Regulaciones Tecnicas de La Fia 2012

2012FORMULAONETECHNICALREGULATIONS
CONTENTSSUMMARY ARTICLE1:DEFINITIONS 1.1 FormulaOneCar 1.2 Automobile 1.3 LandVehicle 1.4 Bodywork 1.5 Wheel 1.6 Completewheel 1.7 AutomobileMake 1.8 Event 1.9 Weight 1.10 Cubiccapacity 1.11 Supercharging 1.12 Cockpit 1.13 Sprungsuspension 1.14 Survivalcell 1.15 Camera 1.16 Camerahousing 1.17 Cockpitpadding 1.18 Brakecaliper 1.19 Electronicallycontrolled 1.20 KineticEnergyRecoverySystem(KERS) 1.21 Openandclosedsections ARTICLE2:GENERALPRINCIPLES 2.1 RoleoftheFIA 2.2 Amendmentstotheregulations 2.3 Dangerousconstruction 2.4 Compliancewiththeregulations 2.5 Newsystemsortechnologies 2.6 Measurements 2.7 Dutyofcompetitor ARTICLE3:BODYWORKANDDIMENSIONS 3.1 Wheelcentreline 3.2 Heightmeasurements 3.3 Overallwidth 3.4 Widthaheadoftherearwheelcentreline 3.5 Widthbehindtherearwheelcentreline 3.6 Overallheight 3.7 Frontbodywork 3.8 Bodyworkinfrontoftherearwheels 3.9 Bodyworkbetweentherearwheels 3.10 Bodyworkbehindtherearwheelcentreline
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3.11 Bodyworkaroundthefrontwheels 3.12 Bodyworkfacingtheground 3.13 Skidblock 3.14 Overhangs 3.15 Aerodynamicinfluence 3.16 Upperbodywork 3.17 Bodyworkflexibility 3.18 Driveradjustablebodywork ARTICLE4:WEIGHT 4.1 Minimumweight 4.2 Weightdistribution 4.3 Weightoftyres 4.4 Ballast 4.5 Addingduringtherace ARTICLE5:ENGINESANDKINETICENERGYRECOVERYSYSTEMS 5.1 Enginespecification 5.2 Othermeansofpropulsion 5.3 Enginedimensions 5.4 Weightandcentreofgravity 5.5 Enginetorquedemand 5.6 Enginecontrol 5.7 Enginehighrevlimits 5.8 Exhaustsystems 5.9 Variablegeometrysystems 5.10 Fuelsystems 5.11 Electricalsystems 5.12 Engineactuators 5.13 Engineauxiliaries 5.14 Engineintakeair 5.15 MaterialsandconstructionDefinitions 5.16 MaterialsandconstructionGeneral 5.17 MaterialsandconstructionComponents 5.18 Startingtheengine 5.19 Stallpreventionsystems 5.20 Replacingengineparts ARTICLE6:FUELSYSTEM 6.1 Fueltanks 6.2 Fittingsandpiping 6.3 Crushablestructure 6.4 Fueltankfillers 6.5 Refuelling 6.6 Fueldrainingandsampling ARTICLE7:OILANDCOOLANTSYSTEMS 7.1 Locationofoiltanks 7.2 Longitudinallocationofoilsystem 7.3 Catchtank 7.4 Transversallocationofoilsystem 7.5 Coolantheadertank 7.6 Coolingsystems 7.7 Oilandcoolantlines
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ARTICLE8:ELECTRICALSYSTEMS 8.1 Softwareandelectronicsinspection 8.2 Controlelectronics 8.3 Startsystems 8.4 Dataacquisition 8.5 Telemetry 8.6 Drivercontrolsanddisplays 8.7 Driverradio 8.8 Accidentdatarecorders(ADR) 8.9 Tracksignalinformationdisplay 8.10 Medicalwarningsystem 8.11 Installationofelectricalsystemsorcomponents ARTICLE9:TRANSMISSIONSYSTEM 9.1 Transmissiontypes 9.2 Clutchcontrol 9.3 Tractioncontrol 9.4 Clutchdisengagement 9.5 Gearboxes 9.6 Gearratios 9.7 Reversegear 9.8 Gearchanging 9.9 Torquetransfersystems 9.10 KineticEnergyRecoverySystem ARTICLE10:SUSPENSIONANDSTEERINGSYSTEMS 10.1 Sprungsuspension 10.2 Suspensiongeometry 10.3 Suspensionmembers 10.4 Steering 10.5 Suspensionuprights ARTICLE11:BRAKESYSTEM 11.1 Brakecircuitsandpressuredistribution 11.2 Brakecalipers 11.3 Brakediscsandpads 11.4 Airducts 11.5 Brakepressuremodulation 11.6 Liquidcooling ARTICLE12:WHEELSANDTYRES 12.1 Location 12.2 Numberofwheels 12.3 Wheelmaterial 12.4 Wheeldimensions 12.5 Supplyoftyres 12.6 Specificationoftyres 12.7 Treatmentoftyres 12.8 Wheelassembly ARTICLE13:COCKPIT 13.1 Cockpitopening 13.2 Steeringwheel 13.3 Internalcrosssection
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13.4 Positionofthedriversfeet ARTICLE14:SAFETYEQUIPMENT 14.1 Fireextinguishers 14.2 Masterswitch 14.3 Rearviewmirrors 14.4 Safetybelts 14.5 Rearlight 14.6 Cockpitpadding 14.7 Wheelretention 14.8 Seatfixingandremoval 14.9 Headandnecksupports ARTICLE15:CARCONSTRUCTION 15.1 Permittedmaterials 15.2 Rollstructures 15.3 Structurebehindthedriver 15.4 Survivalcellspecifications 15.5 Survivalcellsafetyrequirements ARTICLE16:IMPACTTESTING 16.1 Conditionsapplicabletoallimpacttests 16.2 Frontaltest1 16.3 Frontaltest2 16.4 Sidetest 16.5 Reartest 16.6 Steeringcolumntest ARTICLE17:ROLLSTRUCTURETESTING 17.1 Conditionsapplicabletobothrollstructuretests 17.2 Principalrollstructuretest 17.3 Secondrollstructuretest ARTICLE18:STATICLOADTESTING 18.1 Conditionsapplicabletoallstaticloadtests 18.2 Survivalcellsidetests 18.3 Fueltankfloortest 18.4 Cockpitfloortest 18.5 Cockpitrimtests 18.6 Nosepushofftest 18.7 Sideintrusiontest 18.8 Rearimpactstructurepushofftest 18.9 Sideimpactstructurepushofftests ARTICLE19:FUEL 19.1 PurposeofArticle19 19.2 Definitions 19.3 Properties 19.4 Compositionofthefuel 19.5 Air 19.6 Safety 19.7 Fuelapproval 19.8 SamplingandtestingatanEvent Pages4952
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ARTICLE20:TELEVISIONCAMERASANDTIMINGTRANSPONDERS 20.1 Presenceofcamerasandcamerahousings 20.2 Locationofcamerahousings 20.3 Locationandfittingofcameraandequipment 20.4 Transponders 20.5 Installation ARTICLE21:FINALTEXT
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ARTICLE1:DEFINITIONS 1.1 1.2 1.3 FormulaOneCar: Anautomobiledesignedsolelyforspeedracesoncircuitsorclosedcourses. Automobile: Alandvehiclerunningonatleastfournonalignedcompletewheels,ofwhichatleasttwoare usedforsteeringandatleasttwoforpropulsion. Landvehicle: Alocomotivedevicepropelledbyitsownmeans,movingbyconstantlytakingrealsupporton theearth'ssurface,ofwhichthepropulsionandsteeringareunderthecontrolofadriver aboardthevehicle. Bodywork: Allentirelysprungpartsofthecarincontactwiththeexternalairstream,exceptcameras, camerahousingsandthepartsdefinitelyassociatedwiththemechanicalfunctioningofthe engine,transmissionandrunninggear.Airboxes,radiatorsandengineexhaustsareconsidered tobepartofthebodywork. Wheel: Flangeandrim. Completewheel: Wheelandinflatedtyre.Thecompletewheelisconsideredpartofthesuspensionsystem. AutomobileMake: InthecaseofFormularacingcars,anautomobilemakeisacompletecar.Whenthecar manufacturerfitsanenginewhichitdoesnotmanufacture,thecarshallbeconsidereda hybridandthenameoftheenginemanufacturershallbeassociatedwiththatofthecar manufacturer.Thenameofthecarmanufacturermustalwaysprecedethatoftheengine manufacturer.ShouldahybridcarwinaChampionshipTitle,CuporTrophy,thiswillbe awardedtothemanufacturerofthecar. Event: AnyevententeredintotheFIAF1ChampionshipCalendarforanyyearcommencingatthe scheduledtimeforscrutineeringandsportingchecksandincludingallpracticeandtherace itselfandendingatthelaterofthetimeforthelodgingofaprotestunderthetermsofthe SportingCodeandthetimewhenatechnicalorsportingverificationhasbeencarriedout underthetermsofthatCode. Weight: Istheweightofthecarwiththedriver,wearinghiscompleteracingapparel,atalltimesduring theEvent. Thevolumesweptinthecylindersoftheenginebythemovementofthepistons.Thisvolume shallbeexpressedincubiccentimetres.Incalculatingenginecubiccapacity,thenumberPi shallbe3.1416. Increasingtheweightofthechargeofthefuel/airmixtureinthecombustionchamber(over theweightinducedbynormalatmosphericpressure,rameffectanddynamiceffectsinthe intakeand/orexhaustsystem)byanymeanswhatsoever.Theinjectionoffuelunderpressure isnotconsideredtobesupercharging.
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1.10 Cubiccapacity:
1.11 Supercharging:
1.12 Cockpit: Thevolumewhichaccommodatesthedriver. Themeanswherebyallcompletewheelsaresuspendedfromthebody/chassisunitbyaspring medium. Acontinuousclosedstructurecontainingthefueltankandthecockpit. Televisioncamerasthedimensionsofwhicharedefinedindrawing6. Adevicewhichisidenticalinshapeandweighttoacameraandwhichissuppliedbythe relevantcompetitorforfittingtohiscarinlieuofacamera. Nonstructuralpartsplacedwithinthecockpitforthesolepurposeofimprovingdrivercomfort andsafety.Allsuchmaterialmustbequicklyremovablewithouttheuseoftools. Allpartsofthebrakingsystemoutsidethesurvivalcell,otherthanbrakediscs,brakepads, caliperpistons,brakehosesandfittings,whicharestressedwhensubjectedtothebraking pressure.Boltsorstudswhichareusedforattachmentarenotconsideredtobepartofthe brakingsystem. Anycommandsystemorprocessthatutilisessemiconductororthermionictechnology. Asystemthatisdesignedtorecoverkineticenergyfromthecarduringbraking,storethat energyandmakeitavailabletopropelthecar. 1.13 Sprungsuspension:
1.14 Survivalcell: 1.15 Camera: 1.16 Camerahousing:
1.17 Cockpitpadding:
1.18 Brakecaliper:
1.19 Electronicallycontrolled: 1.20 KineticEnergyRecoverySystem(KERS):
1.21 Openandclosedsections: Asectionwillbeconsideredclosedifitisfullycompletewithinthedimensionedboundaryto whichitisreferenced,ifitisnotitwillbeconsideredopen.
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ARTICLE2:GENERALPRINCIPLES 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 RoleoftheFIA: ThefollowingtechnicalregulationsforFormulaOnecarsareissuedbytheFIA. Amendmentstotheregulations: ChangestotheseregulationsmayonlybemadeinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofThe2009 ConcordeAgreement. Dangerousconstruction: Thestewardsofthemeetingmayexcludeavehiclewhoseconstructionisdeemedtobe dangerous. Compliancewiththeregulations: AutomobilesmustcomplywiththeseregulationsintheirentiretyatalltimesduringanEvent. Shouldacompetitorintroduceanewdesignorsystemorfeelthatanyaspectofthese regulationsisunclear,clarificationmaybesoughtfromtheFIAFormulaOneTechnical Department.Ifclarificationrelatestoanynewdesignorsystem,correspondencemustinclude: Afulldescriptionofthedesignorsystem. Drawingsorschematicswhereappropriate. Thecompetitor'sopinionconcerningtheimmediateimplicationsonotherpartsofthe carofanyproposednewdesign. Thecompetitor'sopinionconcerninganypossiblelongtermconsequencesornew developmentswhichmaycomefromusinganysuchnewdesignsorsystems. Theprecisewayorwaysinwhichthecompetitorfeelsthenewdesignorsystemwill enhancetheperformanceofthecar.
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Newsystemsortechnologies: Anynewsystem,procedureortechnologynotspecificallycoveredbytheseregulations,but whichisdeemedpermissiblebytheFIAFormulaOneTechnicalDepartment,willonlybe admitteduntiltheendoftheChampionshipduringwhichitisintroduced.Followingthisthe FormulaOneCommissionwillbeaskedtoreviewthetechnologyconcernedand,iftheyfeelit addsnovaluetoFormulaOneingeneral,itwillbespecificallyprohibited. Anyteamwhosetechnologyisprohibitedinthiswaywillthenberequiredtopublishfull technicaldetailsoftherelevantsystemorprocedure. Measurements: Allmeasurementsmustbemadewhilethecarisstationaryonaflathorizontalsurface. DutyofCompetitor: ItisthedutyofeachcompetitortosatisfytheFIAtechnicaldelegateandthestewardsofthe meetingthathisautomobilecomplieswiththeseregulationsintheirentiretyatalltimes duringanEvent. Thedesignofthecar,itscomponentsandsystemsshall,withtheexceptionofsafetyfeatures, demonstratetheircompliancewiththeseregulationsbymeansofphysicalinspectionof hardwareormaterials.Nomechanicaldesignmayrelyuponsoftwareinspectionasameansof ensuringitscompliance.
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ARTICLE3:BODYWORKANDDIMENSIONS OneofthepurposesoftheregulationsunderArticle3belowistominimizethedetrimentaleffect thatthewakeofacarmayhaveonafollowingcar. Furthermore,infiniteprecisioncanbeassumedoncertaindimensionsprovideditisclearthatsuch anassumptionisnotbeingmadeinordertocircumventorsubverttheintentionoftherelevant regulation. Forillustrationsrefertodrawings1A17AintheAppendixtotheseregulations. 3.1 Wheelcentreline: Thecentrelineofanywheelshallbedeemedtobehalfwaybetweentwostraightedges, perpendiculartothesurfaceonwhichthecarisstanding,placedagainstoppositesidesofthe completewheelatthecentreofthetyretread. Heightmeasurements: Allheightmeasurementswillbetakennormaltoandfromthereferenceplane. Overallwidth: Theoverallwidthofthecar,excludingtyres,mustnotexceed1800mmwiththesteered wheelsinthestraightaheadposition. Widthaheadoftherearwheelcentreline: Bodyworkwidthbetweenthefrontandtherearwheelcentrelinesmustnotexceed1400mm. Inordertopreventtyredamagetoothercars,anybodyworkoutboardofthemostinboard partofthebodyworkusedtodefinethearearequiredbyArticle3.7.5,andwhichismorethan 450mmaheadofthefrontwheelcentreline,mustbeatleast10mmthick(beingtheminimum distancewhenmeasurednormaltothesurfaceinanydirection)witha5mmradiusappliedto allextremities. Inordertoavoidthespreadofdebrisonthetrackfollowinganaccident,theouterskinsofthe frontwingendplatesandanyturningvanesinthevicinityofthefrontwheels(andanysimilarly vulnerablebodyworkpartsinthisarea),mustbemadepredominantlyfrommaterialswhich areincludedforthespecificpurposeofcontainingdebris. TheFIAmustbesatisfiedthatallsuchpartsareconstructedinordertoachievethestated objective. Widthbehindtherearwheelcentreline: Thewidthofbodyworkbehindtherearwheelcentrelineandlessthan150mmabovethe referenceplanemustnotexceed1000mm. Thewidthofbodyworkbehindtherearwheelcentrelineandmorethan150mmabovethe referenceplanemustnotexceed750mm. Overallheight: Nopartofthebodyworkmaybemorethan950mmabovethereferenceplane. Frontbodywork: Allbodyworksituatedforwardofapointlying330mmbehindthefrontwheelcentreline,and morethan250mmfromthecarcentreline,mustbenolessthan75mmandnomorethan 275mmabovethereferenceplane.
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3.7.2
Anyhorizontalsectiontakenthroughbodyworklocatedforwardofapointlying450mm forwardofthefrontwheelcentreline,lessthan250mmfromthecarcentreline,andbetween 125mmand200mmabovethereferenceplane,mayonlycontaintwoclosedsymmetrical sectionswithamaximumtotalareaof5000mm2.Thethicknessofeachsectionmaynot exceed25mmwhenmeasuredperpendiculartothecarcentreline. Oncefullydefined,thesectionsat125mmabovethereferenceplanemustbeprojected verticallytojointheprofilerequiredbyArticle3.7.3.Aradiusnogreaterthan10mmmaybe usedwherethesesectionsjoin. Forwardofapointlying450mmaheadofthefrontwheelcentrelineandlessthan250mm fromthecarcentrelineandlessthan125mmabovethereferenceplane,onlyonesingle sectionmaybecontainedwithinanylongitudinalverticalcrosssectionparalleltothecar centreline.Furthermore,withtheexceptionoflocalchangesofsectionwherethebodywork definedinArticle3.7.2attachestothissection,theprofile,incidenceandpositionofthis sectionmustconformtodrawing7. Intheareaboundedbylinesbetween450mmand1000mmaheadofthefrontwheelcentre line,250mmand400mmfromthecarcentrelineandbetween75mmand275mmabovethe referenceplane,theprojectedareaofallbodyworkontothelongitudinalcentreplaneofthe carmustbenomorethan20,000mm2. Aheadofthefrontwheelcentrelineandbetween750mmand840mmfromthecarcentreline theremustbebodyworkwithaprojectedareaofnolessthan95,000mm2insideview. Aheadofthefrontwheelcentrelineandbetween840mmand900mmfromthecarcentreline theremustbebodyworkwithaprojectedareaofnolessthan28,000mm2inplanview. Furthermore,whenviewedfromunderneath,thebodyworkinthisareamustformone continuoussurfacewhichmaynotbemorethan100mmabovethereferenceplane. Anylongitudinalverticalcrosssectiontakenthroughbodyworkaheadofthefrontwheel centrelineandbetween840mmand900mmfromthecarcentrelinemustcontainanareano greaterthan15,000mm2. Onlyasinglesection,whichmustbeopen,maybecontainedwithinanylongitudinalvertical crosssectiontakenparalleltothecarcentrelineforwardofapoint150mmaheadofthefront wheelcentreline,lessthan250mmfromthecarcentrelineandmorethan125mmabovethe referenceplane. AnycamerasorcamerahousingsapprovedbytheFIAinadditiontoasingleinletaperturefor thepurposeofdrivercooling(suchaperturehavingamaximumprojectedsurfaceareaof 1500mm2andbeingsituatedforwardofthesectionreferredtoinArticle15.4.3)willbeexempt fromtheabove. Nobodyworksituatedmorethan1950mmforwardofrearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate maybemorethan550mmabovethereferenceplane. Bodyworkinfrontoftherearwheels: Otherthantherearviewmirrors(includingtheirmountings),eachwithamaximumareaof 12000mmand14000mm2whenviewedfromdirectlyaboveordirectlyfromtheside respectively,nobodyworksituatedmorethan330mmbehindthefrontwheelcentrelineand morethan330mmforwardoftherearwheelcentreline,whichismorethan600mmabove thereferenceplane,maybemorethan300mmfromthecarcentreline. Nobodyworkbetweentherearwheelcentrelineandaline800mmforwardoftherearwheel centreline,whichismorethan375mmfromthecarcentreline,maybemorethan500mm abovethereferenceplane.
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Nobodyworkbetweentherearwheelcentrelineandaline400mmforwardoftherearwheel centreline,whichismorethan375mmfromthecarcentreline,maybemorethan300mm abovethereferenceplane. Anyverticalcrosssectionofbodyworknormaltothecarcentrelinesituatedinthevolumes definedbelowmustformonetangentcontinuouscurveonitsexternalsurface.Thistangent continuouscurvemaynotcontainanyradiuslessthan75mm: a) Thevolumebetween50mmforwardoftherearwheelcentrelineand300mmrearward oftherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate,whichismorethan25mmfromthecar centrelineandmorethan100mmabovethereferenceplane. Thevolumebetween300mmrearwardoftherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate andtherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate,whichismorethan125mmfromthecar centrelineandmorethan100mmabovethereferenceplane. Thevolumebetweentherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplateand450mmforwardof therearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate,whichismorethan350mmfromthecar centrelineandmorethan100mmabovethereferenceplane. Thevolumebetweentherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplateand450mmforwardof therearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate,whichismorethan125mmfromthecar centrelineandmorethan675mmabovethereferenceplane.
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Thesurfaceslyingwithinthesevolumes,whicharesituatedmorethan55mmforwardofthe rearwheelcentreline,mustnotcontainanyapertures(otherthanthosepermittedbyArticle 3.8.5)orcontainanyverticalsurfaceswhichlienormaltothecarcentreline. OncetherelevantbodyworksurfacesaredefinedinaccordancewithArticle3.8.4,apertures, anyofwhichmayadjoinoroverlapeachother,maybeaddedforthefollowingpurposesonly: a) Singleapertureseithersideofthecarcentrelineforthepurposeofexhaustexits.These aperturesmayhaveacombinedareaofnomorethan50,000mm2whenprojectedonto thesurfaceitself.Nopointonanaperturemaybemorethan350mmfromanyother pointontheaperture. Apertureseithersideofthecarcentrelineforthepurposeofallowingsuspension membersanddriveshaftstoprotrudethroughthebodywork.Onlyoneaperturemaybe addedforeachsuspensionmemberandnosuchaperturemayhaveanareagreater than12,000mm2whenprojectedontothesurfaceitself.Nopointonanaperturemay bemorethan200mmfromanyotherpointontheaperture.
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TheimpactabsorbingstructuresdefinedbyArticle15.5.2mustbefullyenclosedbybodywork, suchthatnopartoftheimpactstructureisincontactwiththeexternalairflow.Whencutbya longitudinalverticalplane,thebodyworkenclosingtheseimpactstructuresmustnotform closedsectionsintheregionbetween450mmand875mmforwardoftherearedgeofthe cockpittemplate. Withtheexceptionofatransparentwindscreen,antennaorpitottubes,nobodyworkhigher thanthetopofthefrontrollstructurewillbepermittedforwardofit. Bodyworkbetweentherearwheels: Nobodyworksituatedbetween50mmand330mmforwardoftherearwheelcentrelinemay bemorethan730mmabovethereferenceplane. Nobodyworksituatedbetween50mmforwardoftherearwheelcentrelineand150mm behindtherearwheelcentreline,andwhichisbetween75mmand355mmfromthecar centreline,maybelocatedbetween400mmand730mmabovethereferenceplane.
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3.10 Bodyworkbehindtherearwheelcentreline:
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Anybodyworkmorethan150mmbehindtherearwheelcentrelinewhichisbetween150mm and730mmabovethereferenceplane,andbetween75mmand355mmfromthecarcentre line,mustlieinanareawhenviewedfromthesideofthecarthatissituatedbetween150mm and350mmbehindtherearwheelcentrelineandbetween300mmand400mmabovethe referenceplane.Whenviewedfromthesideofthecarnolongitudinalverticalcrosssection mayhavemorethanonesectioninthisarea.Furthermore,nopartofthissectionincontact withtheexternalairstreammayhavealocalconcaveradiusofcurvaturesmallerthan100mm. Oncethissectionisdefined,gurneytypetrimtabsmaybefittedtothetrailingedge.When measuredinanylongitudinalcrosssectionnodimensionofanysuchtrimtabmayexceed 20mm. OtherthanthebodyworkdefinedinArticle3.10.9,anybodyworkbehindapointlying50mm forwardoftherearwheelcentrelinewhichismorethan730mmabovethereferenceplane, andlessthan355mmfromthecarcentreline,mustlieinanareawhenviewedfromtheside ofthecarthatissituatedbetweentherearwheelcentrelineandapoint350mmbehindit. Withtheexceptionofminimalpartssolelyassociatedwithadjustmentofthesectionin accordancewithArticle3.18: Whenviewedfromthesideofthecar,nolongitudinalverticalcrosssectionmayhave morethantwosectionsinthisarea,eachofwhichmustbeclosed. Nopartoftheselongitudinalcrosssectionsincontactwiththeexternalairstreammay havealocalconcaveradiusofcurvaturesmallerthan100mm.
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Oncetherearmostanduppermostsectionisdefined,gurneytypetrimtabsmaybefittedto thetrailingedge.Whenmeasuredinanylongitudinalverticalcrosssectionnodimensionof anysuchtrimtabmayexceed20mm. Thechordoftherearmostanduppermostclosedsectionmustalwaysbesmallerthanthe chordofthelowermostsectionatthesamelateralstation. Furthermore,thedistancebetweenadjacentsectionsatanylongitudinalverticalplanemustlie between10mmand15mmattheirclosestposition,except,inaccordancewithArticle3.18, whenthisdistancemustliebetween10mmand50mm. Inordertoensurethattheindividualprofilesandtherelationshipbetweenthesetwosections canonlychangewhilstthecarisinmotioninaccordancewithArticle3.18,theymustbe bridgedbymeansofpairsofrigidimpervioussupportsarrangedsuchthatnopartofthe trailingedgeoftheforwardsectionmaybemorethan200mmlaterallyfromapairofsupports. Thesepairsofsupportsmust: Belocatednomorethan355mmfromthecarcentreline. Fullyencloseeachcompletesectionsuchthattheirinnerprofilesmatchthatofeach section.Withtheexceptionofminimallocalchangeswherethetwosectionsare adjacenttoeachother,theirouterprofilesmustbeoffsetfromtheinnerprofilesby between8mmand30mmandmaynotincorporateanyradiussmallerthan10mm (gurneytypetrimtabsmayhoweverbefittedbetweenthesupports). Bealignedasapairsoastoprovideabearingacrosstheirfullthicknessandalonga profilelengthofatleast10mmwhenthedistancebetweenthetwosectionsisatits closestposition. Notberecessedintothewingprofiles(wherearecessisdefinedasareductionin sectionatarategreaterthan45withrespecttoalateralaxis).
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Bearrangedsothatanycurvatureoccursonlyinahorizontalplane(otherthanwhen thisbodyworkisadjustedinaccordancewithArticle3.18). Bebetween2mmand5mmthick. Berigidlyfixedtotheirrespectivesections. Beconstructedfromamaterialwithmodulusgreaterthan50GPa.
ThesesupportswillbeignoredwhenassessingwhetherthecarisincompliancewithArticles 3.6,3.9.2,3.10.1,3.10.2,3.10.4and3.10.6. Nopartofthecarbetween75mmand355mmfromthecarcentrelinemaybemorethan 350mmbehindtherearwheelcentreline. Anypartsofthecarlessthan75mmfromthecarcentrelineandmorethan500mmbehindthe rearwheelcentrelinemustbesituatedbetween200mmand400mmabovethereference plane. Nopartofthecarlessthan75mmfromthecarcentrelineandmorethan350mmbehindthe rearwheelcentrelinemaybemorethan400mmabovethereferenceplane. Nopartofthecarmorethan375mmfromthecarcentrelinemaybemorethan350mm behindtherearwheelcentreline. Insideview,theprojectedareaofanybodyworklyingbetween300mmand950mmabovethe referenceplaneandbetweentherearwheelcentrelineandapoint600mmbehinditand morethan355mmfromthecarcentrelinemustbegreaterthan330000mm. Anyhorizontalsectionbetween600mmand730mmabovethereferenceplane,takenthrough bodyworklocatedrearwardofapointlying50mmforwardoftherearwheelcentrelineand lessthan75mmfromthecarcentreline,maycontainnomorethantwoclosedsymmetrical sectionswithamaximumtotalareaof5000mm2.Thethicknessofeachsectionmaynot exceed25mmwhenmeasuredperpendiculartothecarcentreline. Oncefullydefined,thesectionat725mmabovethereferenceplanemaybeextrudedupwards tojointhesectionsdefinedinArticle3.10.2.Afilletradiusnogreaterthan10mmmaybeused wherethesesectionsjoin. WiththeexceptionoftheairductsdescribedinArticle11.4andthemirrorsdescribedin Article3.8.1,inplanview,theremustbenobodyworkintheareaformedbytheintersection ofthefollowinglines: Alongitudinallineparalleltoand900mmfromthecarcentreline. Atransverseline450mmforwardofthefrontwheelcentreline. Adiagonallinefrom450mmforwardofthefrontwheelcentrelineand400mmfromthe carcentrelineto750mmforwardofthefrontwheelcentrelineand250mmfromthe carcentreline. Atransverseline750mmforwardofthefrontwheelcentreline. Alongitudinallineparalleltoand165mmfromthecarcentreline. Adiagonallinerunningforwardsandinwards,fromapoint875mmforwardoftherear faceofthecockpitentrytemplateand240mmfromthecarcentreline,atanangleof 4.5tothecarcentreline. Adiagonallinefrom875mmforwardoftherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplateand 240mmfromthecarcentrelineto625mmforwardoftherearfaceofthecockpitentry templateand415mmfromthecarcentreline.
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3.11 Bodyworkaroundthefrontwheels:
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Atransverseline625mmforwardoftherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate.
Forreferencethisareaisshownindrawing17AintheAppendixtotheseregulations. WiththeexceptionoftheairductsdescribedinArticle11.4,insideview,theremustbeno bodyworkintheareaformedbytwoverticallines,one325mmbehindthefrontwheelcentre line,one450mmaheadofthefrontwheelcentreline,onediagonallineintersectingthe verticallinesat100mmand200mmabovethereferenceplanerespectively,andone horizontallineonthereferenceplane. WiththeskidblockreferredtoinArticle3.13removedallsprungpartsofthecarsituatedfrom 330mmbehindthefrontwheelcentrelinetotherearwheelcentreline,andwhicharevisible fromunderneath,mustformsurfaceswhichlieononeoftwoparallelplanes,thereference planeorthestepplane.Thisdoesnotapplytoanypartsofrearviewmirrorswhicharevisible, providedeachoftheseareasdoesnotexceed12000mmwhenprojectedtoahorizontalplane abovethecar,ortoanypartsofthepanelsreferredtoinArticle15.4.7and15.4.8. Thestepplanemustbe50mmabovethereferenceplane. Additionally,thesurfaceformedbyallpartslyingonthereferenceplanemust: Covertheareawhichisboundedbytwotransversallines,one330mmbehindthefront wheelcentrelineandtheotherontherearwheelcentreline,andtwolongitudinallines 150mmeithersideofthecarcentreline. Haveamaximumwidthof500mm. Besymmetricalaboutthecarcentreline. Havea50mmradius(+/2mm)oneachfrontcornerwhenviewedfromdirectlybeneath thecar,thisbeingappliedafterthesurfacehasbeendefined.
3.12 Bodyworkfacingtheground:
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3.12.3
Thesurfacelyingonthereferenceplanemustbejoinedarounditsperipherytothesurfaces lyingonthestepplanebyaverticaltransition.Ifthereisnosurfacevisibleonthestepplane verticallyaboveanypointaroundtheperipheryofthereferenceplane,thistransitionisnot necessary. Theboundariesofthesurfaceslyingonthereferenceandstepplanesmaybecurvedupwards withmaximumradiiof25mmand50mmrespectively.Wheretheverticaltransitionmeetsthe surfacesonthestepplanearadius,nogreaterthan25mm,ispermitted. Aradiusinthiscontextwillbeconsideredasanarcappliedperpendiculartotheboundaryand tangentialtobothsurfaces. Thesurfacelyingonthereferenceplane,thesurfaceslyingonthestepplane,thevertical transitionsbetweenthemandanysurfacesrearwardofthesurfaceslyingonthereferenceor stepplanes,mustfirstbefullydefinedbeforeanyradiuscanbeappliedortheskidblockfitted. Anyradiusappliedisstillconsideredpartoftherelevantsurface. Allpartslyingonthereferenceandstepplanes,inadditiontothetransitionbetweenthetwo planes,mustproduceuniform,solid,hard,continuous,rigid(nodegreeoffreedominrelation tothebody/chassisunit),impervioussurfacesunderallcircumstances. Forwardofaline450mmforwardoftherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate,fullyenclosed holesarepermittedinthesurfaceslyingonthereferenceandstepplanesprovidednopartof thecarisvisiblethroughthemwhenviewedfromdirectlybelow.Thisdoesnotapplytoany partsofrearviewmirrorswhicharevisible,providedeachoftheseareasdoesnotexceed 12000mmwhenprojectedtoahorizontalplaneabovethecar,ortoanypartsofthepanels referredtoinArticle15.4.7.
3.12.4
3.12.5
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Tohelpovercomeanypossiblemanufacturingproblems,andnottopermitanydesignwhich maycontraveneanypartoftheseregulations,ahorizontaltoleranceof3mmispermitted whenassessingwhetherasurfaceisvisiblefrombeneaththecar.Inadditiontothis,an absoluteverticaltoleranceof+/3mmispermissibleacrossthesurfaceslyingonthereference andstepplanesbetweenapointlying330mmbehindthefrontwheelcentrelineandtherear wheelcentreline. Nobodyworkwhichisvisiblefrombeneaththecarandwhichliesbetweentherearwheel centrelineandapoint350mmrearwardofitmaybemorethan125mmabovethereference plane.Withtheexceptionoftheaperturedescribedbelow,anyintersectionofthesurfacesin thisareawithalateralorlongitudinalverticalplaneshouldformonecontinuouslinewhichis visiblefrombeneaththecar. AnapertureforthepurposeofallowingaccessforthedevicereferredtoinArticle5.16is permittedinthissurface.However,nosuchaperturemayhaveanareagreaterthan3500mm2 whenprojectedontothesurfaceitselfandnopointontheaperturemaybemorethan100mm fromanyotherpointontheaperture. Additionally,anybodyworkinthisareamustproduceuniform,solid,hard,continuous,rigid (nodegreeoffreedominrelationtothebody/chassisunit),impervioussurfacesunderall circumstances). Allsprungpartsofthecarsituatedbehindtherearwheelcentreline,whicharevisiblefrom underneathandaremorethan250mmfromthecarcentreline,mustbeatleast50mmabove thereferenceplane. Inanarealying450mmorlessfromthecarcentreline,andfrom450mmforwardoftherear faceofthecockpitentrytemplateto350mmrearwardoftherearwheelcentreline,any intersectionofanybodyworkvisiblefrombeneaththecarwithalateralorlongitudinalvertical planeshouldformonecontinuouslinewhichisvisiblefrombeneaththecar.Whenassessing thecomplianceofbodyworksurfacesinthisareatheaperturereferredtoinArticle3.12.7 neednotbeconsidered. faceofthecockpitentrytemplateto350mmforwardoftherearwheelcentreline,any intersectionofanybodyworkvisiblefrombeneaththecarwithalateralorlongitudinalvertical planeshouldformonecontinuouslinewhichisvisiblefrombeneaththecar.
3.12.7
3.12.8
3.12.9
3.12.10Inanarealying650mmorlessfromthecarcentreline,andfrom450mmforwardoftherear
3.12.11CompliancewithArticle3.12mustbedemonstratedwiththepanelsreferredtoinArticles
15.4.7and15.4.8andallunsprungpartsofthecarremoved. 3.13 Skidblock:

