Renault adds extra mirror support

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As reported earlier in this blog, Renault have integrated their rear view mirrors onto the sidepod panel. Ferrari gave the example of hiding the mirrors behind the front wheels in 2006 after which several teams adopted the idea in their 2007 competitors. The initial Renault design as it appeared at the launch and winter tests apparently proved a little too weak in order to maintain good driver visibility at high speeds. The team have therefore added a small extra support for the mirrors. Although little, this support is a slight aerodynamic handicap compared to the initial design.




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By chasefreak on 19-03-2007 at 15:22

it is naut cause of driver visibility... the mirrors were flexing and rival teams had pointed out that it was flexing too much. that is the only reason why the additional bars were added so that it did not flex under high speeds...
soem more can be read here about those mirro support
http://www.formula1.com/insight/technical_analysis/


By Steven on 20-03-2007 at 00:00

Correct, how could I ever forget protest for flexing :D



By manchild on 21-03-2007 at 20:08

Here is a closeup

http://photos.racing-live.com/f1/photos ... oa_056.jpg


By jwielage on 21-03-2007 at 22:56

Nice pic

It doesn\'t seem like the flex of that sidepod panel would yield any gain to the R27. The extra support was probably requested just to throw another stick in the spokes of the Renault team.

Wow that picture sure does give a great view of the winglets (ears) attached to the R27\'s nosecone (not sure if they are technicaly on the nose cone or not).


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