Chinese Grand Prix: Formula 1 teams face tougher tests on flexi-wings
The stricter test aimed at limiting this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix aimed at limiting the flexibility of the rear wing.
Formula 1’s governing body, FIA, decided to conduct a test after observing the rear wing on the car at the Australian Grand Prix last weekend.
Harder test of the hindwing Already introduced for Melbourne competition.
The FIA ​​statement said that after analyzing the lenses of cameras designed to study rear wing deformation, there was sufficient reason for more rigorous testing.
For the Shanghai competition, the test will limit the gap between the main plane of the rear wing and the flap to 0.75mm when a 75kg vertical load is applied in the pit.
This includes the following matches in Japan from April 4 to 6, depending on the 0.25 mm tolerance allowed by the short circuit involved, which will reduce the allowable gap during the test period to 0.5mm.
In Australia, this so-called “slot gap” is allowed to open no more than 2mm.
The teams were told on Monday that the rule changes were made and all teams comply with Australian rules, the FIA ​​said.
The team has long tried wing elasticity as a tool to improve performance.
The principle is to increase linear velocity as the wing changes under increased load, and as the wing bounces the wing back to the maximum downforce generate specifications, as the vehicle’s maximum speed decreases, as the vehicle’s maximum speed changes, drag can be reduced to increase the speed of the curve to improve the grip strength.
Overall, the process allows the team to run the car with more downforce on the curve without sacrificing straight-line speed, which is usually the result of powerful wings.
This becomes particularly important in current cars, as their inherent design makes it difficult to achieve an ideal handling balance between high and low speed turns.
A more difficult test of front wing resilience will be introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix on May 30.
