05/10/2007
NEWS STORY
GP2 Series organizers have revealed that the new GP2 / 08 car, which will form the basis of competition for the GP2 Series from 2008 to 2010, successfully passed the final test of the F1 2007 safety homologation process yesterday.
The new GP2 / 08 has been submitted to, and has passed:
Survival cell side push tests
Survival cell fuel tank floor push test
Survival cell side panel penetration test
Front roll hoop push test
Rear roll hoop push test
Front impact structure side push test
Rear impact structure side push test
Front 2007 F1 impact test
Side 2007 F1 impact test
Rear 2007 F1 impact test
Steering column impact test
All the tests have been conducted under the supervision of an FIA safety delegate.
In addition to satisfying to the above tests, Zylon anti intrusion side panels weighing no less than a total of 8 kg have been fitted to the monocoque.
The GP2 / 08, designed by Dallara, is now the only racing car in the world outside Formula One, which matches in every aspect the very latest 2007 F1 FIA safety standards.