Adjustable wings idea is cool but the circumstances and do's and dont's regarding its use are pathetic :S ...
F1âs great unknown: How will adjustable wings work?
The first test of the 2011 season is only two days away and soon we will all learn a lot more about how the biggest rule change for this year, the adjustable rear wing, is going to affect the racing.
^ nice article.. excerpts here for quick understanding,..
" The purpose is to create more overtaking, clearly,...
The simple concept of this change is a pivot in the rear wing which allows it (rear adjustable wing) to open up a gap from 10mm to 50mm, thereby shedding downforce and increasing straight line speed â rather like the F Duct did last year.
Engineers Iâve spoken to say that a system that is correctly used by a driver should be worth over 0.5 sec a lap.
But unlike the F Duct (which is now banned) it cannot be used anywhere on the track during the race. It can only be used after the first two laps and then only in a pre-determined section of track and only then by a car which is within a second of the car in front. And this is where things get a little more vague and are still under discussion.
The driver will be notified by a light in the cockpit and he will move the wing using a control on the steering wheel. The driver can manually return the wing to its normal level or hitting the brakes will achieve the same result. If the system fails, it defaults to the high downforce setting.
The car in front will not be allowed to use his wing to defend. This sense of feeling like a sitting duck might lead some drivers wanting to âweaveâ to block or shake off a tow,...
According to Fernando Alonso, âThe only difficultyâŚwill be buttons on the steering wheel and a very short time you have to make some decisions, to react to buttons and still drive the car, so in some of the cases in wet races, poor visibility, things like that, we need to check.â "
^ as u can get the gist.. usage rules are pathetic :S ...
reading thru Kubica's interview, he doesn't sound much excited and hopeful :S ...
i m happy for Senna and Grojeans both..