's the case.
Bushi
Race Winner
I think they have to pay 20-25million for the GP at SPA.
So to get that money there have to be around the 65.000 people attending the race. Last year there were i think around the 45.000. I also read that the french part has to pay 4 million euro in taxes to the federal part and 2 million in social laws.
Another problem was that the organization asked to much money for a ticket. I think that since this year the prices have been dropped.
If it is legal and passes the crash tests, then yes.
Not exactly, though it seems they needed permission from the FIA. The introduction of a homologation process for the survival cell and fuel tank in 2010 meant that this was required. If Ferrari wanted to change these aspects then I assume the same provisions would apply, though they aren't mentioned in the Technical Regulations (at least, not that I can find).
If a driver changes teams mid-season, does he/she carry thier WDC points with them?
Yeah, of course (s)he does.
Not for the constructers championship if thats what you mean.
No. That would be the WCC.
Rasputin's face meet Rasputin's palm
It is measured by the centreline, yes. Article 8 of Appendix O has all your measurement queries answered:
http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-publi...2C12579C9004C62BE/$FILE/12.03.22_Annexe O.pdf
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