2025 car comparison thread

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[KimiRai]

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[Mattchu]

Nice work @gavingav1 and @kimiRai, credit where its due, top stuff

[KimiRai]

Nice work @gavingav1 and @kimiRai, credit where its due, top stuff

Credit Nicolas Carpentiers for the images, not me.

[KimiRai]

[Vanja #66]

McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari very similar on frontal surface area, Red Bull without the scoop in the middle. Their wing looked bigger to me yesterday, when viewed alone in isolation

[Brahmal]

It's interesting that Merc continues to use a much bigger radius where the mainplane meets the endplates. I wonder what the thinking is there?

[AaronWood]

McLaren’s compact pull-rod setup aids aero but limits adjustability, Ferrari balances aero precision with easier tuning; Red Bull’s aggressive geometry optimizes grip but risks sensitivity

[organic]

McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari very similar on frontal surface area, Red Bull without the scoop in the middle. Their wing looked bigger to me yesterday, when viewed alone in isolation

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gl_tNelXsAA ... name=large

Do you have any idea why red bull have gone in a different direction in terms of their RW ideas relative to the other 3 'top' teams given the relative similarity in upstream ideology?

[trinidefender]

McLaren’s compact pull-rod setup aids aero but limits adjustability, Ferrari balances aero precision with easier tuning; Red Bull’s aggressive geometry optimizes grip but risks sensitivity

Your hypothesis is based on what exactly?

[Vanja #66]

Do you have any idea why red bull have gone in a different direction in terms of their RW ideas relative to the other 3 'top' teams given the relative similarity in upstream ideology?

Well this is Red Bull's rear wing philosophy since 2022, I wouldn't expect them to give it up just like that.They know and understand it and I guess they know how best to optimise it and combine it with different beam wing shapes