Ask The Apex

[Brogan]

Next year there are no changes to the regulations regarding exhaust position, so we can expect teams develop their new cars with coanda set up in mind from their very inception. This will mean the entire sidepod and its internals being repositioned to create the ideal downwash and the tail end of the car rearranged to allow for the bulged exhaust fairing and slim coke bottle shape.

http://scarbsf1.com/blog1/2012/10/15/analysis-coanda-exhausts/

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Doh! That must be 2014, then.

 

[canis]

OK, so here is the trick question, what is the link between Williams and Caterham?

 

[mjo]

They're both F1 teams.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Bruno Senna?

 

[RasputinLives]

Renault Engines

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Both won consecutive titles with Adrian Newey?

 

[canis]

OK, some background to my question, I am working at a client site today which involves me driving past the Williams site. As I did so I noticed the van in front of me with Caterham emblazoned across it pulling into Williams and was wondering what the relationship between the two teams was (e.g. the technical relationship between Marusia and McLaren that exists around use of facilities and some expertise)?

 

[tooncheese]

Williams have two wind tunnels, and I think the limit is around 80 hours per month. So remaining time is sold off to small teams. As far as I know Caterham don't have a wind tunnel.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Perhaps it was a Trojan van.

 

[gethinceri]

That would've been a Surtees vehicle then, no?
Cryptic link anyone?

 

[Mephistopheles]

In Surrey there is town called Caterham and in Caterham there is a Maner of which the lands and titles were held by W L Williams in 1911.

Is that the answer canis

 

[Bill Boddy]

Brilliant answer.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Why thank you Bill Boddy I do try or is that, I am trying I forget which...

 

[Bill Boddy]

Is it allowed to "like" a post which compliments you?

 

[Mephistopheles]

Well I hope so, but only vain people do such a thing...

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Sorry, I know this. It is definitely the spare wind tunnel. Caterham were there using it when I last visited.

 

[gethinceri]

Was that on the same day though?

 

[downforce]

For 2014 when the front wings are reduced back to the 2008 size wings, is it just the size or the actual wing itself?

I mean will the wings look like this

Or like this only smaller

 

[gethinceri]

The former, I hope. That was a beautiful looking car.