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Although the
fundamental design philosophy of the F2005 is the same as
previous cars, the changes in bodywork regulations have
meant that we have also had to maximise downforce in order
to recover as much as possible of the 25% we lost initially.
Changes to
regulations which now require only one set of tyres to be
used for two qualifying session and the race have meant we
have had to consider tyre life as well as performance so, as
usual, many areas of the car have had to be fundamentally
revised in order to make a step in performance.
I will explain
in more details:
Aerodynamics
The areas directly affected by the new regulations, eg wings
and diffuser, are obviously all new but even radiator,
exhaust and gearbox layouts have been fundamentally revised
to optimise the aerodynamics. In addition, there are several
development items planned to be introduced during testing in
the next month so when it first races it will look
differently in some areas to the car you see here.
Transmission
While the transmission internals have been further optimised,
the casing is completely new, both in terms of its shape to
optimise the aerodynamics and its method of construction and
use of materials. A prototype has been successfully tested
in the F2004.
Chassis
The chassis is completely new, both in terms of shape, which
is a result of the aerodynamic development programme
in terms of materials used and
design of the
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