News Details

FIA clamps down on steering suspension trick for 2018

The FIA has issued a technical directive clamping down on a suspension trick employed by multiple teams during the 2017 season. Suspension is a key area of development due to the performance gains it can deliver, but adjustable ride height systems are often banned as soon as they're discovered and that's the case once again with this latest development. The FIA's Charlie Whiting has written to all the teams informing them that a new system, whereby steering angle determines ride height, therefore lowering the car in a corner, will be outlawed. 'It became clear during the season that some teams were designing the suspension and steering systems in an attempt...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

FIA clamps down on trick F1 steering systems

The FIA is to clamp down on Formula 1 teams using steering angle to gain...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Gary Anderson: The details behind F1's trick steering...

Ex-Formula 1 technical director Gary Anderson offers his view on the FIA's...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

FIA cracks down on teams' clever steering ploy

The FIA has identified a clever steering design exploited by teams in...
8y ago from F1i.com

Analysis: How the Halo will change F1 in 2018

Formula 1 teams have started receiving the first definitive examples of...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

MotoGP's tightest title race in years: What...

The numbers back that up. According to Crash.net's post-race breakdown,...

How to fix small paint chips like a motorsport mechanic

The good news is that most everyday chips can be stabilised and blended...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Markham – Race Results

The first race on Markham’s new street course had a bit of everything,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Watch: Declan Rice suffers hilarious Community Shield...

Declan Rice suffered an awkward but hilarious moment during Arsenal's...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

‘That’s the standard’: Mikel Arteta hails...

t;li>Champions delight manager by ‘winning the first trophy’Enzo...
5h ago from TheGuardian.com

Arsenal emerge as favourites to sign £51m-rated Man...

Brighton midfielder Jack Hinshelwood has been linked with a move away from...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'Going to be an output machine', 'He is an upgrade' -...

Arsenal fans on X have waxed lyrical about summer signing Christos Tzolis...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.