Marussia MR02 – Addition of beam winglet at Monaco

   Marussia brought a common aero feature for the high downforce Monaco circuit, a small winglet located on the central zone of the beam wing .

Marussia MR02 – New rear wing before Melbourne

   The new rear wing design, launched at last pre session test, has a taller and rocket shaped carapace of the DRS activator and reshaped planes with double flap fasteners instead of three .

Marussia MR02 – sidepod top vane addition at China

 

 

     At China a small single vertical flow guide was added on top of the sidepod to counter fight the lift created by sidepod’s shape which resembles to a down facing winglet . These vertical vanes are common in F1 since a long time ago. For example Caterham current cars race with a combination of three .

Marussia MR02 – New front wing at Spain

    All teams are accustomed to bring new parts at the first European race, so did Marussia. The upgrade package included new floor and modified front wing with a slot-less second flap to favor downforce production . The funnel at the back of the engine cover, which was used in hot Bahraini conditions, was also discarded .

   At Monaco the previous front wing spec reappeared once again, but did not make it to race.

Marussia MR02 – Revised front wing at Australia

   A small but apparently significant change occurred on the rear profile of the endplate, so as to change the way airflow interacts with the tyre . Worth’s noticing the new fancy sponsor logo on the endplate surface, which may have no impact on the car’s speed, but beyond doubt ensures team’s future speed .

Marussia MR02 – New front wing at 2nd Barcelona test

    Marussia struggles to improve performance, targeting to beat Caterham team again this season. First fruits of hard labour arrived at second Barcelona test where a new front wing made debut. The new piece has four flaps in total, instead of three (no 1) to increase car pace in fast turns, the main flap has a redesigned upward step before it joins the endplates (no 2), the small flow conditioner (no 3) is discarded and new endplates (no 4) to suit better the higher tier wing .

Marussia MR02 – winter testing (pre season) tech summary

Chassis :  MR02

Engine : Cosworth CA2013

 

MR02 is a comprehensive evolution of the 2012 car, has a lighter chassis which remains low at front , redesigned sidepods which provide enhanced cooling, Coanda exhausts , modified rear end with a new Xtrac gearbox and for the first time in teams short history it accommodates a KERS unit, provided by Williams team .

Winter testing updates :

   Marussia tested several updated components including a revised rear wing , new set of bargeboards and a new engine cover . Additionally the team tested different cooling options on front brakes .

 

 

EVALUATION :

Aerodynamic performance :  poor

Speed :.  Slow but at least seems  ahead of Caterham

Tyres management  :   below average

Reliability  :  problematic , engine problems arose

Marussia MR02 – Technical specifications

 

Official car name
MR02

Engine
Cosworth CA2013

Chassis material
Carbon

Bodywork material
Carbon

Front suspension
Carbon fibre with carbon flexure joints

Rear suspension
Carbon fibre

Dampers
Penske

Steering
Marussia F1 Team designed hydraulic PAS

 

Gearbox
Aluminium construction with 7-speed Xtrac longitudinally mounted internals

Clutch
AP Racing

Discs
Hitco Carbon – Carbon

Callipers
AP Racing

Pads
Hitco Carbon – Carbon

Cooling system
Marussia F1 Team

 

Cockpit instrumentation
MES SECU

Seat belts
Willans six point harness

Steering wheel
Marussia F1 Team design with MES electronics

Driver seat
Anatomically formed carbon composite

Extinguisher system
FEV FIA approved system

 

Wheels
BBS

Fuel cell
ATL

Battery
Braille

Fuel
BP Castrol

Lubricants
BP Castrol

Front Track
1800mm

Rear Track
1800mm

Wheelbase
3400mm

 

 

source : Marussia F1 Team