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[Hammer278]

Be interesting if we will see more of this...

I hope you weren't talking about that dude's a*se!

But seriously...that yellow section looks very interesting unless some nutcase Ferrari fan photoshopped it and posted it online!

[racechick]

Yellow used to be Ferrari's colour to start off with didn't it?

[bud]

Be interesting if we will see more of this...

I hope you weren't talking about that dude's a*se!

But seriously...that yellow section looks very interesting unless some nutcase Ferrari fan photoshopped it and posted it online!

You can see the lower cross section which holds the wing move, seeing as the nose and wing took two different hits I think it's just yet another reach by Spanky on his anti RedBull crusade.

Must be a tifosi thing...what ever the f*** tifosi means, must be that coded language Ferrari use for Alonso.

[What's Burning?]

You can see the lower cross section which holds the wing move, seeing as the nose and wing took two different hits I think it's just yet

So a hit to a rigid carbon fiber nose piece turns it into something the consistency of a gym mat?

In Red Bull's defense, maybe they're just testing out the material that will be used to cover the "ugly nose" step next year.

[vlad]

But, don't forget how quickly they replaced that nose...

[LRW]

Be interesting if we will see more of this...

I hope you weren't talking about that dude's a*se!

But seriously...that yellow section looks very interesting unless some nutcase Ferrari fan photoshopped it and posted it online!

I dont think there is anything strange about that. I doubt the nose cone was design to have counter-levering forces placed on it like that - I would imagine the nose is built to withstand oncoming forces...

[supeindesu]

Be interesting if we will see more of this...

I hope you weren't talking about that dude's a*se!

But seriously...that yellow section looks very interesting unless some nutcase Ferrari fan photoshopped it and posted it online!

[spankyham]

Yellow used to be Ferrari's colour to start off with didn't it?

Yellow was, and still is the official colour of Ferrari You can see the official Ferrari colour as the background on the traditional cavalino rampante (prancing horse) badge of Ferrari. It is generally believed that Enzo chose the colour as it was the official colour of their hometown Modena, which in turn got the colour from the gold found in the hills around the town.

In F1, Ferrari races in the colour red because almost from the day dot, in GP racing, cars were painted the colour allocated to their country. Red for Italian cars, blue for French, green for British, silver for German etc.

[spankyham]

Be interesting if we will see more of this...

I hope you weren't talking about that dude's a*se!

But seriously...that yellow section looks very interesting unless some nutcase Ferrari fan photoshopped it and posted it online!

I dont think there is anything strange about that. I doubt the nose cone was design to have counter-levering forces placed on it like that - I would imagine the nose is built to withstand oncoming forces...

It's interesting that Red Bull would design the outer end section of the car, the nose to be so flexible that, even after an impact (that would break the inner mounts) the skin/outer would not fracture. I guess it's just a lucky co-incidence that it would make the nose a mass damper

[LewEngBridewell]

I've don't think I've ever looked forward to a first corner as much as this one

Seeing the field charging up there will look pretty brilliant.

[Deovann07]

Too soon to know the score of course, but if this happens it will be interesting.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/austin ... 193?day=11

I think it will be in a risky race if it will rain.

As I know there are so many turns in the new COTA. The question is "WHICH TURN IS THE BEST SPOT OF THE NEW COTA?" for them so make turn even if it is raining.

[bud]

You can see the lower cross section which holds the wing move, seeing as the nose and wing took two different hits I think it's just yet

So a hit to a rigid carbon fiber nose piece turns it into something the consistency of a gym mat?

In Red Bull's defense, maybe they're just testing out the material that will be used to cover the "ugly nose" step next year.

I think the reflection is giving it that appearance. Without knowing its structural integrity on how it's designed the noses on all F1 cars are designed to flex so I don't see what the big deal is. The amount of force that part of the car receives is unbelievable, without movement it would snap.

[andrew]

Maybe it's just the camera angle but it looks like the winglets eitherside of the nose are being rotated as if they were connected. Could this be some kind of quick release locking mechanism?

As Bud points out, bodywork is designed with a certain amount of flex or else it would likely fail. The flex here appears excessive but I suspect this may be due to the nose being handled in a way in which it is not really designed to be handled. My understanding is that the nose of an F1 car would be pulled down under load (as it is designed to work) however, it is being lifed and twisted in the clip.

Doubtless it'll be looked into at some point by some technical geniuses who will provide a suitable explanation, or Eddie Jordan will spend half of the BBC coverage guessing and getting it totally wrong.

[Denthúl]

Maybe it's just the camera angle but it looks like the winglets eitherside of the nose are being rotated as if they were connected. Could this be some kind of quick release locking mechanism?

I wouldn't have thought so. I believe the mechanic to the left of the one twisting the camera unit is unlocking the wing with that little tool.

[Big Azza]

My prediction is that Vettel will start the race from pit lane again, and then be forced only use his reverse gear and 3 wheels, but still win the race. Yet unfortunately, that still will not be enough to disprove the doubters, so then I expect him to have an alternator failure, get out and push the car for a few laps until he rolls over the finish line.

Also, the FIA should introduce new rules and ban the safety car, because that will obviously give Vettel some form of advantage. And on track overtaking should be banned so that nobody has any accidents that could also give Vettel an advantage... And to ensure Vettel doesn't gain some sort of advantage from a lucky pit strategy, he should also be penalised with 2 drive through stop/go penalties, because it's now illegal to benefit from other peoples misfortune, or your own, even though most of the accidents at the last race happened behind Vettel.