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It's a bit crude, and they aren't exactly shaped like this but you get the idea. They might be using the full width of the floor rather than just the area the rules try to force them to use. I suspect they'll need to seal the edge of the floor to make this work, which is possibly why we aren't see any images of the strakes or the t-tray area.
Could they have just draped something over the actual floor to hide it?
Compared to the AMR and Haas this one look anorexic. The nose is slim, the sidepods taper at the back, but are very narrow to begin with, and are not pushed forward towards the edge of the legality box at all. So they're not trying make sidepods do what bargeboards used to, unlike the other two.
We've already seen 3 rather distinct concepts! Let's hope they all work so there's no convergent development.
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It's a bit crude, and they aren't exactly shaped like this but you get the idea. They might be using the full width of the floor rather than just the area the rules try to force them to use. I suspect they'll need to seal the edge of the floor to make this work, which is possibly why we aren't see any images of the strakes or the t-tray area.
Could they have just draped something over the actual floor to hide it?
It is me, captain obvious:
So folks here don't think the strakes have merely been omitted and not glued onto the launch car to hide them, but that there is actually something to it?
It's a bit crude, and they aren't exactly shaped like this but you get the idea. They might be using the full width of the floor rather than just the area the rules try to force them to use. I suspect they'll need to seal the edge of the floor to make this work, which is possibly why we aren't see any images of the strakes or the t-tray area.
The tunnels are much narrower, that part of the floor is pretty much a flap on the MCL.
The comparison from this angle is RIDICULOUS! the difference in design philosophy is so dramatic, I'd be shocked if they can converge through the season
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Look at the gap between the rear face of the top front wing planes to the front face of the front tyres. The gap between the Aston Martin wing and its front tyres is bigger than that of the McLaren. Maybe the nose is shorter? or.. the front wing is bigger in depth?
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