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SUPER FORMULA
Mr Biasatti, how did your adventure in Japan
for the Super Formula project come about?
What convinced the organizing body to turn to
Dallara?
“
Dallara has been present in Japan for nearly
20
years, supplying the chassis’ for the Japanese
F3 championship, and with great success. The
worked carried out over these years has gained
us the trust and respect of the Japanese
motorsport world.
Also, in the last few years Dallara has
confirmed and reinforced its presence in high
level championships such as Indycar, GP2,
WSbR and F3; this has certainly helped to
increase our prestige and visibility
internationally.
Some years ago we had already been contacted
to supply the current generation cars, but
because of commercial and sponsorship issues,
an agreement was not reached. This time
around, things went much more smoothly and
an agreement was reached in a very short
period f time”.
How many teams will you supply and what
kind of workforce will be dedicated too the
this project?
“
The initial contract is for a total of more 20
cars, 2 of which will be delivered to the official
Honda and Toyota test program teams, prior to
the delivery of the remaining 18 cars, so as to
develop the car on tack during the second half
of 2013. At the moment we have about 10
people working on this project full time; this
number is destined to change over time,
according to the project status a and progress”.
Will this car be similar in concept to the WSbR
and GP2 Dallaras or can we expect something
completely different?
“
In terms of vehicle layout the SF14 will be
similar to the GP2 and WSbR cars.
For certain, there will be no major or radical
differences, but it will possess a style and a
character that will set it apart from these other
cars. Regretfully at this stage, we cannot divulge
details on the shape and look of the car; we
can only say that there will be no revolutions
such as a three wheel layout…”.
What is/has been the greatest challenge in
terms of design?
“
This project has given us many interesting areas
for development. First, there will be two different
engines suppliers: Honda and Toyota 2 liter
Turbos, with the inevitable differences in
installation requirements. Furthermore we will
need to allow for the fitment of a KERS system
similar to that used in F1. Furthermore, the
number of electrical components to integrate in
the design, is much higher than on the current
GP2 or WSbR cars. This is partly due to the KERS.
Last but not least we have stringent weight and
cost targets to meet… let’s say that we will have a
fairly busy winter!”.
Have the organizers made any particular
requests?
“
Straight from the start there have been two
main requests: the first is that the car would
MISSION
OVERTAKE
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2014
D
ALLARA WILL BECOME THE OFFICIAL SUPPLIER TO
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F
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THE EX
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IPPON
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A
CHALLENGING AND STIMULATING PROJECT
,
INVOLVING
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IMPLEMENTED IN
F.1
FOR A HIGHLY
DEMANDING CUSTOMER WHOSE AIM IS TO CREATE A REALLY SPECTACULAR CHAMPIONSHIP
.
T
HIS EXPERIENCE WILL PROVIDE THE FACTORY IN
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MILIA WITH FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES
T
O BREAK INTO THE FAR EASTERN MARKET
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E
NGINEER
W
ALTER
B
IASATTI
,
THE PROJECT MANAGER
,
TELLS US MORE
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