Jerez Testing (finally)

**Hornet** · 28th January 2014, 13:36

Originally Posted by Kyss4k

Scarbs:
Mecedes nose? Interesting, lots of details
Ferrari nose? Conservative

Come on Scarbs...

Merc interpretation of the rule is completely different from the other team. All the other team's idea to meet the minimum height is the tip of the nose. This results in the sausages or Ferrari's low nose, because everyone's thinking is that the tip needs to meet the minimum height.

Not Merc however. Merc use the edge of the U shape to meet the minimum height requirement. So their idea is similar to Ferrari, but they do not need the middle tip to meet the minimum height which allows the to raise the nose as high as they wanted, while Ferrari kept the nose tip low to meet the rule.

What the rule said was that the nose cross section had to be of certain area, and it's height must be a certain height. But it never say what shape it should be. So as long as one point of this area meets the minimum height, it's legal.

**Ste** · 28th January 2014, 13:41

Hamilton crash.

**Kyss4k** · 28th January 2014, 13:42

Originally Posted by Hornet

Merc interpretation of the rule is completely different from the other team. All the other team's idea to meet the minimum height is the tip of the nose. This results in the sausages or Ferrari's low nose, because everyone's thinking is that the tip needs to meet the minimum height.

Not Merc however. Merc use the edge of the U shape to meet the minimum height requirement. So their idea is similar to Ferrari, but they do not need the middle tip to meet the minimum height which allows the to raise the nose as high as they wanted, while Ferrari kept the nose tip low to meet the rule.

What the rule said was that the nose cross section had to be of certain area, and it's height must be a certain height. But it never say what shape it should be. So as long as one point of this area meets the minimum height, it's legal.

Well then it is illegal isn't it? Because there has to be only 1 point of the nose in that area. And by doing that, they have 2. That's why Lotus have to have the tusks in different sizes.

**DIEK** · 28th January 2014, 13:44

**Hornet** · 28th January 2014, 13:46

Originally Posted by Kyss4k

Well then it is illegal isn't it? Because there has to be only 1 point of the nose in that area. And by doing that, they have 2. That's why Lotus have to have the tusks in different sizes.

Single point meaning the a single cross section arae. In the finger nose for example, the entire finger's cross section is the cross section required. This area can be any shape.

Lotus has two seperate cross section, so they have move one cross section backwards so it doesn't fall into the cross section mentioned by the rules.

**Ste** · 28th January 2014, 13:47

Originally Posted by DIEK

Ferrari always have the best engine sound...nice!

**medeni73** · 28th January 2014, 13:47

Adrian Newey: "We hope that we get the car still on the track, it is only so that any change three to four times as long is as yet in the last year because everything is so tight in the rear.."

**Ste** · 28th January 2014, 13:48

Hamilton isn't happy with how today went...

**RedPassion** · 28th January 2014, 13:49

Originally Posted by Hornet

Single point meaning the a single cross section arae. In the finger nose for example, the entire finger's cross section is the cross section required. This area can be any shape.

Lotus has two seperate cross section, so they have move one cross section backwards so it doesn't fall into the cross section mentioned by the rules.

By the way i believe that it is easy to copy and may not even be much better,it is a question of philosophy in the car design.