3.13.1
Beneaththesurfaceformedbyallpartslyingonthereferenceplane,arectangularskidblock, witha50mmradius(+/2mm)oneachfrontcorner,mustbefitted.Thisskidblockmay comprisenomorethanthreepieces,theforwardoneofwhichmaynotbeanylessthan 1000mminlength,butmust: a) b) c) d) e) f) Extendlongitudinallyfromapointlying330mmbehindthefrontwheelcentrelinetothe rearwheelcentreline. Bemadefromanhomogeneousmaterialwithaspecificgravitybetween1.3and1.45. Haveawidthof300mmwithatoleranceof+/2mm. Haveathicknessof10mmwithatoleranceof+/1mm. Haveauniformthicknesswhennew. Havenoholesorcutoutsotherthanthosenecessarytofitthefastenerspermittedby 3.13.2orthoseholesspecificallymentioneding)below.
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Havesevenpreciselyplacedholesthepositionsofwhicharedetailedindrawing1.In ordertoestablishtheconformityoftheskidblockafteruse,itsthicknesswillonlybe measuredinthefour50mmdiameterholesandthetwoforward80mmdiameterholes. Fourfurther10mmdiameterholesarepermittedprovidedtheirsolepurposeistoallow accesstotheboltswhichsecuretheAccidentDataRecordertothesurvivalcell. Befixedsymmetricallyaboutthecarcentrelineinsuchawaythatnoairmaypass betweenitandthesurfaceformedbythepartslyingonthereferenceplane. Haveatotalareanogreaterthan40000mmwhenviewedfromdirectlybeneaththe car. Benogreaterthan2000mminareaindividuallywhenviewedfromdirectlybeneaththe car. Befittedinorderthattheirentirelowersurfacesarevisiblefromdirectlybeneaththe car.

3.13.2
h)
Fastenersusedtoattachtheskidblocktothecarmust: a) b) c)

3.13.3
Whentheskidblockisnew,tenofthefastenersmaybeflushwithitslowersurfacebutthe remaindermaybenomorethan8mmbelowthereferenceplane. Theloweredgeoftheperipheryoftheskidblockmaybechamferedatanangleof30toa depthof8mm,thetrailingedgehowevermaybechamferedoveradistanceof200mmtoa depthof8mm. Nopartofthecarmaybemorethan600mmbehindtherearwheelcentrelineormorethan 1200mminfrontofthefrontwheelcentreline. Nopartofthebodyworkmorethan200mmfromthecarcentrelinemaybemorethan 1000mminfrontofthefrontwheelcentreline. Alloverhangmeasurementswillbetakenparalleltothereferenceplane. WiththeexceptionofthedriveradjustablebodyworkdescribedinArticle3.18(inadditionto minimalpartssolelyassociatedwithitsactuation)andtheductsdescribedinArticle11.4,any specificpartofthecarinfluencingitsaerodynamicperformance: Mustcomplywiththerulesrelatingtobodywork. Mustberigidlysecuredtotheentirelysprungpartofthecar(rigidlysecuredmeansnot havinganydegreeoffreedom). Mustremainimmobileinrelationtothesprungpartofthecar.
3.14 Overhangs:
3.14.1 3.14.2 3.14.3
3.15 Aerodynamicinfluence:
Anydeviceorconstructionthatisdesignedtobridgethegapbetweenthesprungpartofthe carandthegroundisprohibitedunderallcircumstances. Noparthavinganaerodynamicinfluenceandnopartofthebodywork,withtheexceptionof theskidblockin3.13above,mayunderanycircumstancesbelocatedbelowthereference plane. WiththeexceptionofthepartsnecessaryfortheadjustmentdescribedinArticle3.18,anycar system,deviceorprocedurewhichusesdrivermovementasameansofalteringthe aerodynamiccharacteristicsofthecarisprohibited.
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3.16 Upperbodywork:
3.16.1
WiththeexceptionoftheopeningdescribedinArticle3.16.3,whenviewedfromtheside,the carmusthavebodyworkintheareaboundedbyfourlines.Onevertical1330mmforwardof therearwheelcentreline,onehorizontal550mmabovethereferenceplane,onehorizontal 925mmabovethereferenceplaneandonediagonalwhichintersectsthe925mmhorizontalat apoint1000mmforwardoftherearwheelcentrelineandthe550mmhorizontalatapoint lying50mmforwardoftherearwheelcentreline. Bodyworkwithinthisareamustbearrangedsymmetricallyaboutthecarcentrelineand,when measured200mmverticallybelowthediagonalboundaryline,musthaveminimumwidthsof 150mmand50mmrespectivelyatpointslying1000mmand50mmforwardoftherearwheel centreline.Thisbodyworkmustlieonoroutsidetheboundarydefinedbyalineartaper betweentheseminimumwidths. Bodyworklyingverticallyabovetheupperboundaryasdefinedin3.16.1maybenowiderthan 125mmandmustbearrangedsymmetricallyaboutthecarcentreline. Inorderthatacarmaybeliftedquicklyintheeventofitstoppingonthecircuit,theprincipal rolloverstructuremustincorporateaclearlyvisibleunobstructedopeningdesignedtopermita strap,whosesectionmeasures60mmx30mm,topassthroughit. Bodyworkmaydeflectnomorethan20mmverticallywhena1000Nloadisappliedvertically toit800mmforwardofthefrontwheelcentrelineand795mmfromthecarcentreline.The loadwillbeappliedinadownwarddirectionusinga50mmdiameterramtothecentreofarea ofanadaptermeasuring300mmx150mm,the300mmlengthhavingbeenpositionedparallel tothecarcentreline.Teamsmustsupplytheadapterwhensuchatestisdeemednecessary. Thedeflectionwillbemeasuredalongtheloadingaxisatthebottomofthebodyworkatthis pointandrelativetothereferenceplane. Bodyworkmaydeflectnomorethan10mmverticallywhena500Nloadisappliedverticallyto it450mmforwardoftherearwheelcentrelineand650mmfromthecarcentreline.Theload willbeappliedinadownwarddirectionusinga50mmdiameterramandanadapterofthe samesize.Teamsmustsupplythelatterwhensuchatestisdeemednecessary. Bodyworkmaydeflectbynomorethanonedegreehorizontallywhenaloadof1000Nis appliedsimultaneouslytoitsextremitiesinarearwarddirection925mmabovethereference planeand20mmforwardoftheforwardedgeoftherearwingendplate. Bodyworkmaydeflectnomorethan2mmverticallywhena500Nloadisapplied simultaneouslytoeachsideofit200mmbehindtherearwheelcentreline,325mmfromthe carcentrelineand970mmabovethereferenceplane.Thedeflectionwillbemeasuredatthe outerextremitiesofthebodyworkatapoint345mmbehindtherearwheelcentreline. Theloadwillbeappliedinadownwarddirectionthroughpadsmeasuring200mmx100mm whichconformtotheshapeofthebodyworkbeneaththem,andwiththeiruppermost horizontalsurface970mmabovethereferenceplane.Theloadwillbeappliedtothecentreof areaofthepads.Teamsmustsupplythelatterwhensuchatestisdeemednecessary. Bodyworkmaydeflectnomorethan5mmverticallywhena2000Nloadisappliedverticallyto itatthreedifferentpointswhichlieonthecarcentrelineand100mmeithersideofit.Eachof theseloadswillbeappliedinanupwarddirectionatapoint380mmrearwardofthefront wheelcentrelineusinga50mmdiameterraminthetwoouterlocationsanda70mmdiameter ramonthecarcentreline.Staysorstructuresbetweenthefrontofthebodyworklyingonthe referenceplaneandthesurvivalcellmaybepresentforthistest,providedtheyarecompletely rigidandhavenosystemormechanismwhichallowsnonlineardeflectionduringanypartof thetest.
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3.17 Bodyworkflexibility:
3.17.1
3.17.2
3.17.3
3.17.4
3.17.5
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Furthermore,thebodyworkbeingtestedinthisareamaynotincludeanycomponentwhichis capableofallowingmorethanthepermittedamountofdeflectionunderthetestload (includinganylineardeflectionabovethetestload),suchcomponentscouldinclude,butare notlimitedto: a) b) c) d) Joints,bearingspivotsoranyotherformofarticulation. Dampers,hydraulicsoranyformoftimedependentcomponentorstructure. Bucklingmembersoranycomponentordesignwhichmayhaveanynonlinear characteristics. Anypartswhichmaysystematicallyorroutinelyexhibitpermanentdeformation.

