Archive for January, 2012
FIA “aiming to ban” reactive ride height adjustment | F1 Fanatic round-up
January 21st, 2012 | 
Author: In the round-up: Williams’ Mark Gillan says the FIA has issued a technical directive aimed at banning reactive ride height systems of the kind developed by Lotus.
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The Flying Lap With Peter Windsor (Speed)
Williams chief operating officer Mark Gillan on reactive ride height systems: “The FIA have just banned that particular type of system. [...] From a cursory look it looks as though they are aiming to ban that type of system.”
F1 Fanatic via Twitter
“Lotus’s new F1 site says their car will be launched on February 5th. Added to the F1 Fanatic calendar.”
F1 2012: Rules, Designs and Trends (ScarbsF1)
“With so much of the car fixed within the regulation, its becoming the sidepods that are the main area of freedom for the designers. Last year we saw four main sidepod concepts; conventional, Red Bull lowtapered, McLaren U-shape and Toro Rossos undercut.”
Technical analysis – 2012 exhaust restrictions (F1)
“For 2012 the FIA has effectively banned blown diffusers by placing new restrictions on the positioning of exhaust exits.”
Reactive Ride Height and J Dampers Explained (Will Buxton)
“J-damper: one bouncy thing offsets another bouncy thing.”
Everything to prove (Sky)
Mike Gascoyne: “It will be a much more current car than the last two cars we’ve been able to design. It’s probably a bigger step forward compared to the 2011 car. In 2010 our car was obviously very basic because we didn’t have much time to do it and we always said the 2011 car would be a big step forward. What’s exciting for me is that the 2012 car is probably a bigger step forward in terms of refinement of design than we made in 2011.”
HRT insist they will race despite ‘critical delays’ (BBC)
“Rumours that we will take part in the initial Grands Prix with the 2011 car are not true. The target is to be at the second test with the new car.”
Marussia targets second test for new car (Autosport)
Pat Symonds: “We are aiming for the second. We are going to be at the first test anyway because I think it’s important for Charles [Pic] to get some miles under his belt and it shakes some of the cobwebs off of the team.”
Hamilton to be called to court as star witness in GBH trial of German driver Sutil (Daily Mail)
“[Lewis] Hamilton will have to head directly from the trial to attend the launch of the 2012 McLaren car on February 1.”
Interview with PURE’s Craig Pollock
“There has been the news of Peugeot pulling out (of endurance racing) and we were fairly inside that this might happen. They are around the Paris area with facilities, offices and test benches; not of the quality necessary for a Formula 1 engine, but it wouldnt take too much to convert it into a Formula 1 test bench. It would potentially be the cheapest way going forward.”
Piecing It All Together: From the White Board to the Dirt Mound (The Austin Grand Prix)
“This is a panoramic photo taken from atop turn one, the most south-eastern point of the circuit, facing west.”
Giedo van der Garde via Twitter
“Guys, everybody asking me about F1 but at the moment I can’t say anything! Please be patient. But thank you very big about the positive messages! It means a lot. Keep following!”
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Comment of the day
Yesterday’s discussion about which teams will still be in F1 in ten years’ time naturally led to a debate on how to encourage new teams to come into the sport. Here’s Junpei’s thoughts.
Id rather see a “Tier 2″ F1 championship, with same rules as F1. The winner of this replaces the last place runner of the current F1 grid every year, much like in certain football leagues.
This would let teams come in with a lower budget, and learn everything while competing with teams of similar experience/budget. My problem with GP2 is that its just too different from F1, and too much like other lower formulas, so all that technical competition is almost non-existent.
Junpei
From the forum
- When will until Caterham, Marussia and HRT score thier first points?
- Ferrari aren’t the only team to have tried to use a road car name for an F1 car
- The new World Rally Championship season is underway – join in the 2012 WRC season discussion
Happy birthday!
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On this day in F1
When testing is so tightly restricted today, it’s almost surprising to recall that just a few years ago teams would often test at multiple venues at once.
Ten years ago today McLaren and Sauber were testing in Barcelona and Ferrari had the Valencia circuit to themselves.
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DRS: How should it work in 2012? | Debates and polls
A year since its introduction in F1, the Drag Reduction System continues to inspire a mix of vehement criticism and steadfast defence from F1 fans.
Its detractors say DRS is fundamentally unfair because it robs the leading driver of the ability to defend their position. They add that Pirelli’s more challenging tyres and the reintroduction of KERS in 2011 proved overtaking can be made easier in F1 without resorting to artificial gimmicks.
DRS defenders insist that it has successfully increased overtaking, and that problems with its implementation can be solved by tweaking the rules and positioning of DRS zones.
The top ten passes nominated by F1 Fanatics last year did not contain any that were achieved using DRS. The move that was voted pass of the year – Mark Webber’s sensational move on Fernando Alonso at Eau Rouge in Spa – was reversed the following lap when Alonso used DRS to pass Webber on the straight.
The DRS debate is complex and highly-charged with shades of opinion which run the gamut from banning DRS entirely to subtly changing the rules.
With that in mind, I’ve set up two polls below in an effort to accurately reflect what F1 fans think of this controversial recent addition to the sport after the first full season with it.
How often should DRS be used in 2012?
There are no changes to the DRS rules for 2012, although the position of the DRS zones at some tracks may be altered.
Assuming the DRS rules for 2012 remain unchanged, how often would you like to see DRS available for drivers to use in races?
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How should DRS work in 2012?
In the many conversations we had about DRS during the course of 2011, various different rules were suggested. Here are a selection of some of the most popular alternatives.
But could the alternatives make it less useful for overtaking? Or might they encourage drivers to mainly use DRS on out- and in-laps to increase their chances of passing their rivals via the pits?
Cast your vote on what should be done with the DRS rules in 2012.
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*i.e., the 2011 rules
How successful was DRS in 2011? Do you think it should be used at every track in 2012? And could rules changes improve it?
Cast your votes on DRS using the polls above and have your say in the comments.
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