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Jason
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Paul Ricard testing

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Found this, again Renault runs the narrow nose cone of theirs in testing. But they are not using it in the GP, I'm very curious about Renault. They use the narrower nose cone in testing but not in the race, why?
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heres a picture of the testing machine in Paul Ricard
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Maybe it just makes f- all difference!
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Is the two plane flip up a new feature?
All I know is I don't know much....

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Sodder wrote:Is the two plane flip up a new feature?
It was already on it last year Sodder. :evil:
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I asked that question in one of my threads, please try to see what other people have written. But the general answer was data comparsion to the fatter nose cone that they use.
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Jason wrote:
Sodder wrote:Is the two plane flip up a new feature?
It was already on it last year Sodder. :evil:
Easy there killer, this is my first season watching the technical aspect of the sport.

Matter of fact its only my second season watching it at all. :roll:

After doing some searching I see you are right (I am not saying I doubted you). The picture of the R25 I have saved to my laptop is of the car at unvailing. The lower flip up was introduced at monaco last year. My mistake.
All I know is I don't know much....

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Sodder just asked "Is the two plane flip up a new feature" so no reason to reply him with pissed smiley.
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I do think the flip-ups located ahead of the rear wheels are larger than previously though. Perhaps it's the camera angle, but they seem wider and extend all the way to the centre of the tyre. Maybe that's why Sodder noticed them!

(ps. I'm primarily referring to the lower flip-up)
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I say this not just a nose cone thing, the rear wing surface seems to reduced. Could that used to be cutting drang or something esle?
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Toyota is running a double mid-wing, if this is not for getting downforce then is it supposed stablise more airflow before it hits the rear wing?
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Midland - New engine and suspension.
Toyota - TF106B

Results of 19/5/2006(top 4)

1) Oliver Panis
35 laps 1:27.143

2) Ricardo Zonta
88 laps 1:27.239

3) Pedro de La Rosa
52 laps 1:27.290

4) Gary Paffett
77 laps 1:27.649
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Sodder wrote:
Jason wrote:
Sodder wrote:Is the two plane flip up a new feature?
It was already on it last year Sodder. :evil:
Easy there killer, this is my first season watching the technical aspect of the sport.

Matter of fact its only my second season watching it at all. :roll:
There's nothing like a warm welcome eh Sodder? Don't worry about it mate.
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Meh, If the internet was serious I would have been in hundreds of fights, and been with hundreds of supermodels.
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Perhaps they're testing tires.

Perhaps they're testing engine reliability.

Perhaps they're not testing aerodynamics.

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frpax wrote:
Perhaps they're not testing aerodynamics.

:wink:
Yeah I agree, you can't possibly test Monaco's aerodynamics at Paul Ricard. Both are completely different circuit with different layout.
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