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Articles 10.1 and 10.2 of the F1 technical regulations are the rules that are relevant to this device, the FIA believes.
Article 10.1.2 states that any suspension movement must result "only from changes in load applied to the wheels" - which this does as the system responds to braking torque.
And article 10.2.2 states: "Any powered device which is capable of altering the configuration or affecting the performance of any part of the suspension system is forbidden."
But the Lotus device is not powered, but entirely passive.
Nor is it controlled by the driver, as one report has suggested, which would be illegal.
Lotus setup:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96971
If Ferrari are looking into this I doubt there will be any major hoo-ha with the FIA. They only cry to teacher when another kid has a toy that they didn't think of!
Ah yes, the "reds under the beds". Brilliant stuff Andrew, why shouldn't you try out your new FiA/Ferrari conspiracy - it worked pretty well for McCarthy.
If Ferrari are looking into this I doubt there will be any major hoo-ha with the FIA. They only cry to teacher when another kid has a toy that they didn't think of!
Ah yes, the "reds under the beds". Brilliant stuff Andrew, why shouldn't you try out your new FiA/Ferrari conspiracy - it worked pretty well for McCarthy.
Reel your horns in Spankyham. I have never subscribed to the FIA.Ferrari BS so you are quite incorrect in what you say.
Ferrari are always the first to ask for "clarification", closely followed by attempts to have the clarified item banned.
Ferrari have been developing their ride height system since last year. Apparently there is a bit more to it and they are asking the FiA to give their nod of approval. I don't know if its got anything to do with the special floor Rory has come up with, but there is a lot of buzz ATM about that. Also that the new car is supposed to have some sort of bump on the nose.
Hopefully we'll get a better shake from the FiA than we got with our gurney in Barcelona last year.
Ferrari's efforts to supplant Red Bull at the top of the F1 tree may have suffered a temporary setback amid reports that its 2012 car failed the mandatory FIA crash test.
Several sources, led by Finland's Turun Sanomat and Eurosport, claimed that the car - currently carrying the factory number 663 - was submitted for testing several weeks ago, but had to reworked with additional structural reinforcement, before it could be returned for a second attempt in the coming week. Under revised 2012 regulations, all cars have to have passed the stringent assessment before being allowed to take part in pre-season testing, something that both Caterham and Force India have managed to do.
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has already warned Ferrari fans not to expect an attractive car this season, as the Scuderia attempts to produce a machine capable of closing the gap to Red Bull and McLaren.
“It's definitely different, because it represents a clear break with the past in terms of the design philosophy," he commented at this week's Wroom media event in Italy, "It's not that pretty, because the shape defined by the technical regulations does not leave much scope, but, and this is what counts really, our hopes are that it is at the very least quick!”
“I asked our engineers, as far back as last summer to look into every little nook and cranny of the rules to push it to the limit, but up until we see the other cars we will not know if we have taken it to the limit or are within it. To really understand the hierarchy, we will have to wait for qualifying in Melbourne.”
Wonder what he means by "It's not that pretty"
Wonder what he means by "It's not that pretty"
Well, according to an article on this website (http://www.forumula1.com/2012/f1/f1-new ... p-on-nose/), the new Ferrari has an "ugly bump" on its nose......
If Ferrari are looking into this I doubt there will be any major hoo-ha with the FIA. They only cry to teacher when another kid has a toy that they didn't think of!
Ah yes, the "reds under the beds". Brilliant stuff Andrew, why shouldn't you try out your new FiA/Ferrari conspiracy - it worked pretty well for McCarthy.
Reel your horns in Spankyham. I have never subscribed to the FIA.Ferrari BS so you are quite incorrect in what you say.
Ferrari are always the first to ask for "clarification", closely followed by attempts to have the clarified item banned.
So Ferrari want to get their own ride-height system banned?
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