News Details

Toro Rosso gets Ferrari-style vented wing mirrors

Toro Rosso has followed in the development footsteps of Ferrari and become the second team to add vented wing mirrors to its car ahead of the British Grand Prix. The unique concept was first seen on Ferrari's SF71H, which allows the team to channel the air through the mirrors and into an opening on the horizontal surface of the sidepods, allowing it to run smaller vertical inlets. The vents also reduce the negative airflow of the mirrors, as the flat surface spoils and disrupts critical airflow running over the sidepod. Often teams try to mount them as high as possible to avoid this, but the regulations restrict them being placed too high. The development shows just how...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Stoffel Vandoorne: 'No way' to avoid opening lap...

Stoffel Vandoorne says there was “no way” he could have...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

FIA ‘happy' with Mercedes' new mirrors

The FIA will not be asking Mercedes to remove their new-spec mirrors as...
7y ago from PlanetF1.com

New track surface will quicker laps at Silverstone...

Renault Sport Formula One Team‘s Chief Race Engineer Ciaron...

Alonso to start Austrian GP from pit-lane

Fernando Alonso will start the Austrian Grand Prix from the pit lane at...
7y ago from GPFans.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Roger Penske adds voice to discussion on US sports...

Roger Penske, owner of the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis Motor...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...

A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

‘No fear. Pure fire’: Mikel Arteta rallies wounded...

ager calls on players and fans to embrace the chance of Champions League...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

'They didn't have an answer' - Thierry Henry explains...

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry reckons Sporting CP could get the better of...
16m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Sources: Arsenal willing to sell Jesus and Havertz to...

Arsenal are intensifying their efforts to secure the signing of Julián...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

We have a big game on Wednesday, not just Sunday

Morning. This feels like such a strange week because at the forefront of...
1h ago from Arseblog.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.