You can't have body work in the exhaust cone, so it's got to be right on the end of them.horse wrote:2/ I am wondering if the exhaust fairing goes beyond the exhaust exit, so that it picks up the gas from the exhausts pointing up (the mandated 10 degrees) and then directs the flow towards the wheels.
I don't think they can, IIRC no bodywork is allowed with in a centre limit/ cone after the end of the exhaust. So I can't see a way of doing it.horse wrote: 2/ I am wondering if the exhaust fairing goes beyond the exhaust exit, so that it picks up the gas from the exhausts pointing up (the mandated 10 degrees) and then directs the flow towards the wheels.
Owwwwwwm my eyes!!!JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:
From the hump backwards I think she is a thing of beauty. Shame about the rules...
Is that legal, if they have to be a minimum 10 degrees pointing upwards, how can they blow the brake ductsVasco wrote:So they using a a secondary inlet behind the roll hoop like the MP4-26.
Also, with the way the exhausts are positioned, they seem to be trying to blow the brake duct winglets.
I don't know what's going on then. Are they in breach? I think we need a rear three quarter photo to have a look at what they've done. You can't see it past the beam wing from the rear!beelsebob wrote:You can't have body work in the exhaust cone, so it's got to be right on the end of them.horse wrote:2/ I am wondering if the exhaust fairing goes beyond the exhaust exit, so that it picks up the gas from the exhausts pointing up (the mandated 10 degrees) and then directs the flow towards the wheels.
I just noticed that too. McLaren have dumped it though. I wonder if it's hard to control, say if you need more cooling for a hot country or less perhaps.Vasco wrote:So they using a a secondary inlet behind the roll hoop like the MP4-26.
At speed the airflow may divert the exhaust gases, curving them downwards and away from the 10 degrees line.King Six wrote:Is that legal, if they have to be a minimum 10 degrees pointing upwards, how can they blow the brake ductsVasco wrote:So they using a a secondary inlet behind the roll hoop like the MP4-26.
Also, with the way the exhausts are positioned, they seem to be trying to blow the brake duct winglets.
Uh the wings are most certainly there, although smaller than he envisioned. Looks like they could create a vortex to feed the rads.horse wrote:Ha! So much for the press! What a bunch of chancers - WHERE ARE THE F'IN WINGS????
Sorry, excuse me, ahem. Well, a few things:
1/ That nose hump looks better optimised on the Caterham than the Ferrari, TBH. Perhaps Ferrari are simply trying to make a point (no pun intended) in order to get the nose rules changed. If anything McLaren have spoiled that party so they may have to do something about it.
2/ I am wondering if the exhaust fairing goes beyond the exhaust exit, so that it picks up the gas from the exhausts pointing up (the mandated 10 degrees) and then directs the flow towards the wheels.
3/ I think they've done a nice job on packaging the rear.