any major update for silverstone ?
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any major update for silverstone ?
Cannt see the PU layout changing too much next year, main updates and developements will be turbo and software.
I disagree, I think everything that can be legally redesigned will be for 2015. Renault is bringing an "all new" engine for 2015, I'd expect nothing less from Ferrari. If however we are still slow in 2015 with an Allison designed car from our own wind tunnel, with an updated motor, then it's time to start thinking about LMP1-H, imo.
They can change quite a lot and I really think they should, not just the turbo and the software but the whole design of the engine. Just look at the pictures of our engine and the Merc one and you can see that one has a low center of gravity, simple but clever solutions and delivers and the other one is a mess. If Renault is building a totally new PU, so should we.
A little note to that turning vanes. Amus made it a little bit confusing. From the pictures it may seem as the small part of the turning vane was added. But it was not. The main part of the turning vane under the bulkhead is attached to the chassis. But the small part that the red arrow is pointing at (3rd picuture) is attached to the nose cone which is why it is missing on the 2nd picture .
The only thing I can really see happening is latter half of this year as a test bed for 2015 with as much damage limitation as possible.There has to be a new power unit for next year just for the part of fairness for Honda having a year as a learning curve.Cant see the other manufacturers keeping all the same units as would be the case if any other manufacturer came in.
Silverstone, UK (03/07/2014)
http://img1.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...d7e-791217.jpg
http://img2.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...cf9-791218.jpg
http://img2.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...6c2-791219.jpg
http://img1.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...5e6-791220.jpg
http://img3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...0c6-791242.jpg
http://img1.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...cf2-791243.jpg
http://img2.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...4e9-791244.jpg
via AMUS
May as well cut n paste pictures from Melbourne, visually very little difference, long gone are the days when cars look like make major changes like eg 1996. Boy I miss the old days
Gurney back, sidepod flow conditioner the new one tested in Austria.
Have we ever run bottom (six o'clock) mounted calipers on the rear end of our car? I certainly haven't seen it in recent years, and I'd like to think that I would catch something like that from garage photos.
you mean in this pic?
http://img2.auto-motor-und-sport.de/...4e9-791244.jpg
Silverstone, UK (03/07/2014)
http://i.imgur.com/We5GtjRl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/D0R85NLl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/FQMC6Wnl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/D07ITtYl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cSn6FMFl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/T8F902Ul.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lCXnIhAl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/7gK2s1ml.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/M1A73GBl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vP3xBITl.jpg
EDIT:
http://i.imgur.com/UCwtjUOl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/uh1jobul.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tnowd6ll.jpg
via Sutton
Yes PadGeT, I honestly can't remember ever seeing bottom mounted calipers on our cars for as long as I've been a visiting guest on TSN (2011). RBR has had all four corners bottom mounted for quite some time now, IIRC enjoying quite significant CoG benefits.
If its purely CoG then its the best solution, but if its related brake drum changes for KERS packaging, then it points to MGU-K problems, won't it?
http://i.imgur.com/WyLPHt3.jpg
I wonder what they keep doing with that 6-element one?
From this pic it seems the lesser elements are associated with higher AoA.
http://i.imgur.com/D0R85NL.jpg
You mean this?
I thinks its just the shrouding...
Here's one without-
http://i.imgur.com/My0a6Hq.jpg
Ok part of the shrouding. What do you think that is? A new piston bridge assembly?:-ZZ