3.17.6
Theuppermostaerofoilelementlyingbehindtherearwheelcentrelinemaydeflectnomore than5mmhorizontallywhena500Nloadisappliedhorizontally.Theloadwillbeapplied 950mmabovethereferenceplaneatthreeseparatepointswhichlieonthecarcentrelineand 190mmeithersideofit.Theloadswillbeappliedinarearwarddirectionusingasuitable 25mmwideadapterwhichmustbesuppliedbytherelevantteam. Theforwardmostaerofoilelementlyingbehindtherearwheelcentrelineandwhichliesmore than730mmabovethereferenceplanemaydeflectnomorethan2mmverticallywhena200N loadisappliedvertically.Theloadwillbeappliedinlinewiththetrailingedgeoftheelementat anypointacrossitswidth.Theloadswillbeappliedusingasuitableadapter,suppliedbythe relevantteam,which: Maybenomorethan50mmwide. Whichextendsnomorethan10mmforwardofthetrailingedge. Incorporatesan8mmfemalethreadintheunderside.
3.17.7
3.17.8
InordertoensurethattherequirementsofArticle3.15arerespected,theFIAreservesthe righttointroducefurtherload/deflectiontestsonanypartofthebodyworkwhichappearsto be(orissuspectedof),movingwhilstthecarisinmotion. TheincidenceoftherearmostanduppermostclosedsectiondescribedinArticle3.10.2maybe variedwhilstthecarisinmotionprovided: Itcomprisesonlyonecomponentthatmustbesymmetricallyarrangedaboutthecar centrelinewithaminimumwidthof708mm. Withtheexceptionofminimalpartssolelyassociatedwithadjustmentofthesection,no partsofthesectionincontactwiththeexternalairstreammaybelocatedanymorethan 355mmfromofthecarcentreline. Withtheexceptionofanyminimalpartssolelyassociatedwithadjustmentofthe rearmostanduppermostsection,twoclosedsectionsareusedintheareadescribedin Article3.10.2. Anysuchvariationofincidencemaintainscompliancewithallofthebodywork regulations. Whenviewedfromthesideofthecaratanylongitudinalverticalcrosssection,the physicalpointofrotationoftherearmostanduppermostclosedsectionmustbefixed andlocatednomorethan20mmbelowtheupperextremityandnomorethan20mm forwardoftherearextremityoftheareadescribedinArticle3.10.2atalltimes. Thedesignissuchthatfailureofthesystemwillresultintheuppermostclosedsection returningtothenormalhighincidenceposition.
3.18 Driveradjustablebodywork:
3.18.1
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3.18.2
Theadjustablebodyworkmaybeactivatedbythedriveratanytimepriortothestartofthe raceand,forthesolepurposeofimprovingovertakingopportunitiesduringtherace,afterthe driverhascompletedaminimumoftwolapsaftertheracestartorfollowingasafetycar period. Thedrivermayonlyactivatetheadjustablebodyworkintheracewhenhehasbeennotified viathecontrolelectronics(seeArticle8.2)thatitisenabled.Itwillonlybeenabledifthedriver islessthanonesecondbehindanotheratanyofthepredeterminedpositionsaroundeach circuit.Thesystemwillbedisabledbythecontrolelectronicsthefirsttimethedriverusesthe brakesafterhehasactivatedthesystem. TheFIAmay,afterconsultingallcompetitors,adjusttheabovetimeproximityinorderto ensurethestatedpurposeoftheadjustablebodyworkismet.
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ARTICLE4:WEIGHT 4.1 4.2 4.3 Minimumweight: Theweightofthecarmustnotbelessthan640kgatalltimesduringtheEvent. If,whenrequiredforchecking,acarisnotalreadyfittedwithdryweathertyres,itwillbe weighedonasetofdryweathertyresselectedbytheFIAtechnicaldelegate. Weightdistribution: For2012and2013only,theweightappliedonthefrontandrearwheelsmustnotbelessthan 291kgand342kgrespectivelyatalltimesduringthequalifyingpracticesession. If,whenrequiredforchecking,acarisnotalreadyfittedwithdryweathertyres,itwillbe weighedonasetofdryweathertyresselectedbytheFIAtechnicaldelegate. Weightoftyres: TheweightlimitsspecifiedinArticles4.1and4.2willbeadjustedaccordingtoanydifferences (roundeduptothenearest1kg)betweenthetotalsetandindividualaxlesetweights respectivelyofthe2010and2011dryweathertyres. Ballast: Ballastcanbeusedprovideditissecuredinsuchawaythattoolsarerequiredforitsremoval. ItmustbepossibletofixsealsifdeemednecessarybytheFIAtechnicaldelegate. Addingduringtherace: Withtheexceptionofcompressedgases,nosubstancemaybeaddedtothecarduringthe race.Ifitbecomesnecessarytoreplaceanypartofthecarduringtherace,thenewpartmust notweighanymorethantheoriginalpart.
4.4 4.5
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ARTICLE5:ENGINESANDKINETICENERGYRECOVERYSYSTEMS 5.1
5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.1.5 5.1.6
Enginespecification: Only4strokeengineswithreciprocatingpistonsarepermitted. Enginecapacitymustnotexceed2400cc. Crankshaftrotationalspeedmustnotexceed18,000rpm. Superchargingisforbidden. Allenginesmusthave8cylindersarrangedina90Vconfigurationandthenormalsectionof eachcylindermustbecircular. Enginesmusthavetwoinletandtwoexhaustvalvespercylinder. Onlyreciprocatingpoppetvalvesarepermitted. Thesealinginterfacebetweenthemovingvalvecomponentandthestationaryengine componentmustbecircular. Othermeansofpropulsion: Theuseofanydevice,otherthanthe2.4litre,fourstrokeenginedescribedin5.1aboveand oneKERS,topowerthecar,isnotpermitted. WiththeexceptionofonefullychargedKERS,thetotalamountofrecoverableenergystored onthecarmustnotexceed300kJ.Anywhichmayberecoveredatarategreaterthan2kW mustnotexceed20kJ. Themaximumpower,inorout,ofanyKERSmustnotexceed60kW. EnergyreleasedfromtheKERSmaynotexceed400kJinanyonelap. Measurementswillbetakenattheconnectiontotherearwheeldrivetrain. TheamountofstoredenergyinanyKERSmaynotbeincreasedwhilstthecarisstationary duringaracepitstop. Releaseofpowerfromanysuchsystemmustremainunderthecompletecontrolofthedriver atalltimesthecarisonthetrack. CarsmustbefittedwithhomologatedsensorswhichprovideallnecessarysignalstotheSDRin ordertoverifytherequirementsabovearebeingrespected. Enginedimensions: Cylinderborediametermaynotexceed98mm. Cylinderspacingmustbefixedat106.5mm(+/0.2mm). Thecrankshaftcentrelinemustnotbelessthan58mmabovethereferenceplane. Weightandcentreofgravity: Theoverallweightoftheenginemustbeaminimumof95kg. Thecentreofgravityoftheenginemaynotlielessthan165mmabovethereferenceplane. Thelongitudinalandlateralpositionofthecentreofgravityoftheenginemustfallwithina regionthatisthegeometriccentreoftheengine,+/50mm.Thegeometriccentreofthe engineinalateralsensewillbeconsideredtolieonthecentreofthecrankshaftandatthemid pointbetweenthecentresoftheforwardandrearmostcylinderboreslongitudinally. WhenestablishingconformitywithArticles5.4.1,5.4.2,5.4.3andAppendix4oftheF1 SportingRegulations,thehomologatedenginewillincludetheintakesystemuptoand includingtheairfilter,fuelrailandinjectors,ignitioncoils,enginemountedsensorsandwiring, alternator,coolantpumpsandoilpumps.
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5.2
5.2.1 5.2.2
5.2.3

5.2.4
5.2.5
5.3
5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3
5.4
5.4.1 5.4.2 5.4.3
5.4.4
5.4.5
WhenestablishingconformitywithArticle5.4,theenginewillnotinclude: Clutchandclutchactuationsystem. Flywheel. Electroniccontrolunitsoranyassociateddevicescontainingprogrammable semiconductors. Thealternatorregulator. Liquids. Exhaustmanifolds. Heatshields. Oiltanks,catchtanksoranybreathersystemconnectedtothem. Studsusedtomounttheenginetothechassisorgearbox. Watersystemaccumulators. Heatexchangers. Hydraulicsystem(e.g.pumps,accumulators,manifolds,servovalves,solenoids, actuators)exceptservovalveandactuatorforenginethrottlecontrol. Fuelpumpsnoranycomponentnotmountedontheenginewhenfittedtothecar. Anyancillaryequipmentassociatedwiththeenginevalveairsystem,suchashoses, regulators,reservoirsorcompressors.
Furthermore,anypartswhicharenotordinarilypartofanenginewillnotbeincludedwhen assessingitsweight.Examplesofthiscouldbe,butarenotlimitedto: Wiringharnesseshavingonlyapartialassociationwithengineactuatorsorsensors. Abellhousingdesignedtobeintegralwiththeenginecrankcase. Topenginemountingsdesignedhigherthannecessarywithintegralwebsorstruts.The centreofanyenginemountingwhichispartofacamcovershouldnotbeanymorethan 100mmabovealinebetweenthecamshaftcentres,whenmeasuredparalleltoit.Any websintegralwiththecamcovershouldnotextendfurtherbackthanthecentreofthe secondcylinderbore. Ballast.Thisispermittedontheengine(subjecttotherequirementsofArticle4.4)but anyinexcessof2kgwillberemovedfromtheenginebeforemeasuringengineweightor centreofgravityheight.
5.5
5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3
Enginetorquedemand: Theonlymeansbywhichthedrivermaycontroltheenginetorqueisviaasinglechassis mountedfoot(accelerator)pedal. Designswhichallowspecificpointsalongtheacceleratorpedaltravelrangetobeidentifiedby thedriverorassisthimtoholdapositionarenotpermitted. Themaximumacceleratorpedaltravelpositionmustcorrespondtoanenginetorquedemand equaltoorgreaterthanthemaximumenginetorqueatthemeasuredenginespeed. Theminimumacceleratorpedaltravelpositionmustcorrespondtoanenginetorquedemand equaltoorlowerthan0Nm. TheacceleratorpedalshapingmapintheECUmayonlybelinkedtothetypeofthetyresfitted tothecar:onemapforusewithdryweathertyresandonemapforusewithintermediateor wetweathertyres.
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Atanygivenenginespeedthedrivertorquedemandmapmustbemonotonicallyincreasing foranincreaseinacceleratorpedalposition. Atanygivenacceleratorpedalpositionandabove5,000rpm,thedrivertorquedemandmap mustnothaveagradientoflessthan(minus)0.030Nm/rpm. Enginecontrol: Themaximumdelayallowed,computedfromtherespectivesignalsasrecordedbytheADRor ECU,betweentheacceleratorpedalpositioninputsignalandthecorrespondingoutput demandbeingachievedis50ms. Teamsmayberequiredtodemonstratetheaccuracyoftheengineconfigurationsusedbythe ECU. ThemaximumthrottletargetmapintheECUmayonlybeusedtoavoidthrottletarget oscillationswhenthechangeoftorqueissmallforachangeofthrottleposition.Itmustnotbe usedtoartificiallyreducethemaximumenginetorque. Theselectionofthemaximumthrottletargetmapwillbefixedduringqualifyingandrace. Enginecontrolmustnotbeinfluencedbyclutchposition,movementoroperation. Theidlespeedcontroltargetmaynotexceed5,000rpm. Exceptwhenantistalloridlespeedcontrolareactive,ignitionbaseoffsetsmayonlybe appliedabove80%throttleand15,000rpmandforthesolepurposeofreducingcylinder pressureforreliability. AnumberofengineprotectionsareavailableintheECU. Aminimumofninesecondsholdtimeshouldbeconfiguredfortheengineprotectionsenabled duringqualifyingandrace.Theconfigurationoftheairtrayfiredetectionandthrottlefailsafe areexceptionallyunrestrictedinordertoalloweachteamtoachievethebestlevelofsafety. Enginehighrevlimits: Enginehighrevlimitsmayvaryfordifferingconditionsprovidedallaresignificantlyabovethe peakoftheenginetorquecurve.However,alowerrevlimitmaybeusedwhen: Thegearboxisinneutral. Stallpreventionisactive. Thedriverclutchrequestisgreaterthan95%ofthetotalavailabletravelofthedriver clutchactuationdevice,usedonlytoprotecttheenginefollowingadrivererror. Anengineprotectionisactive. Thebitepointfinderstrategyisactive. Thesafetycarisdeployedorduringtheformationlap.
5.6
5.6.1
5.6.2 5.6.3
5.6.4 5.6.5 5.6.6
5.6.7
5.7
Exceptfortheaboveconditions,ignition,fuellingandthrottlemaynotbeusedtoartificially controltheenginespeedoraltertheengineresponseinarevrangemorethan1,000rpm belowthefinalrevlimit. Exhaustsystems: Withtheexceptionofincidentalleakagethroughexhaustjoints(eitherintooroutofthe system),nofluids,otherthanthosewhichemergefromtheengineexhaustports,maybe admittedintotheengineexhaustsystem. Engineexhaustsystemsmayincorporatenomorethantwoexits,bothofwhichmustbe rearwardfacingtailpipes,throughwhichallexhaustgasesmustpass.
5.8
5.8.1
5.8.2
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Thelast100mmofanytailpipemustinitsentirety: a) Formathinwalledunobstructedrightcircularcylinderwhoseinternaldiameterisno greaterthan75mmwithitsaxisat+/10tothecarcentrelinewhenviewedfromabove thecarandbetween+10and+30(tailup)tothereferenceplanewhenviewedfrom thesideofthecar.Theentirecircumferenceoftheexitshouldlieonasingleplane normaltothetailpipeaxisandbelocatedattherearmostextremityofthelast100mm ofthetailpipe. Belocatedbetween250mmand600mmabovethereferenceplane. Belocatedbetween200mmand500mmfromthecarcentreline. Bepositionedinorderthattheentirecircumferenceoftheexitofthetailpipelies betweentwoverticalplanesnormaltothecarcentrelineandwhichlie500mmand 1200mmforwardoftherearwheelcentreline.
b) c) d)
5.8.4
Oncetheexhausttailpipes,thebodyworkrequiredbyArticle3.8.4andanyapertures permittedbyArticle3.8.5havebeenfullydefinedtheremustbenobodyworklyingwithina rightcirculartruncatedconewhich: a) b) c) d) Sharesacommonaxiswiththatofthelast100mmofthetailpipe. Hasaforwarddiameterequaltothatofeachexhaustexit. Startsattheexitofthetailpipeandextendsrearwardsasfarastherearwheelcentre line. Hasahalfconeangleof3suchthattheconehasitslargerdiameterattherearwheel centreline.
Furthermore,theremustbeaviewfromabove,theside,oranyintermediateangle perpendiculartothecarcentreline,fromwhichthetruncatedconeisnotobscuredbyany bodyworklyingmorethan50mmforwardoftherearwheelcentreline. Variablegeometrysystems: Variablegeometryinletsystemsarenotpermitted. Variablegeometryexhaustsystemsarenotpermitted. Variablevalvetimingandvariablevalveliftsystemsarenotpermitted. Thepressureofthefuelsuppliedtotheinjectorsmaynotexceed100bar.Sensorsmustbe fittedwhichdirectlymeasurethepressureofthefuelsuppliedtotheinjectors,thesesignals mustbesuppliedtotheFIAdatalogger. Onlyonefuelinjectorpercylinderispermittedwhichmustinjectdirectlyintothesideorthe topoftheinletport. Ignitionisonlypermittedbymeansofasingleignitioncoilandsinglesparkplugpercylinder. Theuseofplasma,laserorotherhighfrequencyignitiontechniquesisforbidden. Onlyconventionalsparkplugsthatfunctionbyhightensionelectricaldischargeacrossan exposedgaparepermitted. SparkplugsarenotsubjecttothematerialsrestrictionsdescribedinArticles5.16and5.17. OtherthanforthespecificpurposeofpoweringKERScomponents,theprimaryregulated voltageonthecarmustnotexceed17.0VDC.Thisvoltageisdefinedasthestabilisedoutput fromtheoncarchargingsystem.
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5.9.1 5.9.2 5.9.3
5.10 Fuelsystems:
5.10.1
5.10.2
5.11 Electricalsystems:
5.11.1 5.11.2
5.11.3
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WiththeexceptionofanyKERSorcapacitorcircuitryorcoilsbeingusedsolelytoprovide ignition,anydevicewithacurrentrequirementgreaterthan50mAorapowerrequirement greaterthan1Wmayonlybesuppliedatorbelowtheprimaryregulatedvoltage. Onlycapacitordischargeignitionsystems(thosewhichgenerateasparkbymeansofclosinga switchwhichthendischargesacapacitorthroughtheprimarysideoftheignitioncoil),are permittedtoprovideavoltagehigherthantheprimaryregulatedvoltagetoanignitioncoil. Otherthananypartsbeingusedtosupplyahighervoltagetodevicessuchasthosedescribed inthepreviousparagraphs,nodevicemaystepuporincreasetheprimaryregulatedvoltage. 5.12 Engineactuators: Withthefollowingexceptionshydraulic,pneumaticorelectronicactuationisforbidden: a) b) c) d) Electronicsolenoidsuniquelyforthecontrolofenginefluids. Componentsprovidingcontrolledpressureairforapneumaticvalvesystem. Asingleactuatortooperatethethrottlesystemoftheengine. AnycomponentsrequiredaspartofaKERS.
5.13 Engineauxiliaries: Withtheexceptionofelectricalfuelpumpsengineauxiliariesmustbemechanicallydriven directlyfromtheenginewithafixedspeedratiotothecrankshaft. 5.14 Engineintakeair:

5.14.1
Otherthaninjectionoffuelforthenormalpurposeofcombustionintheengine,anydevice, system,procedure,constructionordesignthepurposeoreffectofwhichisanydecreaseinthe temperatureoftheengineintakeairisforbidden. Otherthanenginesumpbreathergasesandfuelforthenormalpurposeofcombustioninthe engine,thesprayingofanysubstanceintotheengineintakeairisforbidden.
5.14.2
5.15 MaterialsandConstructionDefinitions:
5.15.1 XBasedAlloy(e.g.Nibasedalloy)Xmustbethemostabundantelementinthealloyona
%w/wbasis.TheminimumpossibleweightpercentoftheelementXmustalwaysbegreater thanthemaximumpossibleofeachoftheotherindividualelementspresentinthealloy.
5.15.2
XYBasedAlloy(e.g.AlCubasedalloy)Xmustbethemostabundantelementasin5.15.1 above.InadditionelementYmustbethesecondhighestconstituent(%w/w),afterXinthe alloy.ThemeancontentofYandallotheralloyingelementsmustbeusedtodeterminethe secondhighestalloyingelement(Y). IntermetallicMaterials(e.g.TiAl,NiAl,FeAl,Cu3Au,NiCo)Thesearematerialswherethe materialisbaseduponintermetallicphases,i.e.thematrixofthematerialconsistsofgreater then50%v/vintermetallicphase(s).Anintermetallicphaseisasolidsolutionbetweentwoor moremetalsexhibitingeitherpartlyionicorcovalent,ormetallicbondingwithalongrange order,inanarrowrangeofcompositionaroundthestoichiometricproportion. continuousordiscontinuousphase.Thematrixcanbemetallic,ceramic,polymericorglass based.Thereinforcementcanbepresentaslongfibres(continuousreinforcement);orshort fibres,whiskersandparticles(discontinuousreinforcement).
5.15.3
5.15.4 CompositeMaterialsThesearematerialswhereamatrixmaterialisreinforcedbyeithera
5.15.5 MetalMatrixComposites(MMCs)Thesearecompositematerialswithametallicmatrix
containingaphaseofgreaterthan2%v/vwhichisnotsolubleintheliquidphaseofthemetallic matrix.
5.15.6 CeramicMaterials(e.g.Al2O3,SiC,B4C,Ti5Si3,SiO2,Si3N4)Theseareinorganic,nonmetallic
solids.
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5.16 MaterialsandconstructionGeneral:
5.16.1
Unlessexplicitlypermittedforaspecificenginecomponent,thefollowingmaterialsmaynotbe usedanywhereontheengine: a) b) c) d) Magnesiumbasedalloys. MetalMatrixComposites(MMCs). Intermetallicmaterials. Alloyscontainingmorethan5%byweightofBeryllium,IridiumorRhenium.

5.16.2
Coatingsarefreeprovidedthetotalcoatingthicknessdoesnotexceed25%ofthesection thicknessoftheunderlyingbasematerialinallaxes.Inallcasestherelevantcoatingmustnot exceed0.8mm. PistonsmustbemanufacturedfromanaluminiumalloywhichiseitherAlSi;AlCu;AlMgor AlZnbased. Pistonpinsmustbemanufacturedfromanironbasedalloyandmustbemachinedfroma singlepieceofmaterial. Connectingrodsmustbemanufacturedfromironortitaniumbasedalloysandmustbe machinedfromasinglepieceofmaterialwithnoweldedorjoinedassemblies(otherthana boltedbigendcaporaninterferedsmallendbush). Crankshaftsmustbemanufacturedfromanironbasedalloy. Noweldingispermittedbetweenthefrontandrearmainbearingjournals. Nomaterialwithadensityexceeding19,000kg/m3maybeassembledtothecrankshaft.
5.17 MaterialsandconstructionComponents:
5.17.1 5.17.2 5.17.3
5.17.4
5.17.5
Camshaftsmustbemanufacturedfromanironbasedalloy. Eachcamshaftandlobesmustbemachinedfromasinglepieceofmaterial. Noweldingisallowedbetweenthefrontandrearbearingjournals.
5.17.6 5.17.7
ValvesmustbemanufacturedfromalloysbasedonIron,Nickel,CobaltorTitanium. Hollowstructurescooledbysodium,lithiumorsimilararepermitted. Reciprocatingandrotatingcomponents: a) Reciprocatingandrotatingcomponentsmustnotbemanufacturedfromgraphitic matrix,metalmatrixcompositesorceramicmaterials,thisrestrictiondoesnotapplyto theclutchandanyseals.Ceramicbearingsarenotpermittedinancillarieswhichare includedwhenassessingtheweightoftheengine,e.g.alternator,coolantpumpsandoil pumps. Rollingelementsofrollingelementbearingsmustbemanufacturedfromanironbased alloy. Timinggearsbetweenthecrankshaftandcamshafts(includinghubs)mustbe manufacturedfromanironbasedalloy. Enginecrankcasesandcylinderheadsmustbemanufacturedfromcastorwrought aluminiumalloys. Nocompositematerialsormetalmatrixcompositesarepermittedeitherforthewhole componentorlocally.

