alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago[Phillip Horton] Some updates from the F1 Commission: - Scoops permitted for F1 cars in extreme heat - Tyre blankets to remain in 2025 - No work on 2026 car allowed until 2025 - Sprint 2024 schedule/sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up124arrow-down1image[Phillip Horton] Some updates from the F1 Commission: - Scoops permitted for F1 cars in extreme heat - Tyre blankets to remain in 2025 - No work on 2026 car allowed until 2025 - Sprint 2024 schedule/sh.itjust.worksalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareNighed@sffa.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI’m assuming it means they can flair out the bodywork around the engine cooling vents to stick out somewhat more so they can get more air in for cooling?
minus-squareClaidheamh@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s for driver cooling, so it will be an air scoop somewhere on the nose.
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What are scoops?
I’m assuming it means they can flair out the bodywork around the engine cooling vents to stick out somewhat more so they can get more air in for cooling?
It’s for driver cooling, so it will be an air scoop somewhere on the nose.