During practice in Japan Renault mounted laser sensors under the front suspension's lower-wishbone V-mounting to measure ride-height variation throughout the lap. This allowed them to measure how nervous the car was with different set-ups. The more constant the ride height (signifying less pitching...
Following Honda's takeover of BAR, for Japan the team switched to brake callipers by Honda affiliate Akebono, ending their previous two-year relationship with Alco. The new callipers are said to be of a lighter design, providing smoother braking performance to the 007.
The B version of the TF105 finally debuts in Japan after much testing. The most obvious change is the pick-up points for the front suspension, the lower wishbones now connected to the bottom corner of the chassis (left arrow) rather than to the single keel underneath. This alters the geometry,...
Arguably the most aerodynamically efficient car of 2005, the MP4-20 has sported even narrower rear bodywork in recent races, closely sculpted around the engine and gearbox within, with the only opening being the wide one behind the exhausts to improve hot air extraction. This ensures minimal...
For Japan, Williams have introduced their own version of the secondary wing profiles first seen on the Renault and also since adopted by Jordan, BAR and Minardi. The additional profiles are not part of the endplate, but are linked to them and to the foremost part of the nosecone, in a similar way to...
This area is ever evolving, especially since the double-profile design was introduced in Belgium. For Japan, as was the case in Brazil, more changes to the lower-front section of the endplates, which now bend outwards at their base, in a similar fashion to the McLaren's. This provides a wider...
