Ryar wrote: ↑12 Feb 2022, 08:02
Why is that the whole sidepod area has bulged so much and has occupied larger area than before? I am not talking about the regulatory expansion, but all other area like even the sides of air intake is bulgy.
Since there are no bargeboards to manage the front tire wake, using the sidepods for that job may be a thing this season… Driving the turbulence from the front wheels outwards is the main job of the front part of the side pods.
From a volume perspective, there is also less volume available at the side pods, since instead of a flat floor below them, you now have the tunnels running under them… Maximizing that volume (and therefore taking volume from the side pods themselves) was one of the challenges for these regulations.
The volume of the bodywork may not be as different as in previous iterations (and potentially smaller)