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Technical F1: Goodbye to stepped noses
Formula 1 is entering a transitionary year in terms of the regulations, with significant rule changes set for introduction at the end of 2013. To kick-start a new series of technical features, GPUpdate.net takes a look at the removal of 'stepped noses', with teams now permitted to place a panel over the unpopular design trait. The history of Formula 1 noses The nose height reached the level of the front wing before 1991, but in that season the Benetton team (now known as Lotus) launched the first modern Formula 1 car with a raised nose, allowing the front wing to hang under the nose cone via two vertical pylons. Since then, nose heights have become higher and lower and vice versa,...
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