The improvement of Ferrari passes through improving leaks

Less than a week to the start of the Grand Prize of Spain Ferrari it seem to have things very clear. The Grand Prize of Turkey served as a spur for the Italian team and the improvements that were presented there, worked. The Ferrari 150 Italy works in rhythm of race, but it still has to improve in the ratings. But at Istanbul Park, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa not could count on one of the most eagerly awaited improvements, the new fund level and diffuser.
For the Grand Prize of Spain, at Ferrari they want to improve in the face to the rating and as Stefano Domenicali said that happens by improving aerodynamic load and above all, to improve the area of the exhaust. Scrapped the revolutionary option of Renault, the way forward for Ferrari is the posterior zone of the current leaders, Red Bull.
The secret of Red Bull think that everyone already knows it. The British formula one team used a map of specific during the rating engine that allows to get that gases continue leaving in large numbers while the engine is not at full capacity. These gases, well channelled is they can be directed towards wherever the team and it is used to stick the car to the ground and better grip and traction.

Renault R31 online leaks

The position of the R31 Renault leaks caused surprise in the offseason. Lotus Renault GP engineers opted for put them just below of the air from the radiator intakes. An idea revolutionary and different from the rest of teams has not given them wrong result, in view of the performance has given his.
In the video that is shown after the jump you can see quite clearly the operation of the new system of leakage of the team of Enstone. It is true that largely contributed the rain fall on the Istanbul Park circuit in the first session of free practice. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
A few weeks ago Ross Brawn commented that the front leaks could have a greater impact than the double diffuser. Eventually more teams by copying this system? Not all perhaps copy the designs of the Red Bull of Adrian Newey.

Adrian Newey: "McLaren improved copying our leaks"

In the past Grand Prize of Australia McLaren took that leap forward that he has once again put in positions of honor. At the moment, probably have the second best overall, after the untouchable Red Bull, and ahead of Ferrari. The improvements introduced by the Woking in Albert Park gave the expected result and result back in the ointment.
Adrian Newey, technical director of Red Bull, is very clear the reason for this great evolution, McLaren had copied the Red Bull exhaust system. A practice is not new in the Grand Circus. In the absence of ideas, the teams often take borrowed those operating of its rivals, see double diffuser or confucto-f, to cite the most recent.
The English engineer commented it upon receipt of the Segrave Trophy at the RAC Club in London:

McLaren took a giant leap forward by copying our exhaust system, that is what I have to say. We believe that to us is, but it seems that it also serves to McLaren. For us it is a compliment, but would hurt us then we will win with him.

I do not think that the team based in Woking is the only one to take given the idea of Red Bull. Williams hopes to have a system similar to the Chinese Grand Prix, and not be disposable more rivals caused to rise to the cart. Another thing is to the copycat give you such a good result to Red Bull and McLaren. The hurries are not good counsellors.

McLaren introduces front leaks in MP4-26

 Developed, front or previous leakage Lotus Renault GP R31 presented during the first days of test last week have become one of the newest technical talents of what we have 2011 preseason.A creative solution to fight against the ban of blown leaks that gave such a good result in 2010.

And if the idea seems good, Robert Kubica scored the best time in the three days of tests out there, it is logical that the rest of the teams take note.McLaren has been the first copying the front leaks and is already testing its new MP4 - 26. The last single-seater Woking is perhaps the most striking of all submitted. Their intakes will become an icon similar to that created front wing media think Antonia Terzi for Williams. The famous morro walrus. Let us hope that they them leave better.