Red Bull has now dominated the training so that the competition must be bad. However, there is criticism of their front wings.
Both free practice were dominated by Red Bull with time intervals that you have not seen any longer. Morning was the third-placed Robert Kubica distance to a second, the afternoon was another 6 tenths behind Alonso, Vettel. The rest has played no role in Hungary. It was also surprising that in the long runs even looked different. Red Bull was high time he clearly ahead 1:24, then came Ferrari, could lie the deep 1.25er times. This was followed by the amazingly powerful Renault mean he managed to 1:25 1.26er times. When Ferrari did not neatly bricked, then Red Bull is on the weekend can not be beat.
Of course there is the chance that Ferrari was now on the way conservative and has been tested with full tanks. Really is so drained of fuel only in the quality, but the trends are already visible. Red Bull seems at least to the quality to keep ahead, then it will look like in the race, especially with the super soft, then again a different matter. Peace of mind you must be sure not to Red Bull.
Behind Ferrari and Renault is doing nothing for a long time, then come the Williams and Mercedes. Williams has a new Hockenheim "blown difussor" presented, the component of the flow against right now with the hot exhaust gases. This should bring even more grip on the rear axle, which in Hungary is indeed quite an advantage. Mercedes did not look good today, the car was not good that you could already see with the naked eye.
Not much better it was at McLaren, who got the bitchy and not retread MP4-25 in the handle. McLaren has also since Silverstone, Hockenheim and a "blown diffuser", which was combined with a completely new floor. And there are probably just the problems, because the concept really seems to not work. The car is more restless than before, both pilots complain that it is problematic, especially in the qualification is to force the car to a fast lap.
On the edge of the training there were renewed discussions about the front wing of Red Bull, even in the live recordings onboard could see that the wing biegte already in mid-paced passages down. And quite a few inches. The FIA has tested the wing several times, most recently in Hockenheim, as you could see on the form of photos, that the wing is too flexible. The test of the FIA goes like this: you bet the wing end plates of a force of 500N (50kg) out, it may not be more than 10mm of the wings move downward.
There are currently two theories in the paddock, like Red Bull tricks: some believe that the small spoiler on the wing are equipped with flexible suspensions. The wings give the total in the FIA test the stability required by the wayside when they receive flow directly, they react differently. Others argue that the test is the FIA nonsense. Even in medium-speed corners the giant wings would reach many more than 500N load. The wings of Red Bull would simply turn off 500N down like chewing gum in the sun. Ferrari will have a similar concept in the other.
In both cases it is so that Red Bull does not violate the regulations, at least not directly. However, it infringes on no punishment worthy way to the idea of the law. The FIA should either prohibit the wings (which they can not so easily), or modify the regulations (which may also not so easy in the season).
A very detailed technical analysis of the front wing, or the so-called "aero-elasticity" there are Scrabs .
The latest rumor: Apparently not only the wings at Red Bull as flexible, but the entire car. One puzzling since the beginning of the season on why the Red Bull is so good in quality and there have been no conclusive statements that the car is lower on the road, as it should. When Adrian Newey as a kind of invented "flexible chassis", which would be the biggest stroke of genius for decades.
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One question:
Why the FIA could not prohibit such a "theory" front wing?
It surely means moving parts are prohibited. And when the wing exceeds the values he offends against these rules. Does the front wings meet the rule, or only the specified test of the FIA?
Mfg. Doppel00
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I just saw a movies on YouTube where you can still see quite clearly with the naked eye as the wing is lowered and more clearly seen as the inner drum of the wing comes up again. I do not know if links are allowed, so I sit sometimes absolutely nothing.
But I am beautiful like a wing can bend something so strong and the FIA declared legal. It is here not about a few millimeters too much, which must already be several centimeters! Then you can forget the FIA test.
Mfg. Doppel00
@ Doppel00: Links to youtube are of course allowed.
The FIA does its standard test, weighted with 50kg of hold the end plates. The problem is that the front wing generates significantly more downforce, about 130 to 150kg this year. It is known also that moves with all the teams of the wings downward. That must be as well to a certain extent, because a completely rigid wing would break. Red Bull (and to a lesser extent Ferrari) has found a way that the structural integrity, in their entirety and the FIA test, the leaf remains ensures the wing but is still flexible, than the competition. Since there is no new rule, in which you reduce the weight load on the FIA test, it must be understood first of all, such as Red Bull did. The theory is that Red Bull does this use of the components of the wing, you would have to start testing a material, which is within the rules, well then it is not feasible.
The FIA could just remember the rule that flexible parts are not allowed on the car, but as long as you own under the testing guidelines here can not prove, that will be difficult.
It all boils down to the other teams, the first copy, and then ban during a FOTA meeting of the stuff again (see the double diffuser)
Yes, the Adrian Newey is always something ... I remember that I have heard that yet Horner said the front wing would bring hardly anything anyway - when he was Vettel.