5.17.8
b) c)
Staticcomponents: a)
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Anymetallicstructurewhoseprimaryorsecondaryfunctionistoretainlubricantor coolantwithintheenginemustbemanufacturedfromanironbasedalloyoran aluminiumalloyoftheAlSi,AlCu,AlZnorAlMgalloyingsystems. AllthreadedfastenersmustbemanufacturedfromanalloybasedonCobalt,Ironor Nickel. Compositematerialsarenotpermitted. Valveseatinserts,valveguidesandanyotherbearingcomponentmaybemanufactured frommetallicinfiltratedpreformswithotherphaseswhicharenotusedfor reinforcement.
c) d)
5.18 Startingtheengine: Asupplementarydevicetemporarilyconnectedtothecarmaybeusedtostarttheengineboth onthegridandinthepits. 5.19 Stallpreventionsystems: Ifacarisequippedwithastallpreventionsystem,andinordertoavoidthepossibilityofacar involvedinanaccidentbeingleftwiththeenginerunning,allsuchsystemsmustbeconfigured tostoptheenginenomorethantensecondsafteractivation. Thesolepurposeofsuchsystemsistopreventtheenginestallingwhenadriverlosescontrol ofthecar.Ifthecarisinsecondgearorabovewhenthesystemisactivatedmultiplegear changesmaybemadetoeitherfirstgearorneutral,underallothercircumstancestheclutch alonemaybeactivated. Eachtimesuchasystemisactivatedtheclutchmustbefullydisengagedandmustremainso untilthedriverdeactivatesthesystembymanuallyoperatingtheclutchwitharequest greaterthan95%ofthetotalavailabletravelofthedriversclutchactuationdevice. ThepartsinlistsAandBbelowmaybechangedwithoutincurringapenaltyunderArticle28.4 oftheF1SportingRegulations.Ifchanginganyofthesepartsinvolvesbreakingasealthismay bedonebutmustcarriedoutunderFIAsupervision.ThepartsinListBmayonlybereplacedby identicalhomologatedpartsinaccordancewithAppendix4oftheF1SportingRegulations. ListA Clutch. Clutchbasket. Hydraulicpumps. Engineelectronicboxes(ECU's,powermodules,controlboxes). Fuelfilters. Fuelpumps. Oilfilters. Oiltanksystems. Pneumaticbottles,regulators,pumpsandpipesforvalveactuation. Exhaustsystems. Supportsandbracketsrelatedtotheauxiliaries,mentionedabove. Screws,nuts,dowelsorwashersrelatedtotheauxiliaries,mentionedabove. Cables,tubesorhosesrelatedtotheauxiliaries,mentionedabove. Oilorairsealsrelatedtotheauxiliaries,mentionedabove.
5.20 Replacingengineparts:
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Sparkplugs. ListB Throttlesystem(includingbutnotlimitedtothrottledevice,linkage,actuator, hydraulics). Intakesystemexternaltocylinderhead(includingbutnotlimitedtotrumpets,trumpet tray,airbox,airfilter). Ignitioncoils. Injectionsystem. Alternators. Oilscavengingpumps. Oilsupplypumps. Oilairseparators. Waterpumps. Electricandelectronicsensors.
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ARTICLE6:FUELSYSTEM 6.1
6.1.1
Fueltanks: Thefueltankmustbeasinglerubberbladderconformingtoorexceedingthespecificationsof FIA/FT51999,thefittingoffoamwithinthetankhoweverisnotmandatory.Alistofapproved materialsmaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Allthefuelstoredonboardthecarmustbesituatedbetweenthefrontfaceoftheengineand thedriver'sbackwhenviewedinlateralprojection.Whenestablishingthefrontfaceofthe engine,nopartsofthefuel,oil,waterorelectricalsystemswillbeconsidered. Furthermore,nofuelcanbestoredmorethan300mmforwardofthehighestpointatwhich thedriver'sbackmakescontactwithhisseat.However,amaximumof2litresoffuelmaybe keptoutsidethesurvivalcell,butonlythatwhichisnecessaryforthenormalrunningofthe engine. Fuelmustnotbestoredmorethan400mmfromthelongitudinalaxisofthecar. AllrubberbladdersmustbemadebymanufacturersrecognisedbytheFIA.Inordertoobtain theagreementoftheFIA,themanufacturermustprovethecomplianceofhisproductwiththe specificationsapprovedbytheFIA.Thesemanufacturersmustundertaketodelivertotheir customersexclusivelytankscomplyingtotheapprovedstandards. AlistofapprovedmanufacturersmaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Allrubberbladdersshallbeprintedwiththenameofthemanufacturer,thespecificationsto whichthetankhasbeenmanufacturedandthedateofmanufacture. Norubberbladdersshallbeusedmorethan5yearsafterthedateofmanufacture. Fittingsandpiping: Allaperturesinthefueltankmustbeclosedbyhatchesorfittingswhicharesecuredto metallicorcompositeboltringsbondedtotheinsideofthebladder.Thetotalareaofanysuch hatchesorfittingswhichareincontactwiththefuelmaynotexceed30000mm. Boltholeedgesmustbenolessthan5mmfromtheedgeoftheboltring,hatchorfitting. Allfuellinesbetweenthefueltankandtheenginemusthaveaselfsealingbreakawayvalve. Thisvalvemustseparateatlessthan50%oftheloadrequiredtobreakthefuellinefittingorto pullitoutofthefueltank. Nolinescontainingfuelmaypassthroughthecockpit. Alllinesmustbefittedinsuchawaythatanyleakagecannotresultintheaccumulationoffuel inthecockpit. Crushablestructure: The fuel tank must be completely surrounded by a crushable structure, which is an integral part of the survival cell and must be able to withstand the loads required by the tests in Articles18.2.1and18.3. Fueltankfillers: Fueltankfillersmustnotprotrudebeyondthebodywork.Anybreatherpipeconnectingthe fueltanktotheatmospheremustbedesignedtoavoidliquidleakagewhenthecarisrunning anditsoutletmustnotbelessthan250mmfromthecockpitopening. Allfueltankfillersandbreathersmustbedesignedtoensureanefficientlockingactionwhich reducestheriskofanaccidentalopeningfollowingacrashimpactorincompletelockingafter refuelling.
6.1.2
6.1.3 6.1.4
6.1.5 6.1.6
6.2
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3 6.2.4
6.3
6.4
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6.5.1
Refuelling: Acovermustbefittedoveranyrefuellingconnectoratalltimeswhenthecarisrunningonthe track.Thecoveranditsattachmentsmustbesufficientlystrongtoavoidaccidentalopeningin theeventofanaccident. Nofuelintendedforimmediateuseinacarmaybemorethantendegreescentigradebelow ambienttemperature.Whenassessingcompliance,theambienttemperaturewillbethat recordedbytheFIAappointedweatherserviceprovideronehourbeforeanypracticesession ortwohoursbeforetherace.Thisinformationwillalsobedisplayedonthetimingmonitors. ThetemperatureoffuelintendedforuseinacarmustbemeasuredviaanFIAapprovedand sealedsensor. Theuseofanydeviceonboardthecartodecreasethetemperatureofthefuelisforbidden. Fueldrainingandsampling: Competitorsmustprovideameansofremovingallfuelfromthecar. Competitorsmustensurethataonelitresampleoffuelmaybetakenfromthecaratanytime duringtheEvent. Exceptincasesofforcemajeure(acceptedassuchbythestewardsofthemeeting),ifasample offuelisrequiredafterapracticesessionthecarconcernedmusthavefirstbeendrivenback tothepitsunderitsownpower. Allcarsmustbefittedwitha2'Symetrics'malefittinginordertofacilitatefuelsampling.Ifan electricpumponboardthecarcannotbeusedtoremovethefuelanexternallyconnectedone maybeusedprovideditisevidentthatarepresentativefuelsampleisbeingtaken.Ifan externalpumpisuseditmustbepossibletoconnecttheFIAsamplinghosetoitandanyhose betweenthecarandpumpmustbe3indiameterandnotexceed2minlength.Detailsofthe fuelsamplinghosemaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Thesamplingproceduremustnotnecessitatestartingtheengineortheremovalofbodywork (otherthanthecoveroveranyrefuellingconnector).
6.5.2
6.5.3
6.6
6.6.1 6.6.2
6.6.3
6.6.4
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ARTICLE7:OILANDCOOLANTSYSTEMS 7.1 Locationofoiltanks: Alloilstoragetanksmustbesituatedbetweenthefrontwheelaxisandtherearmostgearbox casinglongitudinally,andmustbenofurtherthanthelateralextremitiesofthesurvivalcellare fromthelongitudinalaxisofthecar. Longitudinallocationofoilsystem: Nootherpartofthecarcontainingoilmaybesituatedbehindthecompleterearwheels. Catchtank: Inordertoavoidthepossibilityofoilbeingdepositedonthetrack,theenginesumpbreather mustventintothemainengineairintakesystem. Transversallocationofoilsystem: Nopartofthecarcontainingoilmaybemorethan700mmfromthecarcentreline. Coolantheadertank: ThecoolantheadertankonthecarmustbefittedwithanFIAapprovedpressurereliefvalve whichissettoamaximumof3.75bargaugepressure,detailsofthereliefvalvemaybefound intheAppendixtotheseregulations.Ifthecarisnotfittedwithaheadertank,analternative positionmustbeapprovedbytheFIA. Coolingsystems: Thecoolingsystemsoftheenginemustnotintentionallymakeuseofthelatentheatof vaporisationofanyfluid. Oilandcoolantlines: Nolinescontainingcoolantorlubricatingoilmaypassthroughthecockpit. Alllinesmustbefittedinsuchawaythatanyleakagecannotresultintheaccumulationoffluid inthecockpit. Nohydraulicfluidlinesmayhaveremovableconnectorsinsidethecockpit.
7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5
7.6 7.7
7.7.1 7.7.2 7.7.3
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ARTICLE8:ELECTRICALSYSTEMS 8.1
8.1.1
Softwareandelectronicsinspection: Priortothestartofeachseasonthecompleteelectricalsystemonthecarmustbeexamined andallonboardandcommunicationssoftwaremustbeinspectedbytheFIATechnical Department. TheFIAmustbenotifiedofanychangespriortotheEventatwhichsuchchangesareintended tobeimplemented. AllreprogrammablemicroprocessorsmusthaveamechanismthatallowstheFIAto accuratelyidentifythesoftwareversionloaded. AcceptablesolutionstoverifytheprogrammedsoftwaremaybefoundintheAppendixto theseregulations. Allelectronicunitscontainingaprogrammabledevice,andwhichareintendedforuseatan Event,mustbepresentedtotheFIAbeforeeachEventinorderthattheycanbeidentified. AlloncarsoftwareversionsmustberegisteredwiththeFIAbeforeuse. TheFIAmustbeabletotesttheoperationofanycompulsoryelectronicsafetysystemsatany timeduringanEvent. Controlelectronics: Allcomponentsoftheengine,gearbox,clutch,differentialandKERSinadditiontoall associatedactuatorsmustbecontrolledbyanElectronicControlUnit(ECU)whichhasbeen manufacturedbyanFIAdesignatedsuppliertoaspecificationdeterminedbytheFIA. TheECUmayonlybeusedwithFIAapprovedsoftwareandmayonlybeconnectedtothe controlsystemwiringloom,sensorsandactuatorsinamannerspecifiedbytheFIA. AdditionalinformationregardingtheECUsoftwareversionsandsetupmaybefoundinthe Appendixtotheseregulations. Allcontrolsensors,actuatorsandFIAmonitoringsensorswillbespecifiedandhomologatedby theFIA.DetailsofthehomologationprocessmaybefoundintheAppendixtothese regulations. Eachandeverycomponentofthecontrolsystemwillbesealedanduniquelyidentifiedand theiridentitiestrackedthroughtheirlifecycle. Thesecomponentsandunitsmaynotbedisassembledormodifiedinanywayandsealsand identifiersmustremainintactandlegible. ThecontrolsystemwiringloomconnectivitymustbeapprovedbytheFIA. Allwiringloomsmustbebuilttoensurethateachcontrolsensorandeachcontrolactuator connectedtotheECUiselectricallyisolatedfromloggingonlysensorsconnectedtoeitherthe ECUorateamdataacquisitionunit. Ingeneral,theremustbenoactiveorpassiveelectroniccomponentinthecontrolloom. Exceptions(e.g.terminationresistors)mustbeapprovedbytheFIAbeforeuse. AdditionalwiringguidelinesmaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Ifsensorfaultsorerrorsaredetectedbythedriverorbytheonboardsoftware,backup sensorsmaybeusedanddifferentsettingsmaybemanuallyorautomaticallyselected. However,anybackupsensorornewsettingchoseninthiswaymustnotenhancethe performanceofthecar.Anydriverdefaultturnedonduringthestartlockoutperiodmaynot beturnedoffbeforetheendofthatperiod.
8.1.2 8.1.3 8.1.4 8.1.5
8.2
8.2.1

8.2.2

8.2.3

8.2.4
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Pneumaticvalvepressuremayonlybecontrolledviaapassivemechanicalregulatororfrom theECUanditsoperationwillbemonitoredbytheECU. TheECUwillbedesignedtorunfromacarsystemsupplyvoltageof12Vnominalprovidedbya homologatedvoltageregulator. Startsystems: Anysystem,thepurposeand/oreffectofwhichistodetectwhenaracestartsignalisgiven,is notpermitted. TheECUwillimplementalockoutperiodaftereachracestartorpitstopduringwhicha numberofengineandclutchrelatedfunctionswillbefrozenordisabled.Detailsofthestrategy maybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Dataacquisition: Toassistscrutineering,theFIArequiresunlimitedaccesstothefollowingECUinformation before,duringandafteranytracksession:
8.3
8.4
8.4.1
Applicationparameterconfigurations. Loggeddataandevents. Realtimetelemetrydataandevents.
ThroughouttheEvent,theloggingmemoryandeventsbuffermayonlybeclearedbyanFIA engineer. TheFIAmusthavetheabilitytoconnecttotheECUviaajumpbatteryusinganFIAlaptop.The teamsshouldmakeajumpbatteryavailableatalltimesduringtheEvent. TheteamsshouldtransfertherealtimetelemetrydataandeventsontheFIAnetworkas requestedby,andintheformatdefinedby,theFIA. Priortotherace,theECUdataloggermustbeconfiguredinsuchawaythatallowsloggingof dataforatleasttwohoursandfifteenminuteswithoutexceedingthesizeofthelogger memory. Anydataacquisitionsystem,telemetrysystemorassociatedsensorsadditionaltothose providedbytheECUandADRmustbephysicallyseparateandelectricallyisolatedfromany controlelectronicswiththeexceptionof: Theprimaryregulatedvoltagesupply. Thecarsystemground. CommunicationlinkstotheECU,telemetryunitandADR. Powersupplies,providedtheyarenotusedtopoweranycontrolelectronics,control sensorsoractuators. Timesynchronisationlines. Enginesynchronisationlines. Anumbilicalloomwhoseconnectorwillremaindisconnectedwhenthecarismoving.
8.4.2
8.5
8.5.1 8.5.2
NojunctionboxorbreakoutboxmaybesharedbetweentheECUsystemandateamdata acquisitionsystem. Telemetry: TelemetrysystemsmustoperateatfrequencieswhichhavebeenapprovedbytheFIA. Pittocartelemetryisprohibited.
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Drivercontrolsanddisplays: Anyelectronicmodulesusedfordriverinformationdisplaysandswitchinputsmustbe suppliedbyanFIAdesignatedsuppliertoaspecificationdeterminedbytheFIAandbesuitably housedbyeachteam.
Anysingleswitch,button,paddlesensororpedalsensorusedbythedrivermustbeconnected toasingleanalogueordigitalinputoftheECU.Exceptionswillbeconsideredtohandlethe spareclutchpaddleandmultiplexedshiftsignals.Anyinterfacebetweensuchdriveroperated devicesandtheECUmustbeapprovedbytheFIA. TheloggedrawsignalsfromtheECUinputsmustprovideatruerepresentationofthedrivers actions. Driverradio: OtherthanauthorisedconnectionstotheFIAECU,anyvoiceradiocommunicationsystem betweencarandpitsmustbestandaloneandmustnottransmitorreceiveotherdata.All suchcommunicationsmustbeopenandaccessibletoboththeFIAandbroadcasters.
8.7
8.8
8.8.1
Accidentdatarecorders(ADR): Therecordermustbefittedandoperated: InaccordancewiththeinstructionsoftheFIA. Symmetricallyaboutthecarcentrelineandwithitstopfacingupwards. Witheachofits12edgesparalleltoanaxisofthecar. Lessthan50mmabovethereferenceplane. Inapositionwithinthecockpitwhichisreadilyaccessibleatalltimesfromwithinthe cockpitwithouttheneedtoremoveskidblockorfloor. Inorderthattheentireunitliesbetween30%and50%ofthewheelbaseofthecar. Viaantivibrationmountingsgivingaclearanceof5mmtoallotherobjects. Withitsconnectorsfacingforwards. Inorderthatitsstatuslightisvisiblewhenthedriverisseatednormally. Inorderthatthedownloadconnectoriseasilyaccessiblewhenthedriverisseated normallyandwithouttheneedtoremovebodywork.

8.8.2
Therecordermustbeconnectedtotwoexternal500gaccelerometerswhicharesolidlybolted tothesurvivalcell,onthecarcentreline,usingfour4mmbolts.Onemustbeasclosetothe nominalcarcentreofgravityaspracticalandtheotherasfarforwardaspossibleinsidethe survivalcell.Theforwardaccelerometermaybemountedtotheundersideofthetopsurface provideditissolidlyboltedtoastructuralpartofthesurvivalcell. Therecordermustbepoweredfromanominally12Vsupplysuchthatitsinternalbatterycan berechargedatalltimeswhenthecarselectronicsystemsarepoweredandwhenthecar systemsareswitchedoff,butajumpbatteryorumbilicalisconnected. AnADRandtwoaccelerometersmustbefittedtoeverycaratalltimesduringanEventandat alltestsattendedbymorethanoneteam. DetailsoftheconnectionstotheADRmaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Tracksignalinformationdisplay: Allcarsmustbefittedwithred,blueandyellowcockpitlightsthepurposeofwhicharetogive driversinformationconcerningtracksignalsorconditions.ThelightsmustbeLEDseachwitha minimumdiameterof5mmandfitteddirectlyinthedriversnormallineofsight.
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8.8.4 8.8.5
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8.11 Installationofelectricalsystemsorcomponents: 8.11.1 Exceptionally,eachcarmaybeequippedwithamaximumoffivetestsensorinstallations, whichdonotcomplywiththeTechnicalRegulations,duringP1andP2,provided:

8.11.2
Theycouldnotmateriallyaffecttheoutcomeanyoftheimpacttestsdescribedin articles16.2,16.3,16.4and16.5. TheycomplywithArticles3.3,3.4.1,3.6,3.14.1and3.14.2. Theydonotreduceoraffectdrivervisibility. Theydonotobstructonboardcameraviews. Anysuchtestsensorinstallationsdonotneedtobehomologated.
TheFIAtechnicaldelegatemustbenotifiedofanyintendedtestsensorinstallationspriorto theEventatwhichtheyarefirstused. CompetitorsmustbenotifiedofanychangestotheinstallationinstructionsforanyFIA specifiedsystemsorcomponentsbefore30Juneofthepreviousseason.
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ARTICLE9:TRANSMISSIONSYSTEM 9.1 9.2

9.2.1 9.2.2 9.2.3
Transmissiontypes: Notransmissionsystemmaypermitmorethantwowheelstobedriven. Clutchcontrol: Thefollowingappliesonlytothemaindrivetrainclutchorclutches,anyclutchusedexclusively aspartofaKERSisexempt. Ifmultipleclutchoperatingdevicesareused,theymustallhavethesamemechanicaltravel characteristicsandbemappedidentically. Designswhichallowspecificpointsalongthetravelrangeoftheclutchoperatingdevicetobe identifiedbythedriverorassisthimtoholdapositionarenotpermitted. Theminimumandmaximumtravelpositionsoftheclutchoperatingdevicemustcorrespondto theclutchfullyengagednormalrestpositionandfullydisengaged(incapableoftransmitting anyuseabletorque)positionsrespectively. Designsorsystemswhichinadditiontotypicalinherenthydraulicandmechanicalproperties aredesignedto,orhavetheeffectof,adjustingorotherwiseinfluencingtheamount,orrate, ofengagementbeingdemandedbytheFIAECU,arenotpermitted. Theamountbywhichtheclutchisengagedmustbecontrolledsolelyanddirectlybythedriver withtheexceptionof: Stallprevention. Gearshifts. Bitepointfinderwherebrakepressure,wheelspeedanddriverclutchdemand safeguardsareused. Declutchprotections. Drivetrainprotectiononthetrackoutsideofanystartlockoutperiodorimmediately followingstallpreventionactivationonly. Testsignalsenabledonlywhenthecarisconnectedtothegaragesystem. Therelationshipbetweentheclutchoperatingdeviceinthecockpitandtheamountof clutchengagementmaybenonlinearbutmustremainfixed. Whentheclutchoperatingdeviceisreleasedfromitsmaximumtravelpositionitmustreturn toitsrestingpositionwithin50ms. Themaximumdelayallowed,computedfromtherespectivepositionsasrecordedbytheADR orECU,betweentheclutchdrivercontrolinputsignalandthecorrespondingoutputdemand beingachievedis50ms. Anydeviceorsystemwhichnotifiesthedriveroftheamountofclutchsliporengagementis notpermitted. Tractioncontrol: Nocarmaybeequippedwithasystemordevicewhichiscapableofpreventingthedriven wheelsfromspinningunderpowerorofcompensatingforexcessivethrottletorquedemand bythedriver. Anydeviceorsystemwhichnotifiesthedriveroftheonsetofwheelspinisnotpermitted.
9.2.4
9.2.5

