That's a very large steering wheel for today's standards...
2014 Toro Rosso STR9
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Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
That's got to be an old steering wheel they've just thrown on, surely!
James Hemp
Green Devils Racing
Can I ask something?
I understood that for safety reasons the car's nose had to be lowered to a certain height. But why make make regulations that imply a pointy nose? I actually think this could be as dangerous if not even more dangerous than last years design.
Think of it like this. If you would try to stick a nail through your hand you would succed (mainly because of the small area it has to penetrate). But if you would try to stick a whole bunch of them you wouldn't succed (just like nail beds).
Why the hell are they making racing less safe? Or is my logic betraying me?
I understood that for safety reasons the car's nose had to be lowered to a certain height. But why make make regulations that imply a pointy nose? I actually think this could be as dangerous if not even more dangerous than last years design.
Think of it like this. If you would try to stick a nail through your hand you would succed (mainly because of the small area it has to penetrate). But if you would try to stick a whole bunch of them you wouldn't succed (just like nail beds).
Why the hell are they making racing less safe? Or is my logic betraying me?
And previous noses were basically "knives" in a way, they weren't exactly round.
Noses are still ugly, but at least every team seems to have different interpretations.
Noses are still ugly, but at least every team seems to have different interpretations.
This has made me laugh all day today:https://twitter.com/Ann_Summers/status/427856193386582016/photo/1
Hear the insame sound and turbo, i am in love:
So after watching a bit of Teds Notebook yesterday have found out that it 's the new torro roso steering wheel with a new FOM display called PCI-U (I think), I reckon it will be the same as the GP2,GP3 and r3.5 display.
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
Yeh it's a new optional display screen from McLaren Electronics.
Teams can choose which one they use
Teams can choose which one they use
The rules don't say the nose has to be pointy. The rules state that the nose must be lower, however most teams have used a pointy nose for better aerodynamics.
The reason for the lowered noses is to stop cars flying over the top of other cars (for example. Webber @ Valencia). A lower nose would have stopped Webber's car flying there.
The reason for the lowered noses is to stop cars flying over the top of other cars (for example. Webber @ Valencia). A lower nose would have stopped Webber's car flying there.
"The cross section for the tip must be 9000mm2 which equates to a 97mm square or 107mm diameter circle. Albeit the actual shape is relatively free within these parameters."
Which for me tells the reason why the noses are pointy.
Which for me tells the reason why the noses are pointy.
Well, yes. Although the reason for the 'anteater' style of noses is because of aerodynamics. I didn't make that clear.
Update: Just a video on the new PCU-8D display display unit from Mclaren
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
Seems a bit busy. I don't like it
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
How much of that will be visible at 200MPH and with massive vibrations?
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