Team: Mattia Binotto (CTO), Simone Resta (CD), Loic Bigois (HA), David Sanchez (CA), Jock Clear (ED), Corrado Onorato (DCD), Rory Byrne (Tech Advisor), Massimo Rivola (SD), Matteo Togninalli (CRE), Maurizio Arrivabene (TP), Sergio Marchionne (Chairman)
Drivers: Sebastian Vettel (5), Kimi Raikkonen (7), Esteban Gutierrez (reserve)
It is prohibited under the article 3.8 of the Technical Regulations
But I have a hard time imagining how it can work.FIA F1 TechRegs wrote: With the exception of the parts necessary for the adjustment described in Article 3.6.8{DRS}, any car system, device or procedure which uses driver movement as a means of altering the aerodynamic characteristics of the car is prohibited.
This article seems filled with speculation and author opinion presented as facts. Ferrari loosing 1-3 tenths per lap in race on main straight? So Mercedes was actually faster there, right?ferkan wrote: ↑16 Apr 2018, 23:46http://www.f1analisitecnica.com/2018/04 ... 1h-si.html
- Ferrari used new floor in Bahrain, it is structurally different as the old one had slight flexibility that caused instability while cornering
- There were few changes introduced to bargeboard area
- Changes where obviously very positive and confirmed CFD and simulation data
- Ferrari PU now exceeding qualifying mode of Mercedes
- In race however, they did more lift and coast then Mercedes and would lose 0.1-0.3 tenths on some laps in S3 on straights
- Innovative system from Ferrari was introduced in SF71H where driver can manually (with pedal on steering wheel) control hot air coming from wastegates to make rear wing more efficient (?)
- Borderline legal, but questions FIA could receive questions about this
- Bottas was faster only on lap 4, 9 and 16 and recovered 3.5s deficit through bigger then expected performance gap between new M and old S tires, slower pit entry from Vettel and slow pitstop (fast for Bottas)
- Ferrari in China had performance advantage on all tires, in race and in Q
Interesting!
If I remember correctly, McLaren scrapped that concept pretty quickly?roon wrote: ↑17 Apr 2018, 20:54Sometimes you want a big notch in the floor.
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It's the DRS range, Kimi was more in the thick of battle than Seb and it's better with more cars making your tow. Intermediate 1 and 2 speed differences can also be attributed to having a small tow.
I was closely watching the gaps during the first stint of the race and Bottas would consistently gain several tenths in the final sector for a large chunk of that stint. At the time I wondered if Seb was doing some kind of saving (he’d gain the time back in the other sectors) so wouldn’t surprise me at all if there was some fuel saving here - although I would have thought lower mode due to the fact it was on the straight, not all in the braking zone.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑18 Apr 2018, 06:48It's the DRS range, Kimi was more in the thick of battle than Seb and it's better with more cars making your tow. Intermediate 1 and 2 speed differences can also be attributed to having a small tow.
So it is probably just a rotary switch like any other.
Apparently yes, and Kimi doesn't have it on his steering wheel which is a bit odd. Maybe it's Seb's preference to have the switch there while Kimi has it on another part of his steering wheel.
I think this could be it tbh. I see the brake bias as one of the settings that drivers fiddle most during the race, usually adjusting almost corner to corner, for instance engine modes I think you are restricted by the amount of changes you can make. So for such an important setting maybe Seb finds it easier if he has a dedicated paddle to mess around that doesn't involve taking a hand out of the wheel. I could totally see this being coupled with a button for the thumb that opens the "brake tune menu" and then the paddle changes the percentage to your liking and you lock it with your button and release the paddle until next tune. I always hated how drivers are constantly taking the hand of the wheel to adjust a knob for brake bias, seems not the best interface for racing.iulian_florea wrote: ↑20 Apr 2018, 12:44I wrote yesterday about the paddle but the post was deleted it seems.
I was wondering if it might be a new switch for brake ballance, to fine tune it for each corner. Vettel was complaining about brakes issues in AUS.
If the idea is so stupid it should be removed by the admin once again, please let me know by pm.