9.2.6
9.2.7
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Clutchdisengagement: Allcarsmustbefittedwithameansofdisengagingtheclutchforaminimumoffifteenminutes intheeventofthecarcomingtorestwiththeenginestopped.Thissystemmustbeinworking orderthroughouttheEventevenifthemainhydraulic,pneumaticorelectricalsystemsonthe carhavefailed.ThissystemmustalsodisconnectanyKERSsystemfittedtothecar. Inorderthatthedriveroramarshalmayactivatethesysteminlessthanfiveseconds,the switchorbuttonwhichoperatesitmust: faceupwardsandberecessedintothetopofthesurvivalcellnomorethan150mm fromthecarcentreline; bedesignedinorderthatamarshalisunabletoaccidentallyreengagetheclutch; belessthan150mmfromthefrontofthecockpitopening; Bemarkedwithaletter"N"inredatleast40mmtall,withalinethicknessofatleast 4mm,insideawhitecircleofatleast50mmdiameterwitharededgewithaline thicknessofatleast2mm.
9.5
9.5.1
Gearboxes: Agearboxisdefinedasallthepartsinthedrivelinewhichtransfertorquefromtheengine crankshafttothedriveshafts(thedriveshaftsbeingdefinedasthosecomponentswhich transferdrivetorquefromthesprungmasstotheunsprungmass).Itincludesallcomponents whoseprimarypurposeisforthetransmissionofpowerormechanicalselectionofgears, bearingsassociatedwiththesecomponentsandthecasinginwhichtheyarehoused. Inthiscontextthefollowingpartsarenotconsideredpartofthegearboxandmaybechanged withoutincurringapenaltyundertheF1SportingRegulations.Ifchanginganyoftheseparts involvesbreakinganFIAappliedsealthismaybedonebutmustbecarriedoutunderFIA supervision: Theclutchassemblyandanyshaftconnectingtheclutchtothecrankshaftorfirstmotion shaftofthegearbox,providedthisislocatedpriortoanymechanicalspeedreduction fromtheengine. Theclutchactuatorandclutchreleasebearing(s). Inboarddriveshaftjointsandsealsbutnottheirhousingifthathousingisintegralwith thegearboxoutputshaftandthereforepartofthesprungmass. Thehydraulicsystempriortothepointatwhichitproducesdirectmechanical movementofthegearselectionmechanismbymeansofhydraulicactuator(s). Oil,oilpumps,oilfilters,oilseals,oilcoolersandanyassociatedhosesorpipes. Electricalsensors,actuators,servovalvesandwiring. Anypartsassociatedwiththesuspensionorfunctioningofthesprungsuspensionthat areattachedtothegearboxcasing. Therearimpactstructureprovideditcanbeseparatedfromanygearboxcasing. Anyothercomponentmountedtothecasingwhoseprimarypurposeisunconnected withthetransmissionofpowerorselectionofgears.
9.5.2
9.6
9.6.1
Gearratios: Themaximumnumberofforwardgearratiosis7.
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Themaximumnumberofnumericalchangegearratiopairsacompetitorhasavailabletohim duringaChampionshipseasonis30.AllsuchgearratiopairsmustbedeclaredtotheFIA technicaldelegateatorbeforethefirstEventoftheChampionship. Noforwardgearratiopairmaybe: Lessthan12mmwidewhenmeasuredacrossthegeartoothattherootdiameterorany point1mmaboveorbelowtherootdiameter.Abovethisareaeachsideofthegear teethmaybechamferedbyamaximumof10.Inaddition,achamferorradiusnot exceeding2.0mmmaybeappliedtothesidesandthetipoftheteeth. Lessthan85mmbetweencentres. Lessthan600ginweight(excludinganyintegralshaftorcollar).Ifanintegralshaftor collaristobeexcludedthemassofthismaybeshownbycalculationassumingthegear tobe12mmwideandtheshaftgeometrytobethesameasthatwhereslideongears areused.
9.6.3
9.6.4 9.6.5
Gearratiosmustbemadefromsteel. Continuouslyvariabletransmissionsystemsarenotpermittedtotransmitthepowerofthe enginedefinedinArticle5.1. Reversegear: AllcarsmusthaveareversegearoperableanytimeduringtheEventbythedriverwhenthe engineisrunning. Gearchanging: Automaticgearchangesareconsideredadriveraidandarethereforenotpermitted. Forthepurposesofgearchanging,theclutchandthrottleneednotbeunderthecontrolofthe driver. Gearchangingisrestrictedduringthefollowingperiods: Racestart:onegearchangeispermittedaftertheracehasstartedandbeforethecar speedhasreached100kph,providedeverygearfittedtothecariscapableofachieving atleast100km/hat18,000rpm. Pitstops:Nogearchangeispermittedafterapitstopanduntilthecarspeedgetswithin 10km/hofthepitlanespeedlimitwhenleavingthepits.
9.7 9.8
9.8.1
9.8.2
9.8.3
Theminimumpossiblegearthedriverisabletoselectmustremainfixedwhilstthecaris moving. Eachindividualgearchangemustbeseparatelyinitiatedbythedriverand,withinthe mechanicalconstraintsofthegearbox;therequestedgearmustbeengagedimmediately unlessoverrevprotectionisusedtorejectthegearshiftrequest.Onceagearchangerequest hasbeenacceptednofurtherrequestsmaybeaccepteduntilthefirstgearchangehasbeen completed. MultiplegearchangesmayonlybemadeunderArticle5.19orwhenashifttogearboxneutral ismadefollowingarequestfromthedriver. Ifanoverrevprotectionstrategyisusedthismayonlypreventengagementofthetargetgear, itmustnotinduceadelaygreaterthan50ms.Ifagearchangeisrefusedinthisway, engagementmayonlyfollowanewandseparaterequestmadebythedriver. Anydebouncetimeusedtoconditiondrivergearchangerequestsmustbefixed.
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9.8.4
Themaximumpermitteddurationfordownchangesandupchangesis300msand200ms respectively.Themaximumpermitteddelayforthelatteris80msfromthetimeofthedriver requesttotheoriginalgearbeingdisengaged. Thedurationofagearchangeisdefinedasthetimefromtherequestbeingmadetothepoint atwhichallgearchangeprocessesareterminated.Ifforanyreasonthegearchangecannotbe completedinthattimethecarmustbeleftinneutralortheoriginalgear. Distancechannelortrackpositionisnotconsideredanacceptableinputtogearboxcontrol. Torquetransfersystems: Anysystemordevicethedesignofwhichiscapableoftransferringordivertingtorquefroma slowertoafasterrotatingwheelisnotpermitted. Anydevicewhichiscapableoftransferringtorquebetweentheprincipalaxesofrotationofthe twofrontwheelsisprohibited. TheKERSmustconnectatanypointintherearwheeldrivetrainbeforethedifferential. ThesystemwillbeconsideredshutdownwhenallenergyiscontainedwithintheKERS modulesandnohighvoltageispresentonanyexternaloraccessiblepartofanyKERSmodule. Theshutdownprocessmusttakenolongerthantwosecondsfromactivation. ItmustbepossibletoshutdowntheKERSviathefollowingmeans: TheswitchrequiredbyArticle14.2.1. TheswitchesrequiredbyArticle14.2.2. TheswitchorbuttonrequiredbyArticle9.4.
9.8.5
9.9
9.9.1 9.9.2
9.10 KineticEnergyRecoverySystem:
9.10.1 9.10.2
9.10.3

9.10.4 9.10.5
TheKERSmustshutdownwhentheECUrequiredbyArticle8.2initiatesanantistallengine shutoff. AllcarsfittedwithaKERSmustbefittedwithaKERSstatuslightwhich: IsinworkingorderthroughouttheEventevenifthemainhydraulic,pneumaticor electricalsystemsonthecarhavefailed. IslocatedinthesamegenerallocationsthelightrequiredbyArticle8.10. Isgreenonlywhenthesystemisshutdownandnoelectricalinsulationfaulthasbeen detected. Remainspoweredforatleast15minutesifthecarcomestorestwithitsengine stopped. IsmarkedwithaHIGHVOLTAGEsymbolaccordingtoISO3864ofatleast30mmalong thetriangleside.
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ARTICLE10:SUSPENSIONANDSTEERINGSYSTEMS 10.1 Sprungsuspension:

10.1.1 Carsmustbefittedwithsprungsuspension. 10.1.2 Thesuspensionsystemmustbesoarrangedthatitsresponseresultsonlyfromchangesin
loadappliedtothewheels. 10.2 Suspensiongeometry:

10.2.1
Withthesteeringwheelfixed,thepositionofeachwheelcentreandtheorientationofits rotationaxismustbecompletelyanduniquelydefinedbyafunctionofitsprincipally verticalsuspensiontravel,saveonlyfortheeffectsofreasonablecompliancewhichdoes notintentionallyprovidefurtherdegreesoffreedom. Anypowereddevicewhichiscapableofalteringtheconfigurationoraffectingthe performanceofanypartofthesuspensionsystemisforbidden. Noadjustmentmaybemadetothesuspensionsystemwhilethecarisinmotion. Withtheexceptionofminimallocalchangesofsectionforthepassageofhydraulicbrakelines, electricalwiringandwheeltethersortheattachmentofflexures,rodendsandspherical bearings,thecrosssectionsofeachmemberofeverysuspensioncomponent,whentaken normaltoastraightlinebetweentheinnerandouterattachmentpoints,must: Intersectthestraightlinebetweentheinnerandouterattachmentpoints. Haveamajoraxisnogreaterthan100mm. Haveanaspectrationogreaterthan3.5:1. Benominallysymmetricalaboutitsmajoraxis.
10.2.2 10.2.3
10.3 Suspensionmembers:
10.3.1

10.3.2 10.3.3
Themajoraxiswillbedefinedasthelargestdimensionofanysuchcrosssection. WhenassessingcompliancewithArticle10.3.1,suspensionmembershavingshared attachmentpointswillbeconsideredbyavirtualdissectionintodiscretemembers. Nomajoraxisofacrosssectionofasuspensionmember,whenassessedinaccordancewith Article10.3.1,maysubtendananglegreaterthan5tothereferenceplanewhenprojected onto,andnormalto,averticalplaneonthecarcentrelinewiththecarsettothenominal designrideheight. Nonstructuralpartsofsuspensionmembersareconsideredbodywork. Redundantsuspensionmembersarenotpermitted. Inordertohelppreventawheelbecomingseparatedintheeventofallsuspensionmembers connectingittothecarfailingprovisionmustbemadetoaccommodateflexibletethers,each withacrosssectionalareagreaterthan110mm.Thesolepurposeofthetethersistoprevent awheelbecomingseparatedfromthecar,theyshouldperformnootherfunction. Thetethersandtheirattachmentsmustalsobedesignedinordertohelppreventawheel makingcontactwiththedriver'sheadduringanaccident. Eachwheelmustbefittedwithtwotetherseachofwhichexceedtherequirementsof3.1.1of TestProcedure03/07.
10.3.4 10.3.5 10.3.6
Eachtethermusthaveitsownseparateattachmentsatbothendswhich: Areabletowithstandatensileforceof70kNinanydirectionwithinaconeof45 (includedangle)measuredfromtheloadlineoftherelevantsuspensionmember.
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Onthesurvivalcellorgearboxareseparatedbyatleast100mmmeasuredbetweenthe centresofthetwoattachmentpoints. Oneachwheel/uprightassemblyareseparatedbyatleast90radiallywithrespectto theaxisofthewheeland100mmmeasuredbetweenthecentresofthetwoattachment points. Areabletoaccommodatetetherendfittingswithaminimuminsidediameterof15mm.
Furthermore,nosuspensionmembermaycontainmorethanonetether. Eachtethermustexceed450mminlengthandmustutiliseendfittingswhichresultinatether bendradiusgreaterthan7.5mm. Anysteeringsystemwhichpermitstherealignmentofmorethantwowheelsisnotpermitted. Powerassistedsteeringsystemsmaynotbeelectronicallycontrolledorelectricallypowered. Nosuchsystemmaycarryoutanyfunctionotherthanreducethephysicaleffortrequiredto steerthecar. Nopartofthesteeringwheelorcolumn,noranypartfittedtothem,maybeclosertothe driverthanaplaneformedbytheentirerearedgeofthesteeringwheelrim.Allpartsfixedto thesteeringwheelmustbefittedinsuchawayastominimisetheriskofinjuryintheeventof adriversheadmakingcontactwithanypartofthewheelassembly. Thesteeringwheel,steeringcolumnandsteeringrackassemblymustpassanimpacttest, detailsofthetestproceduremaybefoundinArticle16.6. Thesuspensionuprightsmustbemadefromapermittedaluminiumalloy.Particulate reinforcedaluminiumalloymatrixcompositesareforbidden. Theloadsfromthesuspensionmembersandwheelbearingsmustindividuallyandentirelybe carriedbythesuspensionupright.Exceptionallyuptothreesuspensionmembersmaybe connectedtogetherbytitanium,aluminiumalloyorsteelcomponentsbeforetheirloadis passedintotheupright. Suspensionuprightsmaynotprotrudebeyond: Averticalplaneparalleltotheinnerfaceofthewheelrimanddisplacedfromitby 120mmtowardthecarcentreline. Aradiusof180mmfromthecentreofthewheelwhenviewedfromtheside.
10.4 Steering:
10.4.1 10.4.2
10.4.3
10.4.4
10.5 SuspensionUprights:
10.5.1 10.5.2
10.5.3
Theabovemeasurementswillbemadewiththewheelheldinaverticalposition.
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ARTICLE11:BRAKESYSTEM 11.1 Brakecircuitsandpressuredistribution:

11.1.1
WiththeexceptionofaKERS,allcarsmustbeequippedwithonlyonebrakesystem.This systemmustcomprisesolelyoftwoseparatehydrauliccircuitsoperatedbyonepedal,one circuitoperatingonthetwofrontwheelsandtheotheronthetworearwheels.Thissystem mustbedesignedsothatifafailureoccursinonecircuitthepedalwillstilloperatethebrakes intheother. Thebrakesystemmustbedesignedinorderthattheforceexertedonthebrakepadswithin eachcircuitarethesameatalltimes. Anypowereddevicewhichiscapableofalteringtheconfigurationoraffectingthe performanceofanypartofthebrakesystemisforbidden. Anychangeto,ormodulationof,thebrakesystemwhilstthecarismovingmustbemadeby thedriver'sdirectphysicalinput,maynotbepresetandmustbeunderhiscompletecontrol atalltimes. Allbrakecalipersmustbemadefromaluminiummaterialswithamodulusofelasticityno greaterthan80Gpa. Nomorethantwoattachmentsmaybeusedtosecureeachbrakecalipertothecar. Nomorethanonecaliper,withamaximumofsixpistons,ispermittedoneachwheel. Thesectionofeachcaliperpistonmustbecircular. Nomorethanonebrakediscispermittedoneachwheel. Alldiscsmusthaveamaximumthicknessof28mmandamaximumoutsidediameterof 278mm. Nomorethantwobrakepadsarepermittedoneachwheel. Airductsaroundthefrontandrearbrakeswillbeconsideredpartofthebrakingsystemand shallnotprotrudebeyond: Aplaneparalleltothegroundsituatedatadistanceof160mmabovethehorizontal centrelineofthewheel. Aplaneparalleltothegroundsituatedatadistanceof160mmbelowthehorizontal centrelineofthewheel. Averticalplaneparalleltotheinnerfaceofthewheelrimanddisplacedfromitby 120mmtowardthecarcentreline. Whenviewedfromthesidetheductsmustnotprotrudeforwardsbeyondaradiusof 330mmfromthecentreofthewheelorbackwardsbeyondaradiusof180mmfromthe centreofthewheel. Theductsmaynotrotatewiththewheelsnormaythey,oranyoftheirmountings, protrudeaxiallybeyondtheouterfaceofthewheelfastener. Nopartofthecar,otherthanthosespecificallydefinedinArticles12.8.1and12.8.2, mayobscureanypartofthewheelwhenviewedfromtheoutsideofthecartowardsthe carcentrelinealongtheaxisofthewheel.
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11.1.2 11.1.3 11.1.4
11.2 Brakecalipers:
11.2.1 11.2.2 11.2.3 11.2.4
11.3 Brakediscsandpads:
11.3.1 11.3.2 11.3.3
11.4 Airducts:
Furthermore:
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11.5.1 11.5.2
Allmeasurementswillbemadewiththewheelheldinaverticalposition. Nobrakingsystemmaybedesignedtopreventwheelsfromlockingwhenthedriverapplies pressuretothebrakepedal. Nobrakingsystemmaybedesignedtoincreasethepressureinthebrakecalipersabovethat achievablebythedriverapplyingpressuretothepedalunderstaticconditions. Liquidcoolingofthebrakesisforbidden.
11.5 Brakepressuremodulation:
11.6 Liquidcooling:
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ARTICLE12:WHEELSANDTYRES 12.1 Location: Wheels must be external to the bodywork in plan view, with the rear aerodynamic device removed. Thenumberofwheelsisfixedatfour. WheelsmustbemadefromAZ70orAZ80magnesiumalloys. Completewheelwidthmustliebetween305mmand355mmwhenfittedtothefrontofthe carandbetween365mmand380mmwhenfittedtotherear. Completewheeldiametermustnotexceed660mmwhenfittedwithdryweathertyresor 670mmwhenfittedwithwetweathertyres. Completewheelwidthanddiameterwillbemeasuredhorizontallyataxleheight,withthe wheelheldinaverticalpositionandwhenfittedwithnewtyresinflatedto1.4bar. Wheeldimensionsandgeometrymustcomplywiththefollowingspecifications: Theminimumwheelthicknessis3.0mm. Theminimumbeadthicknessis4.0mm(measuredfromhumptoouteredgeofthelip). TheETRTOstandardbeadprofileisprescribed. Thetyremountingwidthsare12(304.8mm+/0.5mm)front;13.7(348.0mm+/ 0.5mm)rear. Thewheellipthicknessis9mm(+/1mm). Theouterlipdiameteris358mm(+/1mm). Aliprecessofmaximum1.0mmdepthbetweenaradiusof165mmandaradiusof 173mmfromwheelaxisispermitted(forwheelbranding,logo,partnumber,etc). Withtheexceptionofthewheellip,onlyasingleturnedprofilewithamaximum thicknessof8mmisallowedradiallyoutboardoftheexclusionzonesspecifiedinArticle 12.4.5. Thedesignofthewheelmustmeetthegeneralrequirementsofthetyresupplierforthe mountinganddismountingoftyresincludingallowanceforsensorsandvalves. Thewheeldesigncannotbehandedbetweenleftandrightdesigns. Aconcentriccylinderofdiameter305mmandlength115mmpositionedwithitsinner facelyinginthesameplaneastheinboardfaceofthefrontwheel. Aconcentriccylinderofdiameter305mmandlength25mmpositionedwithitsouter facelyinginthesameplaneastheoutboardfaceofthefrontwheel. Aconcentriccylinderofdiameter305mmandlength100mmpositionedwithitsinner facelyinginthesameplaneastheinboardfaceoftherearwheel. Aconcentriccylinderofdiameter305mmandlength30mmpositionedwithitsouter facelyinginthesameplaneastheoutboardfaceoftherearwheel.
12.2 Numberofwheels:
12.4.1 12.4.2 12.4.3 12.4.4
12.3 Wheelmaterial: 12.4 Wheeldimensions:

12.4.5
Nowheelmaterialispermittedinthefollowingexclusionzones:
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Whenviewedperpendiculartotheplaneformedbytheouterfaceofthewheelandbetween thediametersof120mmand270mmthewheelmayhaveanareaofnogreaterthan 24,000mm2. Alltyresmustbeusedassuppliedbythemanufacturer,anymodificationortreatmentsuchas cutting,grooving,theapplicationofsolventsorsoftenersisprohibited.Thisappliestodry, intermediateandwetweathertyres. If,intheopinionoftheappointedtyresupplierandFIAtechnicaldelegate,thenominatedtyre specificationprovestobetechnicallyunsuitable,thestewardsmayauthorisetheuseof additionaltyrestoadifferentspecification. If,intheinterestsofmaintainingcurrentlevelsofcircuitsafety,theFIAdeemsitnecessaryto reducetyregrip,itshallintroducesuchrulesasthetyresuppliermayadviseor,intheabsence ofadvicewhichachievestheFIA'sobjectives,specifythemaximumpermissiblecontactareas forfrontandreartyres. Anintermediatetyreisonewhichhasbeendesignedforuseonawetordamptrack. Allintermediatetyresmust,whennew,haveacontactareawhichdoesnotexceed280cm whenfittedtothefrontofthecarand440cmwhenfittedtotherear.Contactareaswillbe measuredoveranysquaresectionofthetyrewhichisnormaltoandsymmetricalaboutthe tyrecentrelineandwhichmeasures200mmx200mmwhenfittedtothefrontofthecarand 250mmx250mmwhenfittedtotherear.Forthepurposesofestablishingconformity,void areaswhicharelessthan2.5mmindepthwillbedeemedtobecontactareas. Awetweathertyreisonewhichhasbeendesignedforuseonawettrack. Allwetweathertyresmust,whennew,haveacontactareawhichdoesnotexceed240cm whenfittedtothefrontofthecarand375cmwhenfittedtotherear.Contactareaswillbe measuredoveranysquaresectionofthetyrewhichisnormaltoandsymmetricalaboutthe tyrecentrelineandwhichmeasures200mmx200mmwhenfittedtothefrontofthecarand 250mmx250mmwhenfittedtotherear.Forthepurposesofestablishingconformity,void areaswhicharelessthan5.0mmindepthwillbedeemedtobecontactareas. TyrespecificationswillbedeterminedbytheFIAnolaterthan1Septemberoftheprevious season.Oncedeterminedinthisway,thespecificationofthetyreswillnotbechangedduring theChampionshipseasonwithouttheagreementofallcompetingteams. Tyresmayonlybeinflatedwithairornitrogen. Anyprocesstheintentofwhichistoreducetheamountofmoistureinthetyreand/orinits inflationgasisforbidden. Theonlypermittedtypeoftyreheatingdevicesareblanketswhichuseresistiveheating elements.Theheatingelementsmayonlyactupontheoutertyresurface. Theonlypartswhichmaybephysicallyattachedtothewheelinadditiontothetyreare surfacetreatmentsforappearanceandprotection,valvesforfillinganddischargingthetyre, wheelfasteners,balanceweights,drivepegs,tyrepressureandtemperaturemonitoring devicesandspacersontheinboardmountingfaceofidenticalspecificationonallwheelsfor thesameaxle.
12.5 Supplyoftyres:
12.5.1
12.5.2
12.5.3
12.6 Specificationoftyres:
12.6.1
12.6.2
12.6.3
12.7 Treatmentoftyres:
12.7.1 12.7.2 12.7.3
12.8 Wheelassembly:
12.8.1
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Thewheelmustbeattachedtothecarwithasinglefastener.Theouterdiameterofthe fastenermustnotexceed105mmandtheaxiallengthmustnotexceed75mm.Thewheel fastenermaynotattachormountanyparttothecarexceptthewheelassemblydescribedin Article12.8.1. Acompletewheelmustcontainasinglefixedinternalgasvolume.Novalves,bleedsor permeablemembranesarepermittedotherthantoinflateordeflatethetyrewhilstthecaris stationary. Deviceswhichareusedtofitorremovewheelfastenersmayonlybepoweredbycompressed airornitrogen. Anysensorsystemsmayonlyactpassively.
12.8.3
12.8.4
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ARTICLE13:COCKPIT 13.1 Cockpitopening:

