Ferrari knew reliability would be paramount in Brazil if they were to have any chance of beating Renault to the title. To avoid any risk of overheating, they adopted an asymmetrical cooling configuration, with five separate vents on the top of the left sidepod, plus a triangular one under the...
Trialled in Brazil, this safety feature is due to become mandatory next season. The system comprises three LEDs in the cockpit, representing the yellow, red and blue warning flags used by marshals. The aim is to avoid the risk of drivers not spotting flags being waved by marshals. The marshals will...
According to Ferrari, the failure that stopped Michael Schumacher running in the third qualifying session in Brazil was related to the fuel pump. The failure prevented fuel being correctly transferred from the tank to the engine's injection system. A Formula One car's fuel system can be summarised...
McLaren continue their aero development into the final round in Brazil with two horizontal, pointy winglets (red arrow), one either side of the chassis' foremost section. These slightly odd-looking elements serve a similar function to the similarly-located devices seen on the Renault this season....
Not surprisingly, the last race of the season sees relatively few changes. This one was introduced at the last round and remains for Brazil. The knife-edge profile on the front wing's endplate has been widened, in turn reducing the overall section of the wing elements. This is to reduce airflow...
In Brazil, a small but interesting change to the endplate, which now features a curving - rather than straight - vertical profile. This increases the width of the 'channel' under the wing profile, in turn raising the quantity of air passing under the wing. This improves the efficiency of the bottom...
On the surface the R26's geometry looks little different to that of its Ferrari rival, at least in terms of its centre of roll position, due to similar positioning of the suspension's pick-up points. What differs is the respective lengths of the upper and lower wishbones and the average camber angle...
One of the 248 F1's strong points is its ability to exploit the full potential of its Bridgestone tyres, while maintaining very low wear rates and avoiding disruptive phenomena such as graining and blistering. The car's suspension geometry features a very small camber angle, made possible by what's...
