Conditions at Spa threw tyres into the spotlight. This drawing illustrates the two extremes. Dry tyres have four longitudinal, parallel grooves. These grooves are 2.5mm deep, 14mm wide at the top of the groove and 10mm wide at the bottom. Extreme wets, only usable under instruction from the clerk of...
The teams faced a real dilemma in Spa- they had to set their cars up for the race ahead of qualifying on Saturday, highly unsure whether it would rain or not on Sunday. In the wet ride heights must be raised to avoid aquaplaning - however this makes the car's aerodynamics less efficient and alters...
A completely new design for Spa, adopting the solution similar to that introduced by Renault and then followed by Jordan in Monza. The main difference is the fact that the additional profile is not part of the endplates themselves, but is connected to them as well as to the foremost point of the...
For Belgium, the Renault has lost the additional upper-wing profiles used in Monza to keep drag low. More downforce is required at Spa that at the Italian circuit, hence a return to a more traditional flap design. Note the upper edge of the endplates, which is lower than before, with a far more...
A complex design on the latest Jordan for Spa - a double series of vertical shields, coupled with a horizontal fin, triangular in shape. The concept behind this solution reflects its aim - improving the airflow management in this area and making the car's aerodynamics more efficient in terms of the...
The front wing has been one of the more frequently modified elements on the FW27 this season. For Spa (and Monza), a sort of hybrid solution incorporating endplates completely straight in their profile and deprived of the usual side winglet (right arrow). This is because both tracks sport long...
