- 07 Oct 09, 19:09#161143
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
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McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
From F1 Live:
Manor is one of the new teams scheduled to join the series next year and according to reports from Autosprint, the Sheffield-based team are taking a differing approach to the construction of its new F1 challenger.
Lead designer Nick Wirth and the team are relying purely on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), rather than the more traditional use of wind tunnels. The first test chassis scheduled to be completed in the next four to five weeks ahead of testing in February.
"We are developing the aerodynamics completely on the computer with the CDF system,” Wirth, the former Simtek Formula One team owner, said. “We won't even spend one day in the wind tunnel, not even for checks."
Wirth went on to explain that individual components are now being manufactured and that crash tests have been successful.
However, he has realistic expectations for 2010 season with the Cosworth-powered challenger, expecting to start at the back of the field before trying to put pressure on the established teams.
Manor has been linked with Richard Branson’s Virgin group and has admitted interest in signing current A1GP champion Adam Carroll.
Earl ALEXANDER
© CAPSIS International
It will be interesting to see how this works.
Manor is one of the new teams scheduled to join the series next year and according to reports from Autosprint, the Sheffield-based team are taking a differing approach to the construction of its new F1 challenger.
Lead designer Nick Wirth and the team are relying purely on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), rather than the more traditional use of wind tunnels. The first test chassis scheduled to be completed in the next four to five weeks ahead of testing in February.
"We are developing the aerodynamics completely on the computer with the CDF system,” Wirth, the former Simtek Formula One team owner, said. “We won't even spend one day in the wind tunnel, not even for checks."
Wirth went on to explain that individual components are now being manufactured and that crash tests have been successful.
However, he has realistic expectations for 2010 season with the Cosworth-powered challenger, expecting to start at the back of the field before trying to put pressure on the established teams.
Manor has been linked with Richard Branson’s Virgin group and has admitted interest in signing current A1GP champion Adam Carroll.
Earl ALEXANDER
© CAPSIS International
It will be interesting to see how this works.
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008