13.1.1
Inordertoensurethattheopeninggivingaccesstothecockpitisofadequatesize,the templateshownindrawing2willbeinsertedintothesurvivalcellandbodywork. Duringthistestthesteeringwheel,steeringcolumn,seatandallpaddingrequiredbyArticles 14.6.16(includingfixings),mayberemovedand: Thetemplatemustbeheldhorizontalandloweredverticallyfromabovethecaruntilits loweredgeis525mmabovethereferenceplane. Referringtodrawing2,theedgeofthetemplatewhichliesonthelinedemustbeno lessthan1800mmbehindthelineAAshownindrawing5.
Anymeasurementsmadefromthecockpitentrytemplate(whenreferredtoinArticles13.1.3, 14.3.3,15.2.2,15.4.5,15.4.6,15.5.4,16.3and18.5),mustalsobemadewhilstthetemplateis heldinthisposition. Theforwardextremityofthecockpitopening,evenifstructuralandpartofthesurvivalcell, mustbeatleast50mminfrontofthesteeringwheel. Thedrivermustbeabletoenterandgetoutofthecockpitwithoutitbeingnecessarytoopen adoororremoveanypartofthecarotherthanthesteeringwheel.Whenseatednormally,the drivermustbefacingforwardsandtherearmostpartofhiscrashhelmetmaybenomorethan 125mmforwardoftherearedgeofthecockpitentrytemplate. Fromhisnormalseatingposition,withallseatbeltsfastenedandwhilstwearinghisusual drivingequipment,thedrivermustbeabletoremovethesteeringwheelandgetoutofthecar within5secondsandthenreplacethesteeringwheelinatotalof10seconds. Forthistest,thepositionofthesteeredwheelswillbedeterminedbytheFIAtechnical delegateandafterthesteeringwheelhasbeenreplacedsteeringcontrolmustbemaintained. Thesteeringwheelmustbefittedwithaquickreleasemechanismoperatedbypullinga concentricflangeinstalledonthesteeringcolumnbehindthewheel. Afreeverticalcrosssection,whichallowstheoutertemplateshownindrawing3tobepassed verticallythroughthecockpittoapoint100mmbehindthefaceoftherearmostpedalwhenin theinoperativeposition,mustbemaintainedoveritsentirelength. Theonlythingswhichmayencroachonthisareaarethesteeringwheelandanypaddingthat isrequiredbyArticle14.6.7. Afreeverticalcrosssection,whichallowstheinnertemplateshownindrawing3tobepassed verticallythroughthecockpittoapoint100mmbehindthefaceofrearmostpedalwheninthe inoperativeposition,mustbemaintainedoveritsentirelength. Theonlythingwhichmayencroachonthisareaisthesteeringwheel. Thedriver,seatednormallywithhisseatbeltsfastenedandwiththesteeringwheelremoved mustbeabletoraisebothlegstogethersothathiskneesarepasttheplaneofthesteering wheelintherearwarddirection.Thisactionmustnotbepreventedbyanypartofthecar. Thesurvivalcellmustextendfrombehindthefueltankinaforwarddirectiontoapointat least300mminfrontofthedriver'sfeet,withhisfeetrestingonthepedalsandthepedalsin theinoperativeposition.
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13.1.2 13.1.3
13.1.4
13.2 Steeringwheel:
13.3 Internalcrosssection:
13.3.1
13.3.2
13.3.3
13.4 Positionofthedriversfeet:
13.4.1
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ARTICLE14:SAFETYEQUIPMENT 14.1 Fireextinguishers:

14.1.1 14.1.2 14.1.3 14.1.4
Allcarsmustbefittedwithafireextinguishingsystemwhichwilldischargeintothecockpitand intotheenginecompartment. AnyextinguishantlistedintheAppendixtotheregulationsispermitted. Thequantityofextinguishantmayvaryaccordingtothetypeofextinguishantused,alistof quantitiesmaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Whenoperated,thefireextinguishingsystemmustdischarge95%ofitscontentsataconstant pressureinnolessthan10secondsandnomorethan30seconds. Ifmorethanonecontainerwithextinguishantisfitted,theymustbereleasedsimultaneously. Eachpressurevesselmustbeequippedwithameansofcheckingitspressurewhichmayvary accordingtothetypeofextinguishantused.AlistofpressuresmaybefoundintheAppendix totheregulations. Thefollowinginformationmustbevisibleoneachcontainerwithextinguishant: a) b) c) Typeofextinguishant. Weightorvolumeoftheextinguishant. Datethecontainermustbecheckedwhichmustbenomorethantwoyearsafterthe dateoffilling.
14.1.5
14.1.6

14.1.7 14.1.8
Allpartsoftheextinguishingsystemmustbesituatedwithinthesurvivalcellandall extinguishingequipmentmustwithstandfire. Anytriggeringsystemhavingitsownsourceofenergyispermitted,provideditispossibleto operateallextinguishersshouldthemainelectricalcircuitsofthecarfail. Thedrivermustbeabletotriggertheextinguishingsystemmanuallywhenseatednormally withhissafetybeltsfastenedandthesteeringwheelinplace. Furthermore,ameansoftriggeringfromtheoutsidemustbecombinedwiththecircuit breakerswitchesdescribedinArticle14.2.2.Theymustbemarkedwithaletter"E"inredat least80mmtall,withalinethicknessofatleast8mm,insideawhitecircleofatleast100mm diameterwitharededgewithalinethicknessofatleast4mm. Thesystemmustworkinanyposition,evenwhenthecarisinverted. thattheyarenotdirectlypointedatthedriver.
14.1.9
14.1.10Allextinguishernozzlesmustbesuitablefortheextinguishantandbeinstalledinsuchaway
14.2 Masterswitch:
14.2.1
Thedriver,whenseatednormallywiththesafetybeltsfastenedandthesteeringwheelin place,mustbeabletocutofftheelectricalcircuitstotheignition,allfuelpumpsandtherear lightbymeansofasparkproofcircuitbreakerswitch. Thisswitchmustbelocatedonthedashboardandmustbeclearlymarkedbyasymbol showingaredsparkinawhiteedgedbluetriangle. distancebyahook.Thesehandlesmustbesituatedatthebaseofthemainrolloverstructure onbothsidesofthecarandhavethesamefunctionastheswitchdescribedinArticle14.2.1.
14.2.2 Theremustalsobetwoexteriorhorizontalhandleswhicharecapableofbeingoperatedfroma
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14.3 Rearviewmirrors:
14.3.1 14.3.2 14.3.3
Allcarsmusthavetwomirrorsmountedsothatthedriverhasvisibilitytotherearandboth sidesofthecar. Thereflectivesurfaceofeachmirrormustbeatleast150mmwide,thisbeingmaintainedover aheightofatleast50mm.Additionally,eachcornermayhavearadiusnogreaterthan10mm. Allpartsoftherearviewmirrors,includingtheirhousingsandmountings,mustbesituated between250mmand500mmfromthecarcentrelineandbetween550mmand750mmfrom therearedgeofthecockpitentrytemplate. TheFIAtechnicaldelegatemustbesatisfiedbyapracticaldemonstrationthatthedriver,when seatednormally,canclearlydefinefollowingvehicles. Forthispurpose,thedrivershallberequiredtoidentifyanyletterornumber,150mmhighand 100mmwide,placedanywhereonboardsbehindthecar,thepositionsofwhicharedetailed below: Height Width Position : : : From400mmto1000mmfromtheground. 4000mmeithersideofthecarcentreline. 10mbehindtherearwheelcentreline.
14.3.4
14.4 Safetybelts: Itismandatorytoweartwoshoulderstraps,oneabdominalstrapandtwostrapsbetweenthe legs.ThesestrapsmustbesecurelyfixedtothecarandmustcomplywithFIAstandard 8853/98. AllcarsmusthavearedlightinworkingorderthroughouttheEventwhich: HasbeensuppliedbyanFIAdesignatedmanufacturer. Facesrearwardsat90tothecarcentrelineandthereferenceplane. Isclearlyvisiblefromtherear. Ismountednominallyonthecarcentreline. Ismounted300mm(+/5mm)abovethereferenceplane. Isnolessthan595mmbehindtherearwheelcentrelinemeasuredparalleltothe referenceplane. Canbeswitchedonbythedriverwhenseatednormallyinthecar.
14.5 Rearlight:
14.6.1
Thetwomeasurementsabovewillbetakentothecentreoftherearfaceofthelightunit. Allcarsmustbeequippedwiththreeareasofpaddingforthedriversheadwhich: Aresoarrangedthattheycanberemovedfromthecarasonepart. Arelocatedbytwohorizontalpegsbehindthedriver'sheadandtwofixings,whichare clearlyindicatedandeasilyremovablewithouttools,atthefrontcorners. Aremadefromamaterialwhichissuitablefortherelevantambientairtemperature, detailsofapprovedmaterialsandthetemperaturebandsinwhichtheyshouldbeused maybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations.
14.6 Cockpitpadding:
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Arecovered,inallareaswherethedriversheadislikelytomakecontact,withtwoplies ofAramidfibre/epoxyresincompositeprepregmaterialinplainweave60gsmfabric withacuredresincontentof50%(+/5%)byweight. Arepositionedsoastobethefirstpointofcontactforthedriver'shelmetintheeventof animpactprojectinghisheadtowardsthemduringanaccident.
14.6.2
Thefirstareaofpaddingforthedriversheadmustbepositionedbehindhimandbebetween 75mmand90mmthickoveranareaofatleast40000mm.Ifnecessary,andonlyfordriver comfort,anadditionalpieceofpaddingnogreaterthan10mmthickmaybeattachedtothis headrestprovideditismadefromasimilarmaterialwhichincorporatesalowfrictionsurface. Whilstheisseatednormallythetwofurtherareasofpaddingforthedriversheadmustbe positionedinanareaboundedbytwoverticallinesandonehorizontallinethroughthefront, rearandlowerextremitiesofthedrivershelmet(onthecarcentreline),andtheuppersurface ofthesurvivalcell. Eachofthesemustcoveranareagreaterthan33000mmwhenviewedfromthesideofthe carandbenolessthan95mmthick,thisminimumthicknessbeingmaintainedtotheupper edgesofthesurvivalcellandovertheirentirelength.Theminimumthicknesswillbeassessed perpendiculartothecarcentrelinebutaradiusnogreaterthan10mmmaybeappliedalong theirupperinboardedges. Ifnecessary,andonlyfordrivercomfort,anadditionalpieceofpaddingnogreaterthan10mm thickmaybeattachedtotheseheadrestsprovidedtheyaremadefromasimilarmaterial whichincorporatesalowfrictionsurface. Forwardofthesideareasofpaddingfurthercockpitpaddingmustbeprovidedoneachsideof thecockpitrim.Thepurposeoftheadditionalpaddingistoaffordprotectiontothedriver's headintheeventofanobliquefrontalimpactandmustthereforebemadefromthesame materialastheotherthreeareasofpadding. Theseextensionsmust: Besymmetricallypositionedaboutthecarcentrelineandacontinuationoftheside areasofpadding. Bepositionedwiththeiruppersurfacesatleastashighasthesurvivalcellovertheir entirelength. Havearadiusontheirupperinboardedgenogreaterthan10mm. Bepositionedinorderthatthedistancebetweenthetwoisnolessthan320mm. Beashighaspracticablewithintheconstraintsofdrivercomfort.
14.6.3
14.6.4

14.6.5
Allofthepaddingdescribedabovemustbesoinstalledthatifmovementofthedriver'shead, inanyexpectedtrajectoryduringanaccident,weretocompressthefoamfullyatanypoint,his helmetwouldnotmakecontactwithanystructuralpartofthecar. Furthermore,forthebenefitofrescuecrewsallofthepaddingdescribedabovemustbe installedusingthesystemdescribedintheAppendixtotheseregulations.Themethodof removalmustalsobeclearlyindicated. Nopartofthepaddingdescribedabovemayobscuresightofanypartofthedriver'shelmet whenheisseatednormallyandviewedfromdirectlyabovethecar. Inordertominimisetheriskofleginjuryduringanaccident,additionalareasofpaddingmust befittedeachsideof,andabove,thedriverslegs. Theseareasofpaddingmust: BemadefromamaterialdescribedintheAppendixtotheseregulations.
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Benolessthan25mmthickovertheirentirearea. Covertheareasituatedbetweenpointslying50mmbehindthecentreofthepointat whichthesecondrollstructuretestiscarriedoutand100mmbehindthefaceofthe rearmostpedalwhenintheinoperativeposition,asshownindrawing4. CovertheareaabovethelineAAshownindrawing3.
14.7 Wheelretention: Allcars,whilstundertheirownpower,mustbefittedwithdeviceswhichwillretainthewheel fastenerintheeventofitcomingloose. Inorderthataninjureddrivermayberemovedfromthecarinhisseatfollowinganaccident, allcarsmustbefittedwithaseatwhich,ifitissecured,mustbedonesowithnomorethan twobolts.Ifboltsareusedtheymust: Beclearlyindicatedandeasilyaccessibletorescuecrews. Befittedvertically. Beremovablewiththesametoolforallteamsandwhichisissuedtoallrescuecrews.
14.8 Seatfixingandremoval:
14.8.1

14.8.2 14.8.3 14.8.4
Theseatmustbeequippedwithreceptacleswhichpermitthefittingofbeltstosecurethe driverandonewhichwillpermitthefittingofaheadstabilisationdevice. Theseatmustberemovablewithouttheneedtocutorremoveanyoftheseatbelts. Detailsofthetoolreferredtoabove,thebeltreceptaclesandtheheadstabilisationdevicemay befoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Noheadandnecksupportwornbythedrivermaybelessthan25mmfromanystructuralpart ofthecarwhenheisseatedinhisnormaldrivingposition.
14.9 Headandnecksupports:
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ARTICLE15:CARCONSTRUCTION 15.1 Permittedmaterials:

15.1.1
Thefollowingisthelistofpermittedmaterials.Thesearetheonlymaterialspermittedtobe usedintheconstructionoftheFormulaOneCarprovidedonlythatinallcasesthematerialis availableonanonexclusivebasisandundernormalcommercialtermstoallcompetitors. Permittedmaterials: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) Aluminiumalloys. Siliconcarbideparticulatereinforcedaluminiumalloymatrixcomposites. Steelalloys. Cobaltalloys. Copperalloyscontaining2.5%byweightofBeryllium. Titaniumalloys(butnotforuseinfastenerswith<15mmdiametermalethread). Magnesiumalloys. Nickelbasedalloyscontaining50%<Ni<69%. Tungstenalloy. Thermoplastics:monolithic,particulatefilled,shortfibrereinforced. Thermosets:monolithic,particulatefilled,shortfibrereinforced. Carbonfibresmanufacturedfrompolyacrylonitrile(PAN)precursor.(*) Carbonfibresmanufacturedfrompolyacrylonitrile(PAN)precursorwhichhave: Atensilemodulus550GPa. Adensity1.92g/cm3. Unidirectionalorplanarreinforcementwithintheirpreimpregnatedform,not includingthreedimensionalweavesorstitchedfabrics(butthreedimensional preformsandfibrereinforcementusingZpinningtechnologyarepermitted). Nocarbonnanotubesincorporatedwithinthefibreoritsmatrix. Apermittedmatrix,notincludingacarbonmatrix.
14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22)
Aramidfibres. Poly(pphenylenebenzobisoxazole)fibres(e.g.Zylon). Polyethylenefibres. Polypropylenefibres. EandSGlassfibres. Sandwichpanelcores:Aluminium,Nomex,polymerfoams,syntacticfoams,balsawood, carbonfoam. Thematrixsystemutilisedinallpreimpregnatedmaterialsmustbeepoxy,cyanate ester,phenolic,bismaleimide,polyurethane,polyesterorpolyimidebased.(*) Thematrixsystemutilisedinallpreimpregnatedmaterialsmustbeepoxy,cyanateester orbismaleimidebased. Monolithicceramics.
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[Materialsmarked(*)arepermittedonlyforpartsclassifiedaseitherfront,rearorsideimpact structures,sideintrusionpanelsorsuspensionmembersasregulatedbyArticles15.4.3,15.5.3, 15.4.6,15.4.7and10.3oftheTechnicalRegulationsrespectively.] Exceptions: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) Allelectricalcomponents(e.g.controlboxes,wiringlooms,sensors). Allseals&rubbers(e.g.rubberboots,orings,gaskets,anyfluidseals,bumprubbers). Fluids(e.g.water,oils). Tyres. Coatingsandplatings(e.g.DLC,nitriding,chroming). Paint. Adhesives. Thermalinsulation(e.g.felts,goldtape,heatshields). Allcurrentlyregulatedmaterials(e.g.fuelbladder,headrest,extinguishant,padding,skid block). Brakeandclutchfrictionmaterials. AllpartsofengineshomologatedaccordingtoAppendix4oftheSportingRegulations.

15.1.2
Nopartsofthecarmaybemadefrommetallicmaterialswhichhaveaspecificmodulusof elasticitygreaterthan40GPa/(g/cm3).Teststoestablishconformitywillbecarriedoutin accordancewithFIATestProcedure03/02,acopyofwhichmaybefoundintheAppendixto theseregulations. Allcarsmusthavetworollstructureswhicharedesignedtohelppreventinjurytothedriverin theeventofthecarbecominginverted. Theprincipalstructuremustbeatleast940mmabovethereferenceplaneatapoint30mm behindthecockpitentrytemplate.Thesecondstructuremustbeinfrontofthesteeringwheel butnomorethan250mmforwardofthetopofthesteeringwheelriminanyposition. Thetworollstructuresmustbeofsufficientheighttoensurethedriver'shelmetandhis steeringwheelareatleast70mmand50mmrespectivelybelowalinedrawnbetweentheir highestpointsatalltimes. TheprincipalstructuremustpassastaticloadtestdetailsofwhichmaybefoundinArticle 17.2.Furthermore,eachteammustsupplydetailedcalculationswhichclearlyshowthatitis capableofwithstandingthesameloadwhenthelongitudinalcomponentisappliedina forwarddirection. Thehighestpointofthesecondstructuremaynotbemorethan670mmabovethereference planeandmustpassastaticloadtestdetailsofwhichmaybefoundinArticle17.3. Theprincipalrollstructuremusthaveaminimumenclosedstructuralcrosssectionof 10000mm,inverticalprojection,acrossahorizontalplane50mmbelowitshighestpoint.The areathusestablishedmustnotexceed200mminlengthorwidthandmaynotbelessthan 10000mm2belowthispoint. Thesecondrollstructuremusthaveaminimumenclosedstructuralcrosssectionof 10000mm,inverticalprojection,acrossahorizontalplane50mmbelowitshighestpoint.
15.2 Rollstructures:
15.2.1
15.2.2
15.2.3 15.2.4
15.2.5
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15.3 Structurebehindthedriver: Thepartsofthesurvivalcellimmediatelybehindthedriverwhichseparatethecockpitfrom thecarsfueltank,andwhichlielessthan150mmfromthecarcentreline,maybesituatedno furtherforwardthanthelineabcdeshownindrawing2. Inordertovalidatetheintegrityofthisstructurethesurvivalcellmustpassanimpacttest againstasolidverticalbarrierplacedatrightanglestothecarcentreline.Detailsofthetest proceduremaybefoundinArticle16.3. EverysurvivalcellmustincorporatethreeFIAsuppliedtranspondersforidentification purposes.Thesetranspondersmustbeapermanentpartofthesurvivalcell,bepositionedin accordancewithdrawing6andmustbeaccessibleforverificationatanytime. Thesurvivalcellmusthaveanopeningforthedriver,theminimumdimensionsofwhichare giveninArticle13.1.Anyotheropeningsinthesurvivalcellmustbeoftheminimumsizeto allowaccesstomechanicalcomponents. Animpactabsorbingstructuremustbefittedinfrontofthesurvivalcell.Thisstructureneed notbeanintegralpartofthesurvivalcellbutmustbesolidlyattachedtoit. Itmusthaveaminimumexternalcrosssection,inhorizontalprojection,of9000mmatapoint 50mmbehinditsforwardmostpointand,furthermore,nopartofthecrosssectiontakenat thispointmayliemorethan500mmabovethereferenceplane. Referringtodrawing5: TheexternalwidthofthesurvivalcellbetweenthelinesBBandCCmustbenolessthan 450mmandmustbeatleast60mmpersidewiderthanthecockpitopeningwhenmeasured normaltotheinsideofthecockpitaperture.Theseminimumdimensionsmustbemaintained overaheightofatleast350mm. ThewidthofthesurvivalcellmaytaperforwardofthelineBBbut,ifthisisthecase,theouter surfacemustnotlieclosertothecarcentrelinethanaplanewhichhasalineartapertoa minimumwidthof300mmatthelineAA. Theminimumwidthmustbearrangedsymmetricallyaboutthecarcentreline,mustbe maintainedoveraheightofatleast400mmatthelineBBand275mmatthelineAA.The heightatanypointbetweenAAandBBmustnotbelessthantheheightdefinedbyalinear taperbetweenthesetwosections.Whenassessingtheminimumexternalcrosssectionsofthe survivalcell,radiiof50mmatthelineBB,andreducingatalinearrateto25mmatthelineA A,willbepermitted. Followingtheapplicationofthepermittedradii,theexternalcrosssectionsofthesurvivalcell betweenthelinesAAandBBmust,overtheirrespectiveminimumwidths,haveaminimum heightof300mmatthelineBBreducingatalinearratetoaminimumheightof225mmatthe lineAA. TheminimumheightofthesurvivalcellbetweenthelinesAAandBBneednotbearranged symmetricallyaboutthehorizontalcentrelineoftherelevantsectionbutmustbemaintained overitsentirewidth. ThemaximumheightofthesurvivalcellbetweenthelinesAAandBBis625mmabovethe referenceplane. TheminimumheightofthesurvivalcellbetweenthelinesBBandCCis550mm. WhenthetestreferredtoinArticle13.1.1iscarriedoutandthetemplateisinpositionwithits loweredge525mmabovethereferenceplane,theshapeofthesurvivalcellmustbesuchthat nopartofitisvisiblewhenviewedfromeithersideofthecar.Thepartsofthesurvivalcell whicharesituatedeachsideofthedriver'sheadmustbenomorethan550mmapart.
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15.4 Survivalcellspecifications:
15.4.1
15.4.2
15.4.3
15.4.4

15.4.5
Inordertoensurethatthedriversheadisnotundulyexposedandforhimtomaintaingood lateralvisibilityhemust,whenseatednormallyandlookingstraightaheadwithhisheadasfar backaspossible,havehiseyevisiblewhenviewedfromtheside.Thecentreofgravityofhis headmustliebelowthetopofthesurvivalcellatthisposition.Whenviewedfromthesideof thecar,thecentreofgravityofthedriversheadwillbedeemedtobetheintersectionofa verticallinepassingthroughthecentreofhisearandahorizontallinepassingthroughthe centreofhiseye. Inordertogiveadditionalprotectiontothedriverintheeventofasideimpactaflattestpanel ofuniformconstruction,whichisdesignedandconstructedinordertorepresentasectionof thesurvivalcellsides,mustpassastrengthtest.Detailsofthetestproceduremaybefoundin Article18.7. Referringtodrawing5,withtheexceptionoflocalreenforcementand/orinserts,allpartsof thesurvivalcellwhichareaswideorwiderthantheminimumwidthsstipulatedinArticle 15.4.4,includinganyradiiapplied,mustbemanufacturedtothesamespecificationasasingle panelwhichsatisfiestherequirementsofArticle18.7.Furthermore,partstothistested specificationmustcoveranareawhich: Beginsnolessthan250mmhighatthelineAAtaperingatalinearratetoaminimumof 450mmhighatthelineBB. Liesbetweentwohorizontallines100mmand550mmabovethereferenceplane betweenthelineBBandtherearofthesurvivalcell.
15.4.6

15.4.7
OncetherequirementsofArticles15.4.4,15.4.6,15.5.1,15.5.2,15.5.4,15.5.5,16.1,16.2,16.3, 17.1,17.2,17.3,18.1,18.2,18.3,18.4,18.5,18.6,18.7and18.9havebeenmet,panelsnoless than6.2mmthickmustthenbepermanentlyattachedtothesurvivalcellsides.Thesepanels must: a) Inalongitudinalsense,coverthearealyingbetweenthelineBBandaverticalplane 50mmtotherearoftherearedgeofthecockpitentrytemplate.A50mmhorizontal lineartapermaybeincludedatbothends. Inaverticalsense,coverthearealyingbetweentwohorizontalplanes100mmand 550mmabovethereferenceplane. Beconstructedfrom16pliesofZylonandtwopliesofcarbon,preciselayupdetails mustbefollowedandmaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Bepermanentlyattachedtothesurvivalcellwithanappropriateadhesivewhichhas beenappliedovertheirentiresurface.

