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F1.com; Kimi Raikkonen’s fifth place on the starting grid is under threat after his car failed a post-qualifying floor deflection test in Abu Dhabi.
Nico Hulkenberg’s Sauber was also subject to an asymmetric LHS front floor deflection test by the FIA, but whilst the German’s car was found to conform with the regulations, Raikkonen’s was not and the matter has now been referred to the race stewards.
“Car number 07 did not comply with Article 3.17.5 of the 2013 FIA Formula One Technical Regulations as the front floor deflected more than 5mm vertically when the load was applied vertically to it at the point which lies 100mm of car centre line on the LHS,” said a technical report by the FIA’s Formula 1 technical delegate Jo Bauer.
“I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration.”
If Lotus cannot provide a valid reason for Raikkonen’s car failing the test, the Finn faces a grid penalty. Earlier in the season in Hungary Romain Grosjean's Lotus failed a floor test, but the Frenchman escaped penalty after the team were able to prove the failure was down to running heavily over kerbs
that apostrophe is in the wrong place. and i dont get it, what went on his car.
you can say either, and it's commonly accepted to simply put an apostrophe at the end of a name that already ends in an s, plus it's visually more pleasing and more efficient.
After the agony of defeat, success will be sweet!Apparently Kimi's car has failed the floor detection test. Could result in an exclusion from qualifying. :/
After the agony of defeat, success will be sweet!Glad to see they are really cracking down on the "running off the racing surface" thing. I expect to soon hear that Max Chilton is awarded pole position, since EVERYONE else will be DQed for violation of this rule.
Lewis Hamilton's spin on his final run in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was caused by a lower right-rear wishbone failure.
Hamilton, who qualified fourth but potentially had the pace to be on the front row, reported something had broken after he spun at the exit of Turn 13.
Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn revealed the suspension problem had been found, although the team has yet to isolate the cause.
"It was a little bit of an unusual event because Lewis had got out of the corner when he lost control of the car," said Brawn.
"When we got the car back, we had fractured a wishbone so that's why he lost control of the car.
"It's a circuit where there is a lot of grief over the kerbs and so on and we're going back through the data to understand what may have provoked it.
"It's a system we have had for a long time with no problem so it may be an issue with that particular part or it may be an issue with the way that we are taking some kerbs or some particular event.
"I don't think there is any high risk for tomorrow and we should be able to fix it in parc ferme and race OK tomorrow."
Brawn stressed that Hamilton drove the Turn 12/13 right/left combination no different on the lap the failure occurred than he did previously.
But he did not rule out the possibility that his drivers will have to adapt the way they are hitting certain kerbs to eliminate the risk of a repeat failure.
"He was off the circuit on the kerb when it failed," said Brawn.
"It's a part of the corner where he had always used that part of the kerb, but it's pretty violent, a fast left-hander on the kerb at full throttle, so it's a pretty serious event.
"We are looking through the data to try and see where we may have induced the problem and then we can advise the drivers to avoid that if it is a particular event."
Apparently Kimi's car has failed the floor detection test. Could result in an exclusion from qualifying. :/
Kimi's car failed the test??? What about Grosjean's???
Better still, what about Vettel's???
third race in a row misfortune has befallen him; but on the upside, Merc in a good position to consolidate second place in constructors.
that apostrophe is in the wrong place. and i dont get it, what went on his car.
you can say either, and it's commonly accepted to simply put an apostrophe at the end of a name that already ends in an s, plus it's visually more pleasing and more efficient.
Apparently Kimi's car has failed the floor detection test. Could result in an exclusion from qualifying. :/
Kimi's car failed the test??? What about Grosjean's???
Better still, what about Vettel's???
Only Kimi's was reported to have failed.
Only just watched quali on BBC cos been driving to Wales. A few interesting things, Lewis unlucky agen
Perez way better than button in q2 and Buttons response made me laugh...........I don't know how we can be so much slower than in practise, there was no grip
And Alonso bettered by Massa again.
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