New qualifying, rear wing coming to F1

[Brodel]

Formula One cars will sport a radically different look in 2007.

At a meeting of the Formula One Commission in London on Monday, team bosses and F1 officials approved a series of new rules and regulations for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

Among the changes is a radically new rear wing design, dubbed the Centreline Downwash Generating Wing which is expected to increase overtaking in F1 races. The new wing, along with a return to slick tires, will make their debut in 2007.

http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/news_story.a...ame=auto_racing

[Shibby]

hope they keep the engine limit but allow for tire changes.

[Martyn]

Fugly in my opinion.

[Kerm]

Well i don't really think aesthetics are high on their priority list.

Lets just hope it acheieves it's objective, more freaking overtaking!

[Crazysah]

I think this new qualifying format will get some time to get used to but eventually everyone will like it!

[satishsays.com]

Formula One racing?s governing body, the FIA, has revealed plans for an innovative rear-wing design which it says could dramatically increase the amount of overtaking in the sport.

The Centreline Downwash Generating (CDG) Wing is effectively two small rear wings - one over each wheel - with a clear gap in between. This gap would create a wake in which a following car would generate more downforce, allowing them to run much closer to the car in front through corners, hence making passing easier.

The FIA hopes to see the design introduced as early as 2007 in conjunction with a return to wider wheels and slick tyres. The idea will be presented to a meeting of the Formula One Commission in London on Monday, where future regulations will be discussed.

The CDG Wing marks the first results of the FIA?s collaboration with technology partners AMD, researching ways of improving the aerodynamic performance of a car when trying to overtake.

?This new research is important for the future of Formula One,? said FIA President, Max Mosley. ?By introducing the CDG wing we can give motor sport fans exactly what they have asked for, wheel-to-wheel racing with much more overtaking.

?It is our hope that the teams will collaborate with us in the optimisation of this radical new idea so that the aerodynamic benefits can be introduced into Formula One in 2007 rather than having to wait until 2008.?

Major revisions to the aerodynamic regulations introduced in 2005 achieved their objective of cutting speeds. The downside was increasingly intricate bodywork designs which created high levels of turbulence behind the cars, making it more difficult for following cars to overtake.

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[Sn4k36]

Those cars look pretty sweet.. I even like how the qualifying is going to be for 2006.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

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[geek_rohit]

What I'm wondering instead is that what will happen to the effect called slipstreaming!!! With this new wing design it won't be possible to overtake a car using the car's slipstream. Though whether this wing provides downforce at such a level that the cars can run much closer to each other can only be known once we can see the cars running, with this wing.

[Martyn]

Those cars look pretty sweet.. I even like how the qualifying is going to be for 2006.

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I remember voting for it :p

Cant remember the options though now...