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Formula 1 technology is again imminent trouble. McLaren has developed a front wing, which has a secret: He tilts at sufficient pressure on the horizontal axis.Red Bull has in Singapore - redrawn - one step extreme.Suzuka want the FIA governing body look exactly.
Again and again the wings.Remember they still remember the endless discussions in the previous year? Red Bull ran for two years with a front wing, which buckled controlled at full speed. The pressure rose above a certain level, were lowered from the wing tips to the road.
Thus, under the wing was a tunnel that prevented the air flowed laterally. The air under the center of the car reached more efficiently towards the underbody and diffuser. Some other teams have tried to copy the Red Bull concept, but no one was nearly successful.At Ferrari, for example, experienced adverse vibrations. The wing was re-wrapped.
Development of flexible wing continues
Over the winter the FIA tightened the criteria for the stress tests. Thus, the wings flutter had outlived its usefulness. Now conceded even Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey, the existence of one of the flexible wing. He introduced the ban to be one of the reasons why the Red Bull RB8 is not as successful as its predecessor.
According to insiders Red Bull operation with Fügeln immense effort. It is said to have practically given for each route has its own, tailored to the type and route the output ratios wing type. The trick to have been hidden in the carbon structures that had to twist first before they were able to bend in the desired direction.
But the secret was obviously not only in the wings, but also in the stilts, to which the vanes are hung. When it became clear that the FIA serious about new stress tests said that some teams had to construct new noses.
McLaren wing folds hinen
But what engineers have once learned, they do not forget again. In the Pacific was further researched in this area. McLaren was clearly the decisive gap. According to observers, the entire wing twist on the corresponding pressure on the horizontal axis.The new spoiler is one of the secrets of the superiority of the chrome-colored cars since the Hungarian GP.
How Auto Motor und Sport in its latest issue (issue 22/2012) reported, has now followed suit and Red Bull in Singapore. The wing may have been a reason for the silver-blue superiority. Other teams had no chance of winning.
Apparently Ferrari but has discovered the trick and the FIA inspectors alerted. Then there were several discussions between the FIA delegates and McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh. A closer look revealed that the two pylons of the nose to hold the main sheet of the wing with only one screw at the front edge. Around these can the entire wing to rotate about the transverse axis.
Folding panel provides better airflow to the diffuser
Since the 50 cm in the center of the wing in all cars must be the same shape, causes a rotation of the wing two things. With the regulations required buoyancy in this section is reduced. And the underbody is flown much more efficient. This in turn significantly more downforce at the rear.
Red Bull has recognized the McLaren-secret first competitor and immediately upgraded.The rotation will be even more extreme than the McLaren. Therefore, Red Bull has launched in Singapore, a new, slightly longer nose. The nose and the center section of the wing had to be matched to the changed flow in torsion.
It will be interesting how the technique Commissioners react to the new problem. Maybe they will perform in Suzuka torsion. If the wing to twist it at that, the nightmare is prohibited. Otherwise, a new arms race would begin, the only pointless costs money.
Formula 1 technology is again imminent trouble. McLaren has developed a front wing, which has a secret: He tilts at sufficient pressure on the horizontal axis.Red Bull has in Singapore - redrawn - one step extreme.Suzuka want the FIA governing body look exactly.
Again and again the wings.Remember they still remember the endless discussions in the previous year? Red Bull ran for two years with a front wing, which buckled controlled at full speed. The pressure rose above a certain level, were lowered from the wing tips to the road.
Thus, under the wing was a tunnel that prevented the air flowed laterally. The air under the center of the car reached more efficiently towards the underbody and diffuser. Some other teams have tried to copy the Red Bull concept, but no one was nearly successful.At Ferrari, for example, experienced adverse vibrations. The wing was re-wrapped.
Development of flexible wing continues
Over the winter the FIA tightened the criteria for the stress tests. Thus, the wings flutter had outlived its usefulness. Now conceded even Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey, the existence of one of the flexible wing. He introduced the ban to be one of the reasons why the Red Bull RB8 is not as successful as its predecessor.
According to insiders Red Bull operation with Fügeln immense effort. It is said to have practically given for each route has its own, tailored to the type and route the output ratios wing type. The trick to have been hidden in the carbon structures that had to twist first before they were able to bend in the desired direction.
But the secret was obviously not only in the wings, but also in the stilts, to which the vanes are hung. When it became clear that the FIA serious about new stress tests said that some teams had to construct new noses.
McLaren wing folds hinen
But what engineers have once learned, they do not forget again. In the Pacific was further researched in this area. McLaren was clearly the decisive gap. According to observers, the entire wing twist on the corresponding pressure on the horizontal axis.The new spoiler is one of the secrets of the superiority of the chrome-colored cars since the Hungarian GP.
How Auto Motor und Sport in its latest issue (issue 22/2012) reported, has now followed suit and Red Bull in Singapore. The wing may have been a reason for the silver-blue superiority. Other teams had no chance of winning.
Apparently Ferrari but has discovered the trick and the FIA inspectors alerted. Then there were several discussions between the FIA delegates and McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh. A closer look revealed that the two pylons of the nose to hold the main sheet of the wing with only one screw at the front edge. Around these can the entire wing to rotate about the transverse axis.
Folding panel provides better airflow to the diffuser
Since the 50 cm in the center of the wing in all cars must be the same shape, causes a rotation of the wing two things. With the regulations required buoyancy in this section is reduced. And the underbody is flown much more efficient. This in turn significantly more downforce at the rear.
Red Bull has recognized the McLaren-secret first competitor and immediately upgraded.The rotation will be even more extreme than the McLaren. Therefore, Red Bull has launched in Singapore, a new, slightly longer nose. The nose and the center section of the wing had to be matched to the changed flow in torsion.
It will be interesting how the technique Commissioners react to the new problem. Maybe they will perform in Suzuka torsion. If the wing to twist it at that, the nightmare is prohibited. Otherwise, a new arms race would begin, the only pointless costs money.
