Graphical Analysis of the Brawn GP diffuser

[rage2]

For those that want to understand what the fuss is about...



The 7 teams claim that you can see the suspension from the holes that feed the diffuser when looking from the bottom of the car, thus breaking the rule.

[arian_ma]

That's sick, I thought they already approved this.

[Mibz]

Final ruling is on Tuesday.

[Inzane]

Anyone know the verdict yet?

[Eleanor]

This is the latest I've heard:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/14/r...williams-toyo/

[The Cosworth]

Brawn said "I did explain that I felt we should have a different set of rules to simplify what needed to be done. I offered them, and they were rejected. We needed to clean the rules up, but nobody was interested. They're interested now."

wow

[Canmorite]

Ruled in Brawn's favor.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/7996698.stm

[irs]

That is awesome.

Finally not a court room win for Ferrari!

Hmmmm this will be a really interesting year!

[ryanallan]

I wonder how many teams will show up in China with revised body work...
Apparently Ferrari was testing theirs last week. And I would imagine that most teams were anticipating this decision and had already started development on new parts.

[Mibz]

Originally posted by ryanallan
I wonder how many teams will show up in China with revised body work...
Apparently Ferrari was testing theirs last week. And I would imagine that most teams were anticipating this decision and had already started development on new parts.

Depends on who can easily incorporate it. Red Bull is apparently going to have huge problems because of their pull-rod suspension whereas it's been reported that teams like McLaren don't need to change a whole lot with the rest of the car in order to accommodate the new diffuser.

[rage2]

McLaren says they'll have a 80% solution in China, with a full proper one (modified rear suspension + gearbox casing) at Barcelona. McLaren has been working on 3 different solutions in parallel, with the first "80% solution" debutting this weekend.

Ferrari did straightline testing last week with some new parts (not diffuser related), and don't expect to have a Diffuser solution until June (Monaco).

Red Bull just started working on their solution. Adrian Newey is flying back to the factory to start work immediately and skipping the Chinese GP.

Renault's lawyer during the case says they have their diffuser ready for this weekend's GP. Very vague info.

[Eleanor]

I would've expected the other teams to have been working on a new diffuser since pre-season testing began. Seems odd to wait it out till the last minute.

[DJ Lazy]

That's good news from Mclaren... Will be nice to see is LH can challenge for podiums in a better car... Heikki, well shit, I've kinda gave up on him at Mclaren... But maybe he can make it thru the 2nd corner with these upgrades..

Unfortunately, I won't be able to watch this race live this weekend.. Fuckin work schedule!!....... I dunno, maybe I can pull an all nighter..

[rage2]

Originally posted by DJ Lazy
Heikki, well shit, I've kinda gave up on him at Mclaren... But maybe he can make it thru the 2nd corner with these upgrades..

He actually made it to turn 5 the last race .

[Inzane]

Originally posted by rage2
Ferrari did straightline testing last week with some new parts (not diffuser related), and don't expect to have a Diffuser solution until June (Monaco).

Well, that sucks...

[DJ Lazy]

Originally posted by rage2

He actually made it to turn 5 the last race .

*flips on the race*..... Oh.. so he did.. haha, well maybe he can finish the first lap then..