Summarised version of the 2013 season changes

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Here is a summarised version of the 2013 F1 season changes



DRS use


For safety reasons, in 2013 drivers are only able to utilise the Drag Reduction System (DRS) overtaking aid within the designated DRS zones during practice and qualifying. Previously drivers had been free to deploy the system as they pleased in these sessions.






Active double-DRS systems outlawed

In 2012 Mercedes

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New 'Flexi wing' saga emerging in F1 - report

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

A new controversy about flexible front wings is set to emerge, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.



The magazine said McLaren has developed a front wing which moves around the horizontal axis, with Red Bull following suit with a similar idea that appeared in Singapore recently.



The report said the FIA, despite clamping down on past 'flexi wing' sagas by ramping up the

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Multi-Motion duct (for 2013 season?): A CFD simulations video by Diego Cano Zuriguel

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Despite the coming 2013 season in which teams will not be able to use systems such as Mercedes W03's Double DRS, many Formula 1 teams continue to work to improve aerodynamic performance of the cars. Subsequently, there is already someone ready to introduce a new and unique system, fully compliant with the 2013 technical regulations, able to exploit the aerodynamic flow improving top speed,

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FIA closes Red Bull 'Engine maps' loophole

Thursday, July 26, 2012

After the 'Floor holes', the illegal brake cooling ducts, the 'Double floor' (which is legal!), defending constructors' champions Red Bull have now been forced to change their engine mapping for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.Motor racing's ruling body, the International Motoring Federation (FIA), on Thursday [July 26] confirmed a clarification to the technical regulations that effectively

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Red Bull escape penalty over engine maps at Hockenheim

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull team escaped a penalty at his home German Grand Prix on Sunday after stewards cleared them of a possible breach of the technical rules.The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) had raised concerns, only hours before the 10th race of the season, about the engine torque mapping on the cars of Vettel and his Australian team mate

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FIA would've put the brakes on Alonso & Hamilton at the European Grand Prix

Friday, July 6, 2012

Valencia winner Fernando Alonso, and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, only narrowly avoided penalties at the recent European grand prix.Germany's Auto Motor und Sport has revealed the details of a team bosses meeting that took place at Silverstone on Thursday [July 5].They were told by FIA officials that Alonso and Hamilton technically broke the rules at Valencia, and would have been sanctioned if rival

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McLaren's tyre temperature management trick revealed- Report (+Video)

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, with the collaboration of renowned F1 technical illustrator Giorgio Piola, said the British team is using a system that controls the flow of heat from the brakes into the difficult-to-manage Pirelli tyres [Watch video illustrations below].So in a season in which a degree or two in temperature can bring a tyre in or out of Pirelli’s tiny ‘window’ of performance, the

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Apart from ‘floor holes’, Red Bull now asked to change Brake duct design

Saturday, June 9, 2012

The widely-reported ‘floor holes’ were not the only technical feature on Red Bull’s 2012 car to have caught the FIA’s attention recently.The reigning world champions were told by F1′s governing body after Monaco that its floor design does not comply with a new directive issued by Charlie Whiting. But Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports that the energy drink-owned team has had to make yet

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Back to the drawing board for Red Bull as 'hole' declared illegal

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Formula 1’s governing body the FIA have declared the floor of Red Bull’s RB8 illegal, after the technical fiasco which took place throughout the Monaco Grand Prix. After the race in Monaco, the teams chose to not protest Mark Webber’s victory, however for the Canadian Grand Prix the floor must be altered to comply with the clarified rules.The original design of the RB8’s floor consisted of holes

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FIA to issue rule clarification on ‘hole’ in the floor of RB8 (+Video + Brief Explanation)

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Gary Anderson believes the design does not meet the regulations at this point in timeAfter the recent Double Diffuser, the F-Ducts, Rear-Blown Diffuser, Front-Exit-Exhausts, the 'controversial innovations' continue this season as teams try to bend rules and interpret the rule-book in their own unique way. After the much-talked-about Double DRS System on the Mercedes F1 W03 this season, we now

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Tyres of a Formula One car : Pirelli F1 Tyre History (Video)

Friday, May 18, 2012

As mentioned in the previous article, success this season is about “understanding the characteristics of the tyre", rather than the winner being the team with the best overall package.Following-up with that angle, here is a video of Pirellli's history of racing tyres and a brief technical insight on the tyres of a Formula One car.Tyres of a Formula One carTyres are one of the most important

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2012 Rules & Regulations

Monday, January 23, 2012

Click on the image for an enlarged viewThe Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has published a series of Technical and Sporting Regulations for the 2012 Formula One season.Among the set of rule changes are the stringent exhaust placement rules, four-hour time limit and rules clarifying defensive driving.Following are the Technical and Sporting Regulations. Also included are excerpts

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