formula 1 engineers
I have little knowledge about Formula 1 … But why the years of cars that look much easier than last year?
I been looking at the pictures of this year season pretesting and all the cars much easier than last year – softer lines and less nooks and crannies in the pontoons. Time and money is spent on developing these cars, but it seems to have completely changed the design of this year – Meaning that engineers had to be wrong in previous years. Unless there are new regulations and restrictions in place, or thing? Someone Can he explain? Please excuse my lack of understanding.
There are a number of factors. The first is cost reduction. Max Mosley (FIA president) has said that the teams spend much money on cars and refined in every detail, without actually innovative. He decided that to reduce costs for small equipment, would limit the use of fins for aerodynamic parts of the car. This would save money spent on wind tunnel testing and CFD. The other is exceeded. Overtaking are relatively rare in F1 compared to, for example, Moto GP and automobiles. Aerodynamics, think it is because the use of dry tires, which reduces the amount of tire grip and mechanical grip aerodynamic grip means it is too big. I am not an expert in aerodynamics, but I understand, explaining that the turbulent air in front of the car affects the car trying to overtake. The solution proposed by the FIA is to bring the slicks and reducing the amount of aerodynamic fins, which holds the handle to the mechanical rather than aerodynamic as it was then grooved tires. I hope that was clear enough. 
EDIT: There is also the KERS system, which requires much research and contradicts cost reduction with the FIA seemed to be pushing.
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