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The 101 points in 2007 with a very expert F1.07 once again had the designers and engineers working overtime to produce an fifty-fifty better auto and aerodynamics and balance were once more at the top of the list.

"Our aim was to build a car with impressive aerodynamic efficiency, but which besides boasted a very stable aero balance," he said. "This ways that it hardly loses any downforce when the wheels are turned in, and thus gives the driver a lot of conviction."

That pretty much sums it up.

Information technology started with weight.  The F1.06 and F1.07 looked a bit bulky and didn't fair well on the weight distribution side.  This twelvemonth the auto underwent changes to alleviate this problem.

This was another yr for rule changes, the nigh significant beingness 'standard electronics' which eliminated traction command and engine braking.  At present a car had to be created that could retain stability and residue throughout breaking into and through corners without the driving aids.

The other issue that had to be addressed as a result of dominion changes was that the gearbox had to terminal iv full race weekends.

To compensate for the lose of these aids, mechanical grip through the tires was the obvious answer and another focal point in the pattern of the F1.08

To summarize what was washed, the placement of the engine was changed forth with the length of the gearbox, weight distribution was dealt with, the size of the fuel tank was changed, and there were also interruption changes.  During this process, aerodynamics certainly didn't accept a back seat and these changes were done with that in mind.

"Our aim was to build a auto with impressive aerodynamic efficiency, but which also boasted a very stable aero balance," he said. "This ways that it hardly loses any downforce when the wheels are turned in, and thus gives the driver a lot of conviction."

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The almost dramatic visual aerodynamic change was washed to the front wing and nose.  The front end wing underwent a face lift and was suspended above the nose with iii foils.  The nose is much slimmer over again to aid with the affect of more efficient air menstruum to the rear of the car.  The rear end of the machine is likewise slimmer and smaller than the F1.07.  Other flanges and wings take been added to the engine cover to produce greater downforce and likewise to better airflow through to the rear wing.

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The flavor started off quite well and continued that way through the Canadian Thousand prix, only when the team changed their focus to 2009, in season improvements all but stopped and BMW Sauber one time again found themselves the followers with other teams speedily gaining footing.

Despite the downturn in the latter half of the season and driver unrest because of information technology, the developement of the F1.09 seems to exist much further ahead than other teams and perchance that will show an advantage that tin can behave on throughout the entire season.

This article was written past Stew, found of BMWF1blog.com , a place where you tin get you Formula 1 "set up".