FIA Formula 1 Championship 2012

**Si 06** · February 5th, 2012 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by niky

Rules state that the nose can only be a certain height in front, and can only come down to a set height behind the front wheel. Either you use a stepped nose, or use a very narrow slanted nose like McLaren. It is possible McLaren and Red Bull will be among the few teams that have a ***y nose this year. Everyone else likes having the nose as high as possible.

Forget the stepped noses... though Force India's is the best non-McLaren so far... the most important part of the car is at the rear.

Force India has a clean undercut sidepod like McLaren, but their exhaust blows into an auxiliary winglet under the main wing. Ferrari are blowing the exhaust onto the brake ducts. It's likely that their brake ducts will either direct air towards the rear diffuser or act as an extension of the rear diffuser.

The most important part of the car is the car itself front till back not just the rear.

**niky** · February 5th, 2012 10:45 AM

Almost all the teams will be using the stepped nose. McLaren won't be doing it because their car last year had a low nose, anyway.

The only point of interest on the nose cone itself, the bump, is probably going to be used as to "kick" air up away from e driver and into the air box. At least, this is the probable reason Ferrari have made the bump full width instead of smoothing it out like on the Caterham or Force India.

What's more interesting is under the nose, as teams explore how much air they can channel with e extended struts... whereas McLaren uses struts and a turning vane... To channel air to e floor under and around the side pods and ultimately to the rear diffuser.

**Monseratto** · February 6th, 2012 08:14 AM

Lotus F1 unveils E20 at Enstone - GPUpdate.net

Can't wait for the Red Bull challenger...mamayang gabi lalabas!

F1: 2012 Red Bull 'not as ugly as Ferrari' - Marko | News | Motorsport.com

Feb.5 (GMM) Dr Helmut Marko on Sunday gave the F1 world a sneak-preview of Red Bull's title-defending 2012 car.

A day before it debuts at Jerez, the Renault-powered RB8 will be revealed on Monday.

And the launch of Adrian Newey's next creation has become even more eagerly anticipated after rival top teams Ferrari and McLaren unveiled their 2012 machines.

Like the Caterham and Force India, Ferrari's car - the F2012 - has been derided for its 'ugly' nose.

The McLaren, however, has a sleek aerodynamic shape at the front.

Asked about the unattractive Ferrari solution, Red Bull's Marko insisted: "We have something that looks a lot better.

"Our car is not as ugly as the Ferrari, but it's also not like the McLaren, which doesn't have a kink in the nose at all.

"Ours is just a bit smaller and more elegant (than the Ferrari solution)," the Austrian added.

Also yet to be seen is the 2012 Mercedes, with the German marque's Norbert Haug promising: "The most beautiful car will be the one at the front."

**CVT** · February 6th, 2012 09:14 AM

Hanep ha? Intriga naman ako sa kotse ng Red Bull at Mercedes.......

14.8K:cow:

**Ry_Tower** · February 6th, 2012 10:00 AM

Parang battle of the noses ah... :hysterical:

Parang sa aerodynamics na naman focus nila ngayon. Once the race start yung "pogi" talaga mananalo. hehe

**KERSMcRae** · February 6th, 2012 12:27 PM

slight OT:

Just visited the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve this afternoon. It's too early though to see and walk on the track. puro snow pa. Sayang at hindi na namin aabutan ang sched dito.

Pero ang dami pa rin tao namamasyal.

**niky** · February 6th, 2012 01:14 PM

Probably number two right now in the beauty race.

Very clean looking bodywork... but Renault has always had clean-looking cars, even when they weren't out in front.

Too bad the dark color and picture angles don't show us much of how the back of the car looks: