Dave Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Found a nice summary here: http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2013/8/14875.html The 2014 season will bring with it some of the biggest changes to Formula One racing’s technical regulations for quite some time. Not only is the sport adopting new 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engines, there are also tweaks to the rules concerning aerodynamics and a far greater emphasis on energy recovery systems. We spoke to two technical directors - Toro Rosso’s James Key and Caterham’s Mark Smith - about the new regulations and what effect they’ll have on the design of next year’s cars, but first, here is a summary of the main changes:Engine - it’s out with 2.4-litre normally-aspirated V8 engines and in with 1.6-litre V6 turbo engines, revving to a maximum of 15,000rpm.Gearbox - gearboxes are to have eight forward ratios - rather than the current seven - which each team must nominate ahead of the season.Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) - in 2014, a larger proportion of each car’s power will come from ERS which, together with the engine, make up the powertrain or power unit. As well as generating energy under braking, ERS units will also generate power using waste heat from the engine’s turbocharger. Unlike the current KERS - which give drivers an extra 80bhp for six seconds per lap - the 2014 ERS will give drivers around 160bhp for 33 seconds per lap. To compensate for the extra power being generated under braking by ERS, teams will be allowed to use an electronic rear brake control system.Fuel - to promote fuel efficiency, fuel will be limited to 100kg per race.Minimum weight - to compensate for the increased weight of the 2014 powertrain, minimum weight has been increased from the current 642kg to 690kg.Exhaust - unlike today where two exhaust tailpipes are used, the 2014 regulations mandate the use of a single tailpipe which must be angled upwards to prevent the exhaust flow being used for aerodynamic effect. Additionally, bodywork is not allowed to be placed behind the tailpipe.Nose height - for safety reasons the height of noses will be reduced in 2014. The maximum height is currently 550mm, whereas next year it’s 185mm.Front wing - front wings will be a little narrower next year with the width reduced from 1800mm to 1650mm.Rear wing - the rear wing will also look a little different in 2014 compared to this year’s models. The lower beam wing is being outlawed and the main flap will be slightly shallower in profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Can't wait for 2014!! The ERS system looks... EPIC and as Red Bull struggle to get theirs to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Only annoying part of the regs for me is the fuel limit. It means people are gonna be fuel saving in thr race yet again Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Only annoying part of the regs for me is the fuel limit. It means people are gonna be fuel saving in thr race yet again Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 4 Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I like massive change in F1 makes it more exciting IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamirNYK Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Nose height - for safety reasons the height of noses will be reduced in 2014. The maximum height is currently 550mm, whereas next year it’s 185mm. Does this mean we're going back to these types of noses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Does this mean we're going back to these types of noses? Kind of... like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Sorry, can't find the english version of this image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamirNYK Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Not bad at all, that exhaust only looks ridiculous, my car has a better looking one, but we'll get used to it. I'm glad this rear wing never came to life, cos that was just awful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Not bad at all, that exhaust only looks ridiculous, my car has a better looking one, but we'll get used to it. I'm glad this rear wing never came to life, cos that was just awful Agree.... & definatly agree lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky-gunner Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Next years betting on here will be funny keep your eyes on f1 news boys & girls because if you dont you may get left beind lol Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Marples Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 hows this Betting thing work i love F1 and want to join for next year if i can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 hows this Betting thing work i love F1 and want to join for next year if i can Course you can join in m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Marples Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 just when your ready let me know what to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Next years betting on here will be funny keep your eyes on f1 news boys & girls because if you dont you may get left beind lol Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk 2 Did you miss the news for this year then?? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 just when your ready let me know what to do Yeah, keep an eye out for a thread in the sports section at the beginning of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky-gunner Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 this looks cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Marples Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 standing by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 standing by Who do support? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Marples Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Button, hamilton deresta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Random place to tag you all I know but it wont let me do it on my first F1 post and I usually do it on the second but now I can't do that either without someone else replying LMAO Go post your bets peoples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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