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30th March 2011, 17:59 #1
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Flex in non-flexible wings
How do the Bulls grind off the front wing endplates and still pass the 100kg static load tests ?
Or , perhaps more appropriately , how is it that nobody else can copy this trait ?
Charlie is saying they're ok .
Horner is sounding all bored with the questioning .
And , everyone else is left wondering how Newey is flexing the rules , enough to grind the endplates so much .
It seems kinda weird that nobody else has worked a way to do this , as the downforce at speed must be far more weight than 100kg .
Surely , these brains should be able to configure things such that they would not flex until they were above the required weight applied , and only then to a certain amount .
So , what's really going on here ?
If they aren't flexing the front down , the only other way is to lift the rear end , and that doesn't seem likely .
But , Horner seems a bit too happy with talking about the mysterious front end .
And Vettel said earlier he liked the rear .
Are folks looking at the wrong end of the car ?
That's my issue - so much of the sport is hidden behind a paywall; it's really not helping. As previously said, the rallying threads on forums like Pistonheads, Autosport & TenTenths just don't get...
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