Article 33

Stay / Bracket / Support / Fairing Reference Volumes

Technical Regulations

Article 33

FIA Source

Stay / Bracket / Support / Fairing Reference Volumes

Chapter: C

In Simple Terms

F1 cars have various structural parts like supports, brackets, and fairings. The FIA defines these parts using imaginary boxes (cuboids) to ensure teams don't build them larger or in different shapes than allowed. Multiple boxes can be combined to create the approved shape for each part.

  • Structural parts are defined using axis-aligned rectangular boxes (cuboids)
  • Each box is defined by two corner points (diagonal pairs)
  • Multiple boxes can be combined to form one complete approved shape
  • This system ensures consistency and prevents teams from gaining unfair advantages through oversized or creatively-shaped components
Official FIA Text

Each Stay, Bracket, Support or Fairing Volume comprises axis-aligned cuboids defined by interior diagonal point pairs, with multiple cuboids combined to form single Reference Volume.

staysbracketssupportsfairingreference volume
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