15.4.8
b) c) d)
Cutoutsinthesepanelstotalling35000mmpersidewillbepermittedforfittingaroundside impactstructures,wiringloomholesandessentialfixings. OncetherequirementsofArticles15.4.4,15.4.6,15.5.1,15.5.2,15.5.4,15.5.5,16.1,16.2,16.3, 17.1,17.2,17.3,18.1,18.2,18.3,18.4,18.5,18.6,18.7and18.9havebeenmetonefurther panel,whichmaybemadeinamaximumofthreepartsbutwhichisnolessthan3.0mmthick, mustthenbepermanentlyattachedtothesurvivalcell.Thispanelmust: a) Inalongitudinalsense,coverthearealyingbetweenaverticalplane300mmtotherear ofthelineAAandaverticalplane650mmforwardoftherearedgeofthecockpitentry template.A25mmhorizontallineartapermaybeincludedatbothends. Inaverticalsense,covereverypartoftheouterskinofthesurvivalcellinthearealying betweentwohorizontalplanes60mmand550mmabovethereferenceplane.Thiswill notapplyatthetopofthispanelwhereanyradiuspermittedbyArticle15.4.4fallsinside theminimumpermittedchassiswidthnorfortheareafittedwiththepaneldefinedby Article15.4.7.
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Ifmadeinmorethanonepart,havealladjacentpartsoverlappingbyaminimumof 25mm.Theseoverlapsmayincludelineartapersinthethicknessofbothparts. OverlapthepaneldefinedbyArticle15.4.7alongalljoiningedgesbyaminimumof 25mm.Theseoverlapsmayincludelineartapersinthethicknessofbothparts. BeconstructedfromsevenpliesofZylonandtwopliesofcarbon,preciselayupdetails mustbefollowedandmaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations. Bepermanentlyattachedtothesurvivalcellwithanappropriateadhesivewhichhas beenappliedoveritsentiresurfaceincludingalloverlappingjoints.
Cutoutsinthispaneltotalling15000mmpersidewillbepermittedforfittingaroundwiring loomholesandessentialfixings. Thesurvivalcellandfrontalabsorbingstructuremustpassanimpacttestagainstasolid verticalbarrierplacedatrightanglestothecarcentreline.Detailsofthetestproceduremay befoundinArticle16.2. Betweenthefrontandrearrollstructures,oneachsideofthesurvivalcell,impactabsorbing structuresmustbefittedandmustbesolidlyattachedtoit.Thepurposeofthesestructuresis toprotectthedriverintheeventofalateralimpactand,inordertoensurethisisthecase,a lateralstrengthtestinthevicinityofthedriver'sseatingpositionmustbecarriedout successfully.DetailsofthetestproceduremaybefoundinArticle18.2.2. Thesurvivalcellandoneoftheseimpactabsorbingstructuresmustpassanimpacttest,details ofthetestproceduremaybefoundinArticle16.3.Ifthesestructuresarenotdesignedand fittedsymmetricallyaboutthecarcentrelineasuccessfulimpacttestmustbecarriedouton themboth. Animpactabsorbingstructuremustbefittedbehindthegearboxsymmetricallyaboutthecar centrelinewiththecentreofareaofitsrearmostface300mm(+/5mm)abovethereference planeandnolessthan575mmbehindtherearwheelcentreline. Therearmostfaceoftheimpactstructuremustbearectangularsectionnolessthan100mm wide,thisminimumwidthmustbemaintainedoveraheightofatleast130mmandeach cornermayincorporatearadiusnogreaterthan10mm. Furthermore,whenviewedfromtheside,thelowestandhighestpointsoftheimpact absorbingstructurebetweenitsrearfaceand50mmaftoftherearwheelcentrelinemaynot beseparatedverticallybymorethan275mm. Betweentherearfaceandtherearwheelcentrelinenodimensionoftheareathusdefined maydiminishnormayanypartofthestructureorgearboxwhichisvisiblefrombelow,other thanthepermittedradii,behigherthantheloweredgeoftherearface.Pocketsofminimum sizewithinthestructurearepermittedforthesolepurposeofattachingsuspensionmembers. Thisstructuremustpassanimpacttestandmustbeconstructedfrommaterialswhichwillnot besubstantiallyaffectedbythetemperaturesitislikelytobesubjectedtoduringuse.Details ofthetestproceduremaybefoundinArticle16.5. Onlythosepartsofthestructurewhichgenuinelycontributetoitsperformanceduringthe impacttest,andwhicharedesignedandfittedforthatsolepurpose,willbeconsideredwhen assessingcompliancewithanyoftheabove. Thesurvivalcellmustalsobesubjectedtosixseparatestaticloadtests: 1) 2) Onaverticalplanepassingthroughthecentreofthefueltank. Onaverticalplanepassingthroughtherearmostpointatwhichtheouterendofthe forwardmostfrontwheeltetherwouldmakecontactwiththesurvivalcellwhenswung abouttheinnerattachment.
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15.5 Survivalcellsafetyrequirements:
15.5.1
15.5.2
15.5.3
15.5.4

15.5.5
3) 4) 5) 6)
Onaverticalplane375mmforwardoftherearedgeofthecockpitentrytemplate. Frombeneaththefueltank. Oneachsideofthecockpitopening. Frombeneaththecockpitfloor.
DetailsofthetestproceduresmaybefoundinArticle18.2. Totesttheattachmentsofthefrontal,sideandrearimpactabsorbingstructuresstaticside loadtestsmustbecarriedout.DetailsofthesetestproceduresmaybefoundinArticles18.6, 18.8and18.9.2.
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ARTICLE16:IMPACTTESTING 16.1 Conditionsapplicabletoallimpacttests:

16.1.1
AlltestsmustbecarriedoutinaccordancewithFIATestProcedure01/00,inthepresenceof anFIAtechnicaldelegateandbyusingmeasuringequipmentwhichhasbeencalibratedtothe satisfactionoftheFIAtechnicaldelegate.Acopyofthetestproceduremaybefoundinthe Appendixtotheseregulations. Anysignificantmodificationintroducedintoanyofthestructurestestedshallrequirethatpart topassafurthertest. ThereferencesurvivalcellmusthavepassedeverystaticloadtestdescribedinArticles15.2, 15.5.4and15.5.5beforebeingsubjectedtoanyimpacttest. Allpartswhichcouldmateriallyaffecttheoutcomeofthetestmustbefittedtothetest structurewhichmustbesolidlyfixedtothetrolleythroughitsenginemountingpointsbutnot insuchawayastoincreaseitsimpactresistance. Thefueltankmustbefittedandmaycontainwater. Adummyweighingatleast75kgmustbefittedwithsafetybeltsdescribedinArticle14.4 fastened.However,withthesafetybeltsunfastened,thedummymustbeabletomove forwardsfreelyinthecockpit. Theextinguishers,asdescribedinArticle14.1mustalsobefitted. Forthepurposesofthistest,thetotalweightofthetrolleyandteststructureshallbe780kg (+1%/0)andthevelocityofimpactnotlessthan15metres/second. Theresistanceoftheteststructuremustbesuchthatduringtheimpacteither: Or: Thepeakforceoverthefirst150mmofdeformationdoesnotexceed75kN. Thepeakforceoverthefirst60kJenergyabsorptiondoesnotexceed150kN. Theaveragedecelerationofthetrolleydoesnotexceed40g. Thepeakdecelerationinthechestofthedummydoesnotexceed60gformorethana cumulative3ms,thisbeingtheresultantofdatafromthreeaxes. Thepeakdecelerationoverthefirst150mmofdeformationdoesnotexceed10g. Thepeakdecelerationoverthefirst60kJenergyabsorptiondoesnotexceed20g. Theaveragedecelerationofthetrolleydoesnotexceed40g. Thepeakdecelerationinthechestofthedummydoesnotexceed60gformorethana cumulative3ms,thisbeingtheresultantofdatafromthreeaxes.
16.1.2 16.1.3
16.2 Frontaltest1:
Furthermore,theremustbenodamagetothesurvivalcellortothemountingsofthesafety beltsorfireextinguishers. Thistestmustbecarriedoutonthesurvivalcellsubjectedtothehigherloadsinthetests describedinArticles18.25,andonthefrontalimpactabsorbingstructurewhichwassubjected tothetestdescribedinArticle18.6. A50mm(+/1mm)thickaluminiumplateshouldbeattachedtothefrontbulkheadofthe survivalcellthroughthemountingpointsofthefrontalimpactabsorbingstructure.Theplate should: Measure375mm(+/1mm)widex375mm(+/1mm)high.

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16.3 Frontaltest2:
Befittedsymmetricallyaboutthecarcentreline. Befittedinaverticalsenseinordertoensureforcedistributionissimilartothat measuredduringthefirstfrontaltest. HavefourM10x30mmholesintheouterfacearrangedina125mmsquarepattern aboutitsgeometriccentre.Thetestlaboratorywillthenfita5mmthick300mmx 275mmsteelplatetotheseholesusinga5mmwasherstack.
Allpartswhichcouldmateriallyaffecttheoutcomeofthetestmustbefittedtothetest structurewhichmustbesolidlyfixedtothetrolleythroughitsenginemountingpointsbutnot insuchawayastoincreaseitsimpactresistance. Thefueltankmustbefittedandmustbefullofwater. Adummyweighingatleast75kgmustbefittedwithsafetybeltsdescribedinArticle14.4 fastened.However,withthesafetybeltsunfastened,thedummymustbeabletomove forwardsfreelyinthecockpit. Forthepurposesofthistest,thetotalweightofthetrolleyandteststructureshallbe900kg (+1%/0)andthevelocityofimpactnotlessthan15metres/second. Theimpactwallmustbefittedwithsix60kNcrushtubeswhichdevelopacombined360kNas follows: 2x60kNfromTzerotoTend,directedintothetwolowerM10attachmentpoints. 2x60kNfromT100mmtoTend,directedintothetwoupperM10attachmentpoints. 2x60kNfromT200mmtoTend,directedintothesled.
Theresistanceoftheteststructuremustbesuchthatfollowingtheimpactthereisnodamage tothesurvivalcellortothemountingsofthesafetybelts. Thistestmustbecarriedoutonthesurvivalcellsubjectedtothehigherloadsinthetests describedinArticles18.25. SpecificationsofthecrushtubesandtestarrangementmaybefoundintheAppendixtothese regulations. Allpartswhichcouldmateriallyaffecttheoutcomeofthetestmustbefittedtothetest structurewhichmustbesolidlyfixedtothegroundandasolidobject,havingamassof780kg (+1%/0)andtravellingatavelocityofnotlessthan10metres/second,willbeprojectedintoit. Theobjectusedforthistestmust: Incorporateanimpactorassembly,thespecificationofwhichmaybefoundinthe Appendixtotheseregulations. Bepositionedinorderthatitscentreofareastrikesthestructure300mm(+/25mm) abovethereferenceplaneandatapoint500mm(+/3mm)forwardoftherearedgeof thecockpitopeningtemplate.
16.4 Sidetest:
Duringthetestthestrikingobjectmaynotpivotinanyaxisandthesurvivalcellmaybe supportedinanywayprovidedthisdoesnotincreasetheimpactresistanceofthepartsbeing tested.Theimpactaxismustbeperpendiculartothecarcentrelineandparalleltotheground. Theresistanceoftheteststructuremustbesuchthatduringtheimpact: Theaveragedecelerationoftheobject,measuredinthedirectionofimpact,doesnot exceed20g.
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Theforceappliedtoanyoneofthefourimpactorsegmentsdoesnotexceed80kNfor morethanacumulative3ms. Theenergyabsorbedbyeachofthefourimpactorsegmentsmustbebetween15%and 35%ofthetotalenergyabsorption.
Furthermore,allstructuraldamagemustbecontainedwithintheimpactabsorbingstructure. Thistestmustbecarriedoutonthesurvivalcellsubjectedtothehigherloadsinthetests describedinArticles18.25andonthesideimpactabsorbingstructure(s)whichwere subjectedtothetestdescribedinArticle18.9. Allpartswhichwillbefittedbehindtherearfaceoftheengineandwhichcouldmaterially affecttheoutcomeofthetestmustbefittedtotheteststructure.Ifsuspensionmembersare tobemountedonthestructuretheymustbefittedforthetest.Thestructureandthegearbox mustbesolidlyfixedtothegroundandasolidobject,havingamassof780kg(+1%/0)and travellingatavelocityofnotlessthan11metres/second,willbeprojectedintoit. Theobjectusedforthistestmustbeflat,measure450mm(+/3mm)wideby550mm(+/ 3mm)highandmayhavea10mmradiusonalledges.Itsloweredgemustbeatthesamelevel asthecarreferenceplane(+/3mm)andmustbesoarrangedtostrikethestructurevertically andat90tothecarcentreline. Duringthetest,thestrikingobjectmaynotpivotinanyaxisandthecrashstructuremaybe supportedinanywayprovidedthisdoesnotincreasetheimpactresistanceofthepartsbeing tested. Theresistanceoftheteststructuremustbesuchthatduringtheimpact: Thepeakdecelerationoverthefirst225mmofdeformationdoesnotexceed20g. Themaximumdecelerationdoesnotexceed20gformorethanacumulative15ms,this beingmeasuredonlyinthedirectionofimpact.
16.5 Reartest:
Furthermore,allstructuraldamagemustbecontainedwithintheareabehindtherearwheel centreline. Thistestmustbecarriedoutontherearimpactabsorbingstructurewhichwassubjectedto thetestdescribedinArticle18.8. ThepartsreferredtoinArticle10.4.4mustbefittedtoarepresentativeteststructure;any otherpartswhichcouldmateriallyaffecttheoutcomeofthetestmustalsobefitted.Thetest structuremustbesolidlyfixedtothegroundandasolidobject,havingamassof8kg(+1%/0) andtravellingatavelocityofnotlessthan7metres/second,willbeprojectedintoit. Theobjectusedforthistestmustbehemisphericalwithadiameterof165mm(+/1mm). Forthetest,thecentreofthehemispheremuststrikethestructureatthecentreofthe steeringwheelalongthesameaxisasthemainpartofthesteeringcolumn. Duringthetestthestrikingobjectmaynotpivotinanyaxisandtheteststructuremaybe supportedinanywayprovidedthisdoesnotincreasetheimpactresistanceofthepartsbeing tested. Theresistanceoftheteststructuremustbesuchthatduringtheimpactthepeakdeceleration oftheobjectdoesnotexceed80gformorethanacumulative3ms,thisbeingmeasuredonlyin thedirectionofimpact. Afterthetest,allsubstantialdeformationmustbewithinthesteeringcolumnandthesteering wheelquickreleasemechanismmuststillfunctionnormally.
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17.1.1 17.1.2 17.1.3
Rubber3mmthickmaybeusedbetweentheloadpadsandtherollstructure. Bothpeakloadsmustbeappliedinlessthanthreeminutesandbemaintainedfor10seconds. Undertheload,deformationmustbelessthan25mminthecaseoftheprincipalrollstructure and50mminthecaseofthesecondrollstructure,measuredalongtheloadingaxisandany structuralfailurelimitedto100mmbelowthetopoftherolloverstructurewhenmeasured vertically. Anysignificantmodificationintroducedintoanyofthestructurestestedshallrequirethatpart topassafurthertest. Aloadequivalentto50kNlaterally,60kNlongitudinallyinarearwarddirectionand90kN vertically,mustbeappliedtothetopofthestructurethrougharigidflatpadwhichis200mm indiameterandperpendiculartotheloadingaxis. Duringthetest,therollstructuremustbeattachedtothesurvivalcellwhichissupportedon itsundersideonaflatplate,fixedtoitthroughitsenginemountingpointsandwedgedlaterally byanyofthestaticloadtestpadsdescribedinArticle18.2. Averticalloadof75kNmustbeappliedtothetopofthestructurethrougharigidflatpad whichis100mmindiameterandperpendiculartotheloadingaxis. Duringthetest,therolloverstructuremustbeattachedtothesurvivalcellwhichisfixedtoa flathorizontalplate.
17.1.4
17.2 Principalrollstructuretest:
17.3 Secondrollstructuretest:
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ARTICLE18:STATICLOADTESTING 18.1 Conditionsapplicabletoallstaticloadtests:

