News Details

Williams drop controversial part

Williams have dropped the controversial exhaust vane from its 2013 challenger following the FIA's ruling that it is illegal. The FW35s vanes on the inside exits of the Coanda exhausts as well as that on Caterham's CT03 were given the thumbs down by motorsport's governing body. The team's technical director Mike Coughlan was quick to dismiss concerns after the initial ruling, saying "ours is okay". "If you look at ours, it's not a single piece - it's two pieces," he said. "You're governed by total aperture size and [the need for it to be] a single aperture. "Ours is a single aperture joined by a very small slot, so it's actually two pieces."...
Full Story »
12y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Williams abandons 'illegal' exhaust

Williams has opted to abandon the controversial exhaust vane that...
12y ago from AutoSport.com

Caterham and Williams drop contested exhausts

Given that the FIA declared Caterham's exhaust vane and Williams' exhaust...
12y ago from F1Technical.net

Williams scraps controversial Coanda exhaust trick

25 February, 2013 New Williams FW35 exhaust outlet Spurred by...
12y ago from YallaF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...

Romain Grosjean returns to IndyCar with full time seat...

Dale Coyne Racing has made public its plans for the 2026 IndyCar season,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans wins Swedish showdown

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin clinched victory on Rally Sweden which ended...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Saka set to miss out on Arsenal captaincy as insider...

Arsenal are reportedly in talks with club captain Martin Odegaard...
6h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal Prediction and...

Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Arsenal at the Molineux on Wednesday in...
9h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Player ratings: Arsenal 4-0 Wigan

Arsenal advanced to the last 16 of the FA Cup with a convincing win over...
9h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 681 – 16.02.2026

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
18h 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.