Recently, the theme of building new-generation cars has taken a new turn, reflected in the FIA’s technical guidance, which caused mixed reactions from the teams.
In accordance with this directive, federation experts will check the undersides of the cars and the control rods attached to them for wear and flexibility, as there are suspicions that some teams use special technical solutions contrary to the spirit of the technical regulation .
Theories have already appeared in the European race press, with the authors suggesting Ferrari was the first to think of such a decision. The gist is something like this: if, in accordance with regulations, the stiffness of the control bar is checked only at the front of the chassis, why not make the bottom closer to the rear wheels of the car?
Such a bottom will respond to changes in the pressure below it and partially compensate for vertical fluctuations – therefore the Ferrari car is less sensitive to this unpleasant phenomenon from the very beginning of the season.
Red Bull Racing has reportedly taken a closer look at the underside of F1-75 and Adrian Newey, the team’s head of engineering, guessed what principle it was based on, after which Milton Keynes developed their own version of one such a bottom.
Now the FIA knows about this and that is why the new edition of the technical guideline included new requirements for the rigidity of the bottom and control bar. This document should come into effect on the Belgian stage of the championship, but something tells us that it will not affect the balance of power in the championship too noticeably.
Source: F1 News
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