18.1.1 18.1.2
ThetestsdescribedinArticles18.2,18.3,18.4,18.5,18.6and18.9.2mustbecarriedoutonthe survivalcellwhichwillbesubjectedtotheimpacttestsdescribedinArticle16. Everysubsequentsurvivalcellproducedmustalsobesubjectedtothetestsdescribedin Articles18.2,18.3,18.4and18.5. However,thetestsdescribedinArticles18.2.1,18.3,18.4and18.5maybecarriedouton subsequentsurvivalcellswithpeakloadsreducedby20%.Duringthesetests(ondeflections greaterthan3.0mm),thedeflectionacrosstheinnersurfacesmustnotexceed120%ofthe deflectionobtainedat80%ofthepeakloadduringthefirsttest. Deflectionsanddeformationswillbemeasuredatthecentreofareaofcircularloadpadsand atthetopofrectangularpads. Allpeakloadsmustbeappliedinlessthanthreeminutes,throughaballjointedjunctionatthe centreofareaofthepad,andmaintainedfor30seconds. Followingthetestsdescribedin18.2,18.3,18.4and18.5,permanentdeformationmustbeless than1.0mm(0.5mmin18.3and18.4)aftertheloadhasbeenreleasedfor1minute. Alltestsmustbecarriedoutbyusingmeasuringequipmentwhichhasbeencalibratedtothe satisfactionoftheFIAtechnicaldelegate. Aradiusof3mmispermissibleontheedgesofallloadpadsandrubber3mmthickmaybe placedbetweenthemandtheteststructure. Forthetestsdescribedin18.2,18.3,18.4and18.5,thesurvivalcellsmustalwaysbeproduced inanidenticalconditioninorderthattheirweightsmaybecompared.Iftheweightdiffersby morethan5%fromtheonesubjectedtotheimpacttestsdescribedinArticles16.2and16.3 furtherfrontalandsideimpacttestsandrollstructuretestsmustbecarriedout. Anysignificantmodificationintroducedintoanyofthestructurestestedshallrequirethatpart topassafurthertest. Fortest1,referredtoinArticle15.5.4,pads100mmlongand300mmhigh,whichconformto theshapeofthesurvivalcell,mustbeplacedagainsttheoutermostsidesofthesurvivalcell withtheloweredgeofthepadatthelowestpartofthesurvivalcellatthatsection. Aconstanttransversehorizontalloadof25.0kNwillbeappliedand,undertheload,theremust benostructuralfailureoftheinneroroutersurfacesofthesurvivalcell. Fortest2),referredtoinArticle15.5.4,pads200mmindiameterwhichconformtotheshape ofthesurvivalcell,mustbeplacedagainsttheoutermostsidesofthesurvivalcell. Thecentreofthepadsmustpassthroughtheplanementionedaboveandthemidpointofthe heightofthestructureatthatsection. Aconstanttransversehorizontalloadof30.0kNwillbeappliedtothepadsand,underthe load,theremustbenostructuralfailureoftheinneroroutersurfacesofthesurvivalcelland thetotaldeflectionmustnotexceed15mm. Fortest3),referredtoinArticle15.5.4,pads200mmindiameterwhichconformtotheshape ofthesurvivalcell,mustbeplacedagainsttheoutermostsidesofthesurvivalcell. Thecentreofthepadsmustbelocated350mmabovethereferenceplaneandonthevertical planementionedinArticle15.5.4.
18.1.3 18.1.4 18.1.5 18.1.6 18.1.7 18.1.8
18.1.9
18.2 Survivalcellsidetests:
18.2.1
18.2.2
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Aconstanttransversehorizontalloadof30.0kNwillbeappliedtothepadsand,underthe load,theremustbenostructuralfailureoftheinneroroutersurfacesofthesurvivalcelland thetotaldeflectionmustnotexceed15mm. Apadof200mmdiametermustbeplacedinthecentreofareaofthefueltankflooranda verticalupwardsloadof12.5kNapplied. Undertheload,theremustbenostructuralfailureoftheinneroroutersurfacesofthesurvival cell. Apadof200mmdiametermustbeplacedbeneaththesurvivalcell,onthecarcentrelineand withitscentre600mmforwardoftherearedgeofthecockpitentrytemplate,andavertical upwardsloadof15kNapplied. Undertheload,theremustbenostructuralfailureoftheinneroroutersurfacesofthesurvival cell. Twopads,eachofwhichis50mmindiameter,mustbeplacedonbothsidesofthecockpitrim withtheirupperedgesatthesameheightasthetopofthecockpitsidewiththeircentresata point250mmforwardoftherearedgeofthecockpitopeningtemplatelongitudinally. Aconstanttransversehorizontalloadof15.0kNwillthenbeappliedat90tothecarcentre lineand,undertheload,theremustbenostructuralfailureoftheinneroroutersurfacesof thesurvivalcellandthetotaldeflectionmustnotexceed20mm. Thistestmustberepeatedatpositions50mmand150mmforwardoftherearedgeofthe cockpitopeningtemplatelongitudinally. Duringthetestthesurvivalcellmustberestingonaflatplateandsecuredtoitsolidlybutnot inawaythatcouldincreasethestrengthoftheattachmentsbeingtested. Aconstanttransversalhorizontalloadof40.0kNmustthenbeappliedtoonesideofthe impactabsorbingstructure,usingapadidenticaltotheonesusedinthelateraltestsinArticle 18.2.1,atapoint550mmfromthefrontwheelaxis. Thecentreofareaofthepadmustpassthroughtheplanementionedaboveandthemidpoint oftheheightofthestructureattherelevantsection.After30secondsofapplication,there mustbenofailureofthestructureorofanyattachmentbetweenthestructureandthe survivalcell. ThetestmustbecarriedoutinaccordancewithFIATestProcedure02/05,inthepresenceof anFIAtechnicaldelegateandbyusingmeasuringequipmentwhichhasbeencalibratedtothe satisfactionoftheFIAtechnicaldelegate.Acopyofthetestproceduremaybefoundinthe Appendixtotheseregulations. Thetestpanelmustbe500mmx500mmandwillbetestedbyforcingarigidtruncatedcone throughthecentreofthepanelatarateof2mm(+/1mm)perseconduntilthedisplacement exceeds150mm. Duringthefirst100mmofdisplacementtheloadmustexceed250kNandtheenergy absorptionmustexceed6000J.Theremustbenosystematicdamagetotheborderordamage tothefixturebeforetheserequirementshavebeenmet.
18.3 Fueltankfloortest:
18.4 Cockpitfloortest:
18.5 Cockpitrimtests:
18.6 Nosepushofftest:
18.7 Sideintrusiontest:
18.7.1
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18.8 Rearimpactstructurepushofftest: Duringthetestthegearboxandthestructuremustbesolidlyfixedtothegroundbutnotina waythatcouldincreasethestrengthoftheattachmentsbeingtested. Aconstanttransversalhorizontalloadof40kNmustthenbeappliedtoonesideoftheimpact absorbingstructure,usingapadidenticaltotheonesusedinthelateraltestsinArticle18.2.1, atapoint400mmbehindtherearwheelaxis. Thecentreofareaofthepadmustpassthroughtheplanementionedaboveandthemidpoint oftheheightofthestructureattherelevantsection.After30secondsofapplication,there mustbenofailureofthestructureorofanyattachmentbetweenthestructureandthe gearbox. 18.9
18.9.1
Sideimpactstructurepushofftests: Eachteammustsupplydetailedcalculationswhichclearlyshowthatthestructure(s)are capableofwithstanding:
Horizontalloadsof20kNappliedseparatelyinaforwardandarearwarddirectionbya balljointedpad,whichmayconformtotheshapeofthestructure(s),measuring550mm highx100mmwideandwhosecentreofarealies600mmfromthecarcentrelineand 300mmabovethereferenceplane. Averticalloadof10kNappliedinanupwardordownwarddirectionbyaballjointed pad,whichmayconformtotheshapeofthestructure(s),measuring400mmlongx 100mmwidewhosecentreofarealies600mmfromthecarcentrelineand500mm forwardoftherearedgeofthecockpitentrytemplate.
Inallcasesthecalculationsshouldshowthattherewillbenostructuralfailureoftheparts.It shouldbeassumedthatballjointedpadsareused,thejointlyingatthecentreofareaofthe pad. Ifmultipleimpactstructuresarefittedtothecaronlythoseincontactwiththepadsneedhave theloadappliedtothem. Duringthepushoffteststhesurvivalcellmustberestingonaflatplateandsecuredtoit solidlybutnotinawaythatcouldincreasethestrengthoftheattachmentsbeingtested. Duringthefirsttestaconstantrearwardhorizontalloadof20.0kNmustthenbeappliedtothe impactabsorbingstructure(s)usingaballjointedpad550mmhighand100mmwide,which mayconformtotheshapeofthestructure(s),whosecentreofarealies600mmfromthecar centreline. Thecentreofareaofthepadmustlie300mmabovethereferenceplaneandtheremustbeno failureofanystructureorofanyattachmentbetweenthestructure(s)andthesurvivalcell. Ifmultipleimpactstructuresarefittedtothecaronlythoseincontactwiththepadswillbe tested. Duringthesecondtestaconstantupwardverticalloadof10.0kNmustthenbeappliedtothe impactabsorbingstructure(s)usingaballjointedpad400mmlongand100mmwide,which mayconformtotheshapeofthestructure(s),whosecentreofarealies600mmfromthecar centreline. Thecentreofareaofthepadmustlie500mmforwardoftherearedgeofthecockpitentry templateandtheremustbenofailureofanystructureorofanyattachmentbetweenthe structure(s)andthesurvivalcell. Ifmultipleimpactstructuresarefittedtothecaronlythoseincontactwiththepadswillbe tested.
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ARTICLE19:FUEL 19.1 PurposeofArticle19:

19.1.1 19.1.2
ThepurposeofthisArticleistoensurethatthefuelusedinFormulaOneispetrolasthisterm isgenerallyunderstood. ThedetailedrequirementsofthisArticleareintendedtoensuretheuseoffuelsthatare composedofcompoundsnormallyfoundincommercialfuelsandtoprohibittheuseofspecific powerboostingchemicalcompounds.Acceptablecompoundsandcompoundclassesare definedin19.2and19.4.3.Inaddition,tocoverthepresenceoflowlevelimpurities,thesum ofcomponentslyingoutsidethe19.2and19.4.3definitionsarelimitedto1%maxm/mofthe totalfuel. Anypetrol,whichappearstohavebeenformulatedinordertosubvertthepurposeofthis regulation,willbedeemedtobeoutsideit. Paraffins Olefins Diolefins Straightchainandbranchedalkanes. Straightchainandbranchedmonoolefinsanddiolefins. Monocyclicmonoolefins(withfiveormorecarbonatomsinthering)with orwithoutparaffinicsidechains. Straightchainorbranchedormonocyclichydrocarbons(withfiveormore carbonatomsinanyring)withorwithoutparaffinicsidechains, containingtwodoublebondspermolecule. Monocyclicalkanes(withfiveormorecarbonatomsinthering)withor withoutparaffinicsidechains. Monocyclicandbicyclicaromaticringswithorwithoutparaffinicor olefinicsidechains.Onlyonedoublebondmaybepresentoutsidethe aromaticring. Organiccompoundscontainingoxygen.
19.1.3
19.2 Definitions:
Naphthenes Aromatics
Oxygenates
Biocomponents Paraffins,olefins,diolefins,naphthenes,aromaticsandoxygenates,as definedabove,derivedinwholeorpartfrombiologicalorigins.Forthe purposesofquantification,thebiocomponentcontributionofagiven moleculeisdefinedasthecarbon,hydrogenandoxygenatomsfrom biologicaloriginasapercentofthetotalmolecule,onamass/massbasis. Thebiocomponentcontributionofacoproducedstreamisdeterminedas thebiofeedstockpercentageonamass/massbasis. Theonlyfuelpermittedispetrolhavingthefollowingcharacteristics: Property Units Min Max (RON+MON)/2 87.0 Oxygen wt% 3.7 Nitrogen mg/kg 500 Benzene wt% 1.0 RVP kPa 45 60(1) Lead g/l 0.005 OxidationStability minutes 360 Sulphur mg/kg 10
19.3 Properties: TestMethod ASTMD2699/D2700 ElementalAnalysis ASTMD4629 GCMS EN130161 ASTMD3237 ASTMD525 ENISO20846
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Electricalconductivity pS/m 200 ASTMD2624 o FinalBoilingPoint C 210 ISO3405 DistillationResidue %v/v 2.0 ISO3405 ThemaximumRVPmayriseto68kPaifaminimumof2%biomethanoland/orbioethanolare includedinthefuel.
ThefuelwillbeacceptedorrejectedaccordingtoASTMD3244withaconfidencelimitof95%. 19.4 Compositionofthefuel:

19.4.1
Thecompositionofthepetrolmustcomplywiththespecificationsdetailedbelow: Component Aromatics Olefins Totaldiolefins Totalstyreneandalkylderivatives *Valuescorrectedforfueloxygencontent. Units wt% wt% wt% wt% Min Max *40 *17 1.0 1.0 TestMethod GCMS GCMS GCMS GCMS

19.4.2 19.4.3
Inaddition,thefuelmustcontainnosubstancewhichiscapableofexothermicreactioninthe absenceofexternaloxygen. Thetotalofindividualhydrocarboncomponentspresentatconcentrationsoflessthan5% m/mofthetotalfuelmustbeatleast30%m/mofthehydrocarboncomponentofthefuel. Theonlyoxygenatespermittedareparaffinicmonoalcoholsandparaffinicmonoetherswitha finalboilingpointbelow210C. Initiallythebiocomponentsarerestrictedtooxygenates.However,hydrocarbons(asdefined in19.2)andoxygenates(lyingoutsidethe19.4.3definition)ormixturesthereof,whichhave beenproducedfrombiomass,maybeincludedintoFormulaOnefuelaspartofthe5.75% biocomponentsquota,providedthatasuitableanalyticalprocedureisavailablefortheir quantificationandtoverifytheirbiologicalorigin.TheiruseinF1fuelwillbedependenton evidenceindicatingthatthesupplierisgenuinelydevelopingthesecompoundsforusein commercialfuels. Manganesebasedadditivesarenotpermitted. Onlyambientairmaybemixedwiththefuelasanoxidant. AllcompetitorsmustbeinpossessionofaMaterialSafetyDataSheetforeachtypeofpetrol used.ThissheetmustbemadeoutinaccordancewithECDirective93/112/EECandall informationcontainedthereinstrictlyadheredto. BeforeanyfuelmaybeusedinanEvent,twoseparatefivelitresamples,insuitablecontainers, mustbesubmittedtotheFIAforanalysisandapproval. NofuelmaybeusedinanEventwithoutpriorwrittenapprovaloftheFIA. AllsampleswillbetakeninaccordancewiththeFIAFormulaOnefuelsamplingprocedure,a copyofwhichmaybefoundintheAppendixtotheseregulations.
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19.4.4 Aminimumof5.75%(m/m)ofthefuelmustcomprisebiocomponents. 19.4.5
19.4.6
19.5 Air:
19.6.1
19.6 Safety:
19.7 Fuelapproval:
19.7.1 19.7.2
19.8 SamplingandtestingatanEvent:
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FuelsamplestakenduringanEventwillbecheckedforconformitybyusingagas chromatographictechnique,whichwillcomparethesampletakenwithanapprovedfuel. Sampleswhichdifferfromtheapprovedfuelinamannerconsistentwithevaporativeloss,will beconsideredtoconform.However,theFIAretainstherighttosubjectthefuelsampleto furthertestingatanFIAapprovedlaboratory. Increasesinanygivenpeakarea(relativetoitsadjacentpeakareas)whicharegreaterthan 12%,oranabsoluteamountgreaterthan0.1%forcompoundspresentatconcentrations below0.8%,willbedeemednottocomply.
19.8.3 GCpeakareasofthesamplewillbecomparedwiththoseobtainedfromthereferencefuel.
Ifapeakisdetectedinafuelsamplethatwasabsentinthecorrespondingreferencefuel,and itspeakarearepresentsmorethan0.10%ofthesummedpeakareasofthefuel,thefuelwill bedeemednottocomply. Ifthedeviationsobserved(above)byGCindicatethattheyareduetomixingwithanother FormulaOnefuel,whichhasbeenapprovedbytheFIAforusebytheteam,thefuelsample willbedeemedtocomply,providedthattheadulterantfuelispresentatnomorethan10%in thesample.
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ARTICLE20:TELEVISIONCAMERASANDTIMINGTRANSPONDERS 20.1 Presenceofcamerasandcamerahousings: Allcarsmustbefittedwithatleastfivecamerasorcamerahousingsatalltimesthroughout theEvent. Camerahousings,whenused,mustbefittedinthesamelocationascameras.Details concerningthesizeandweightofallcamerahousingsmaybefoundintheAppendixtothese regulations. Allcarsmustbeequippedwithfivepositionsinwhichcamerasorcamerahousingscanbe fitted.Referringtodrawing6,allcarsmustcarry(i)acamerainposition4and(ii)acameraor camerahousinginpositions2(bothsides),3andeither1or5. Anydecisionastowhetheracameraorcamerahousingisfittedinthosepositionswillbeby agreementbetweentherelevantCompetitorandtheCommercialRightsHolder. AnypartprovidedbytheCompetitorforthepurposeofaligningacameraorcamerahousingin positions2or3correctlywillbeconsideredpartofthecameraorhousingprovideditisbeing fittedforthatsolepurpose. Anycameraorcamerahousingfittedinpositions2,3or4shownindrawing6mustbe mountedinorderthatitsmajoraxisdoesnotsubtendananglegreaterthan1tothe referenceplane. Anycameraorcamerahousingfittedinthelefthandposition2shownindrawing6mustbe mountedinorderthatitsmajoraxiswherepassingthroughthecentreofthecameralens(or correspondingpositionforacamerahousing)doesnotintersectanypartofthecarlying forwardofthecameraorcamerahousing. Thecamerafittedinposition4shownindrawing6mustbemountedinorderthatitsforward mostpointisnomorethan80mmrearwardoftherearfaceofthecockpitentrytemplate. Allcarsmustbefittedwithtwotimingtransponderssuppliedbytheofficiallyappointed timekeepers.Thesetranspondersmustbefittedinstrictaccordancewiththeinstructions detailedintheAppendixtotheseregulations.
20.2 Locationofcamerahousings:
20.3 Locationandfittingofcameraequipment:
20.3.1
20.3.2
20.3.3
20.3.4
20.3.5
20.4 Transponders:
20.5 Installation: Competitorsmustbenotifiedofanychangestothecameraortransponderinstallation instructionsbefore30Juneofthepreviousseason.
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1.5 1.6 1.7

1.14 Survivalcell: 1.15 Camera: 1.16 Camerahousing:

1.19 Electronicallycontrolled: 1.20 KineticEnergyRecoverySystem(KERS):

1.21 Openandclosedsections: Asectionwillbeconsideredclosedifitisfullycompletewithinthedimensionedboundaryto whichitisreferenced,ifitisnotitwillbeconsideredopen.

3.2 3.3 3.4

Bearrangedsothatanycurvatureoccursonlyinahorizontalplane(otherthanwhen thisbodyworkisadjustedinaccordancewithArticle3.18). Bebetween2mmand5mmthick. Berigidlyfixedtotheirrespectivesections. Beconstructedfromamaterialwithmodulusgreaterthan50GPa.

3.10.6 3.10.7 3.10.8

15.4.7and15.4.8andallunsprungpartsofthecarremoved. 3.13 Skidblock:

Anyalterationoftheincidenceoftheuppermostclosedsectionmayonlybe commandedbydirectdriverinputandcontrolledusingthecontrolelectronicsspecified inArticle8.2.

5.6.4 5.6.5 5.6.6

5.13 Engineauxiliaries: Withtheexceptionofelectricalfuelpumpsengineauxiliariesmustbemechanicallydriven directlyfromtheenginewithafixedspeedratiotothecrankshaft. 5.14 Engineintakeair:

Unlessexplicitlypermittedforaspecificenginecomponent,thefollowingmaterialsmaynotbe usedanywhereontheengine: a) b) c) d) Magnesiumbasedalloys. MetalMatrixComposites(MMCs). Intermetallicmaterials. Alloyscontainingmorethan5%byweightofBeryllium,IridiumorRhenium.

Camshaftsmustbemanufacturedfromanironbasedalloy. Eachcamshaftandlobesmustbemachinedfromasinglepieceofmaterial. Noweldingisallowedbetweenthefrontandrearbearingjournals.

7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5

8.1.2 8.1.3 8.1.4 8.1.5

Applicationparameterconfigurations. Loggeddataandevents. Realtimetelemetrydataandevents.

NojunctionboxorbreakoutboxmaybesharedbetweentheECUsystemandateamdata acquisitionsystem. Telemetry: TelemetrysystemsmustoperateatfrequencieswhichhavebeenapprovedbytheFIA. Pittocartelemetryisprohibited.

Drivercontrolsanddisplays: Anyelectronicmodulesusedfordriverinformationdisplaysandswitchinputsmustbe suppliedbyanFIAdesignatedsuppliertoaspecificationdeterminedbytheFIAandbesuitably housedbyeachteam.

8.11 Installationofelectricalsystemsorcomponents: 8.11.1 Exceptionally,eachcarmaybeequippedwithamaximumoffivetestsensorinstallations, whichdonotcomplywiththeTechnicalRegulations,duringP1andP2,provided:

Theycouldnotmateriallyaffecttheoutcomeanyoftheimpacttestsdescribedin articles16.2,16.3,16.4and16.5. TheycomplywithArticles3.3,3.4.1,3.6,3.14.1and3.14.2. Theydonotreduceoraffectdrivervisibility. Theydonotobstructonboardcameraviews. Anysuchtestsensorinstallationsdonotneedtobehomologated.

TheFIAtechnicaldelegatemustbenotifiedofanyintendedtestsensorinstallationspriorto theEventatwhichtheyarefirstused. CompetitorsmustbenotifiedofanychangestotheinstallationinstructionsforanyFIA specifiedsystemsorcomponentsbefore30Juneofthepreviousseason.

ARTICLE9:TRANSMISSIONSYSTEM 9.1 9.2

ARTICLE10:SUSPENSIONANDSTEERINGSYSTEMS 10.1 Sprungsuspension:

loadappliedtothewheels. 10.2 Suspensiongeometry:

10.3.4 10.3.5 10.3.6

Eachtethermusthaveitsownseparateattachmentsatbothendswhich: Areabletowithstandatensileforceof70kNinanydirectionwithinaconeof45 (includedangle)measuredfromtheloadlineoftherelevantsuspensionmember.

ARTICLE11:BRAKESYSTEM 11.1 Brakecircuitsandpressuredistribution:

11.1.2 11.1.3 11.1.4

12.3 Wheelmaterial: 12.4 Wheeldimensions:

ARTICLE13:COCKPIT 13.1 Cockpitopening:

ARTICLE14:SAFETYEQUIPMENT 14.1 Fireextinguishers:

Benolessthan25mmthickovertheirentirearea. Covertheareasituatedbetweenpointslying50mmbehindthecentreofthepointat whichthesecondrollstructuretestiscarriedoutand100mmbehindthefaceofthe rearmostpedalwhenintheinoperativeposition,asshownindrawing4. CovertheareaabovethelineAAshownindrawing3.

ARTICLE15:CARCONSTRUCTION 15.1 Permittedmaterials:

14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22)

Onaverticalplane375mmforwardoftherearedgeofthecockpitentrytemplate. Frombeneaththefueltank. Oneachsideofthecockpitopening. Frombeneaththecockpitfloor.

DetailsofthetestproceduresmaybefoundinArticle18.2. Totesttheattachmentsofthefrontal,sideandrearimpactabsorbingstructuresstaticside loadtestsmustbecarriedout.DetailsofthesetestproceduresmaybefoundinArticles18.6, 18.8and18.9.2.

ARTICLE16:IMPACTTESTING 16.1 Conditionsapplicabletoallimpacttests:

Theforceappliedtoanyoneofthefourimpactorsegmentsdoesnotexceed80kNfor morethanacumulative3ms. Theenergyabsorbedbyeachofthefourimpactorsegmentsmustbebetween15%and 35%ofthetotalenergyabsorption.

ARTICLE17:ROLLSTRUCTURETESTING 17.1 Conditionsapplicabletobothrollstructuretests:

ARTICLE18:STATICLOADTESTING 18.1 Conditionsapplicabletoallstaticloadtests:

18.1.3 18.1.4 18.1.5 18.1.6 18.1.7 18.1.8

Sideimpactstructurepushofftests: Eachteammustsupplydetailedcalculationswhichclearlyshowthatthestructure(s)are capableofwithstanding:

ARTICLE19:FUEL 19.1 PurposeofArticle19:

ThefuelwillbeacceptedorrejectedaccordingtoASTMD3244withaconfidencelimitof95%. 19.4 Compositionofthefuel:

19.4.4 Aminimumof5.75%(m/m)ofthefuelmustcomprisebiocomponents. 19.4.5

20.5 Installation: Competitorsmustbenotifiedofanychangestothecameraortransponderinstallation instructionsbefore30Juneofthepreviousseason.

ARTICLE21:FINALTEXT ThefinaltextfortheseregulationsshallbetheEnglishversionshouldanydisputeariseover theirinterpretation.

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