Sahara Force India has announced it will use the Toyota Motorsport wind tunnel in Cologne for all of the team's future aerodynamic testing in 2015 and the foreseeable future.
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Sidhartha.techie wrote:A better 2015 is on the cards, with a 50% capacity Toyota Wind tunnel to be used ( they were using their own previously which was of 30 % capacity.) =D>
They have been using Toyota's German WT all this year...?
They will be using it from next year.I thought they were using their own this year
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Sidhartha.techie wrote:
Really ??, now that would be a step forward
Don't get too excited as these rumours have been around for at least since Vj took over as a potential move/expansion
There were very strong rumours the Brackley facility was to be closed soon in any case due to the CFD upgrade and the fact the tunnel was so old it couldn't be wholly relieved upon.
I am sure I remember being told several were put on notice but I do tend to forget quite a bit of stuff I'm told.
however I was told 'something is in the air' ... I am putting two and two but I feel certain the Mexican interest will be more than just as sponsor.
Hulkenberg to race for Porsche LMP1-H in Lemans 24h and Spa 6h (2015 WEC). Great to see that Force India lets its driver race in other categories. Hopefully more teams will release their drivers for big races like Indy500, Daytona 500, Bathurst 1000 etc. Would love to see how F1 drivers would fare in other types of racing cars.
Irvine:"If you don't have a good car you can't win it, unless you are Michael or Senna. Lots of guys won in Adrian Newey's cars, big deal. Adrian is the real genius out there, there is Senna, there is Michael and there is Newey.They were the three great talents."
kooleracer wrote:Hulkenberg to race for Porsche LMP1-H in Lemans 24h and Spa 6h (2015 WEC). Great to see that Force India lets its driver race in other categories. Hopefully more teams will release their drivers for big races like Indy500, Daytona 500, Bathurst 1000 etc. Would love to see how F1 drivers would fare in other types of racing cars.
kooleracer wrote:Hulkenberg to race for Porsche LMP1-H in Lemans 24h and Spa 6h (2015 WEC). Great to see that Force India lets its driver race in other categories. Hopefully more teams will release their drivers for big races like Indy500, Daytona 500, Bathurst 1000 etc. Would love to see how F1 drivers would fare in other types of racing cars.
It didn't go well for Kubica...
Well, you cant really compare driving a small rally stage in a Skoda Fabia and driving a Porsche prototype
McNish had a huge crash a few years ago, Duval this year also, they just walked away
These top championships (WRC, F1, WEC) are really safe
So Sahara Force India have begun testing an "LED wing display" under the supervision of the FIA. The hopes are to display the drivers name and tire that they're running on:
I believe MSC and Nico Rosberg tested something similar in 2012...the shark fin display...albeit not LED / live:
If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.
Hail22 wrote:So Sahara Force India have begun testing an "LED wing display" under the supervision of the FIA. The hopes are to display the drivers name and tire that they're running on:
That is Brendon Hartley testing for Mercedes in Magny-Cours in 2012 if I remember correctly. That shark fin is not a display though. It is a place for stickers indicating driver's name and number
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