waits for the big regulation changes for that year. Seidl claimed that “there is no point wasting resources with no regulation changes, which is why we will review all or our options, and wait until 2017. The current car may look the same, but we have changed a lot here”. Porsche is to start the design process of its 2017 car in the upcoming months.
Other areas where the car has been heavily revised in the chassis is packing. The new suspension system has means the team has had to redesign the front bulkhead, something which was covered up constantly at the first race at Silverstone.
“The tub was changed to utilize the new suspension” claims Andreas Seidl, team principal of Porsche.
For the battery, it’s very similar to what Audi have gone for on the R18. It's mounted right by the driver’s knees are, which is slightly further back than it was in 2015. Porsche has really come on heaps and bounds with the battery development, with a huge strive forward. In 2015, Porsche wasn’t confident with its 2015 battery concept, which is why the 2015 chassis was developed to house both the 2014 and 2015 battery, hence compromising packaging. 2016, however, sees a battery Porsche is very happy with, with a much better installation of the lithium storage system.
“The issues we faced here was changing the housing for the battery. The survival