New Renault 2007 F1 car
Discussion
Lathafummi said:
Thats a nice touch - do you know of any hi-res versions of those pics?
The mirrors look a nice touch, noticed a few of the cars had this new aero appendage sprouting up over the last season, and the mirrors are known to cause a bit of a problem to the aero packages, maybe the 2 designers(aero and mirror people) met up in the canteen and got talking. Logical answer to a known problem, i would be suprised if more teams didnt have theirs in the same way.
Lathafummi said:
Reminds me of the things you see on coaches...
Renault tried Ferrari's mirror interpretaton out last year but couldn't make it work. They also struggled with using BAR's flow conditioners until they realised they had to modify the shape of the sidepod to work in conjunction with it.
First time I've seen those mirrors too - so it will be interesting to see whether they run the car with them and what the FIA says about the field of vision they do (or do not) offer.
No sign of the "sharks tooth" flow conditioner that I thought might make an appearance on this year's car - perhaps it'll come later...
First time I've seen those mirrors too - so it will be interesting to see whether they run the car with them and what the FIA says about the field of vision they do (or do not) offer.
No sign of the "sharks tooth" flow conditioner that I thought might make an appearance on this year's car - perhaps it'll come later...
rubystone said:
Renault tried Ferrari's mirror interpretaton out last year but couldn't make it work. They also struggled with using BAR's flow conditioners until they realised they had to modify the shape of the sidepod to work in conjunction with it.
First time I've seen those mirrors too - so it will be interesting to see whether they run the car with them and what the FIA says about the field of vision they do (or do not) offer.
No sign of the "sharks tooth" flow conditioner that I thought might make an appearance on this year's car - perhaps it'll come later...
First time I've seen those mirrors too - so it will be interesting to see whether they run the car with them and what the FIA says about the field of vision they do (or do not) offer.
No sign of the "sharks tooth" flow conditioner that I thought might make an appearance on this year's car - perhaps it'll come later...
I would expect the field of vision to be better as the mirror is now in line with the rear wheel rather than the wing. I doubt they'll wobble around much worse than conventional mirrors, which are of limited use anyway...
limegreennutter said:
steviebee said:
They look great but I would wager they'll not be on the car when it races. They look like they'll wobble wildly and be prone to damage.
If you look closley there is a stay there also.
they look more solid than the ones mclaren had last year, remember kimis one flying off?
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