Sunday, April 26, 2009

F1 aerodynamic modifications on display in Bahrain

Force India and McLaren introduce new bodywork

More and more teams are treating the practice sessions on Friday as open testing. Using them to develop new parts rather than to find the best setup.

McLaren introduced a few updates at Sakhir, most notably a new asymmetric exhaust exit configuration. The left hand outlet is larger than the right as the left hand sidepod contains extra heat exchangers.A more extreme version was tested n Friday but the race spec variant (below) is less radical.

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Force India also introduced a major new aero package for the VJM02 featuring a new floor, front wing end plates, diffuser and revised side pods

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Renault adjusted the R29's exhaust exits and cooling on the engine cover.

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