That's in season, this is testing
No one needs to bring new tubs, but they still have time if they wanted, 1st race is over a month away. Crash test takes half a day if that
Ferrari's 2012 chassis, the 663, has reportedly passed its FIA crash tests on the second attempt.
This season sees the introduction of a new rule which states that all chassis must pass the mandatory FIA crash tests before they can take part in pre-season testing.
Caterham F1 Team have announced, via the team’s chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne, that next year’s car has successfully passed the FIA crash tests. The CT-01 has yet to be given an official launch date, but getting the all clear from these preliminaries will allow the team to tick another box and make advances heading into the new year.
It has been a busy week for the Hingham based squad following on from their official name change from Team Lotus to Caterham F1 Team on Tuesday. Gascoyne expressed his joy on Twitter. “Great week,” he said. “Renaming as Caterham F1 Team on Tuesday and today our first chassis, CT-01 passes all FIA homologation tests. Well done all.”
As Caterham have yet to announce when they will launch the CT-01, we also have no clear indication whether they will be taking part in the first pre-season test in Jerez which begins on Tuesday 7th February.
The team have opted to keep the same driver line-up as it was in their Team Lotus era, allowing the team to have stability heading into a crucial Winter.
The 2012 crash tests are more stringent and must be passed before the car can do the pre-season test in February. This was not the case in previous years and may lead one or two teams to start the testing season with a modified 2011 chassis.
They can change chassis/tubs at any point it just needs to get through a new crash test.
source- mclaren.
The ones they really fear are those built into the chassis, like McLaren’s F Duct scoop last year, because chassis have to be homologated and you cannot make changes after that. So you have to go about copying it in a different, less effective way.
No one needs to bring new tubs, but they still have time if they wanted, 1st race is over a month away. Crash test takes half a day if that
glacius, while you have successfully shown that it would be a massive pain in the rear to change tubs now and that no team needs to change tubs anyway, you have yet to convince me that it would be impossible to change tubs mid season.
But there is nothing to stop say Ferrari having a low nose tub crash tested and free to use
read edited post. all the proof you need. they have to pass crash test to run at pre season testing and as such must pass homologation(the fixing of certain parts, including tub)
Yes there is for a start one hadn't been crash tested. Media pick up on these things second, they've done the whole homologation(sp) process which is the fixing of parts.