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The GP2 series will introduce a totally new spec car. GP2 Series’ Technical Director Didier Perrin, a former Prost GP man, talks about the GP2/11 car.
“The target was to design a car as close as possible as a Formula 1 car, not only in terms of looks, but also in terms of behaviour and handling,” said Perrin.
“The aerodynamic is based on what is done today in F1. So everything started from that point and as a consequence, we had to design a smaller rear wing. And since we lost a lot of rear wing down force, we had to put the exhaust on top of the gearbox in order to make a bigger diffuser and regain what we lost with a smaller rear wing. The other important modification is the front wing package which now is similar to what you can see in F1: it is very wide. Obviously, this will have a big impact on the way the teams will have to set up their car.”
Perrin insists that the main goal was not to make the new car faster than its predecessor.
“Our goal was not to find the ultimate performance of the car,” de added.
“However, this new machine will be slightly faster than the previous one, this much is true. As usual, we will work on two very key points which first is overtaking opportunities. We want to keep providing a good show which is one of our trademarks now. The second key point is the handling of the car. The GP2/11 must remain very difficult to drive: the drivers’ skills are better displayed that way,” Perrin explained.
The GP2 series will introduce a totally new spec car. GP2 Series’ Technical Director Didier Perrin, a former Prost GP man, talks about the GP2/11 car.
“The target was to design a car as close as possible as a Formula 1 car, not only in terms of looks, but also in terms of behaviour and handling,” said Perrin.
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“The aerodynamic is based on what is done today in F1. So everything started from that point and as a consequence, we had to design a smaller rear wing. And since we lost a lot of rear wing down force, we had to put the exhaust on top of the gearbox in order to make a bigger diffuser and regain what we lost with a smaller rear wing. The other important modification is the front wing package which now is similar to what you can see in F1: it is very wide. Obviously, this will have a big impact on the way the teams will have to set up their car.”
Perrin insists that the main goal was not to make the new car faster than its predecessor.
“Our goal was not to find the ultimate performance of the car,” de added.
“However, this new machine will be slightly faster than the previous one, this much is true. As usual, we will work on two very key points which first is overtaking opportunities. We want to keep providing a good show which is one of our trademarks now. The second key point is the handling of the car. The GP2/11 must remain very difficult to drive: the drivers’ skills are better displayed that way,” Perrin explained.