Archive | 25 January 2012

Also-rans: The news bites for 25/01/2012

/ / Bad surprise for Lotus: The FIA has declared the end of last week, the team developed the reactive suspension system to be illegal. This is somewhat unexpected inasmuch as it had been clearly signaled to the team that the system is legal. According to a report by autosport.com According to the motor sports authority but now disagree. Apparently it has become clear that the suspension had developed in a different direction than expected. So far, F1 cars are prone to the front during braking, which makes the air flow is unstable on the wing. The new system should have prevented this pendulum motion - the FIA provides for the suspension, therefore, for the purposes of the regulations now as aerodynamic (forbidden) moving part (caution).

/ / Pirelli tires, the color of the markings has changed somewhat. The colors (red -> Super Soft, Yellow -> Soft White -> Medium, Silver -> Hard) are the same, however, have raised the silver considerably darker, so that they can better distinguish it from the media mix. Also new: The color markings are a little wider, the writing has become much bigger. And so it looks in the picture then . (Don)

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