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Old 31 Jul 2015, 18:11 (Ref:3562874)   #5
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In common with all the F1 2020cars, this car is based around a common safety cell, that consists of Tub, and canopy onto which constructors build their own framework, which forms chassis and skeleton of the car.

The safety cell, built to the common spec, by the top 4 manufacturers and made available to the lesser and junior teams at a reasonable cost (economy of scale).

The Cockpit canopy has been developed in conjunction with BAE Systems, is Front Hinged and contains squib charges (like in the Hawk, Harrier and Tornado aircraft) that if detonated shatters the Lexan derivative material. Allowing the driver to escape/be extracted, without the canopy frame having to be opened. A safe pin would also be issued to the marshals to open the cockpit should a driver be incapable and the vehicle is upright

There are a number of safeguards against the squibs accidentally being fired, from the “remove before driving pin”, a 2 trigger sequence from within the car to arm and then fire, and an gyrostabilser system that automatically enables the charges if the car reaches a rollover angle, allowing the driver to blow the cockpit with just one of the triggers, or a marshal to blow the trigger using one of three buttons that also become active on the car (like the neutral or battery cut off buttons).
To accommodate the safety cell and the supports for the canopy, the overall width of the car has been increased by 25cm at it’s already widest point. The cockpit opening has been increased by 10cm in width as well

Moving forward from the cockpit, the constructors own front suspension components are onto the framework before the rather blunt looking Nose, that gently comes down to a Middle position. Hanging from this by angled struts, is the lowest piece of the front wing, the single piece that is narrower than on current cars has the maximum allowed 2 additional wing “elements” attached at each plate.

The floor of the car is the teams own design, and contains the Venturi type tunnels that brings back limited and controlled ground effect. The dimensions and areas where the tunnels can be located are tightly controlled by the FIA.

The side pods on the car look fairly convention by current standards, the most obvious difference being that with the cars being wider, the radiator openings appear a little larger.

Behind the canopy the power unit is an evolution of the current systems that allows in excess of 1000Hp, however some of the harvested electrical power will now be used for other functions, the exact amount, being controlled by the next generation common ECU.

The power unit now has 2 parallel exiting exhausts which emerge from under the engine bodywork. there is a minimum distance from they must be from the centreline of the car.
The rear suspension and gear box mounting are essentially the same as currently styled.
The new rear wing also mounted on to the gearbox, with either a single mounting arm of a specified width which sits on the centreline of the car. The rear wing itself is a single span with large endplates. There is no DRS function.

The car sits on tyres of the same overall dimensions, that is a diameter of 26 inches, however this is now made up of 18 inch rims with 8 inches of sidewalls, (current is 13 inch rims and 13 inches of side wall).
Within the cockpit there is a mandated Aircon system powered by the separated off electrical power mentioned earlier, the drivers have a common HUD system (Heads Up Display) projecting information into their view. The HUD works with the common ECU to ensure that the information is available no matter what the car.

Overall the car has gained a lot of weight; however, the minimum weight has been increased as well so that no matter the driver, ballast positioned by the team will be required to make the weight.

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