Alfa Romeo C42

[PlatinumZealot]

Rear and front push rod

They buy this from Ferrari? So points to Ferrari going the same way?!

I think they have their own gearbox this year.

[Blackout]

Are they using that bump to accelerate airthat flows there, by squeezing it between the bump and the sidepod bottom?

[timbo]

This has to be a side impact structure.

[DiogoBrand]

The sidepods with huge undercuts and exits on top, as well as the high center front wing seem both very similar in concept to Aston.
Also, that cutout on the diffuser just besides the front of the rear wheels seems like it will be recurring for most teams.

https://i.imgur.com/6DFmAHs.png

Their tunnels behind the entries seem to be very low, so low that the crash structure is protruding (the bump)

Couldn't that bulge on top of the floor cause huge aero issues?

[Mat-tes]

Are these the ventury strakes running all the way into the floor edge?

Interesting to see a similar cooling/undercut philosophy to Aston Martin with no visible heat outlet at the rear and the use of the Venetian sidepod. Everything looks just a bit rounder and less "extreme" than on the green car.

Interesting how the leading edge of the main side strake for the ventury tunnel is very rounded at the tip, so far the other two real cars show really a sharp edge there.

How teams manage the bump from the lower SIP is going to be interesting, jelly mold it or run a smoother cover over it? All of these things are really nice to see, lots of technical diversity!

[Blackout]

This has to be a side impact structure.

That's what I said. To me, the other tunnel entries look like this (top, in this magnificent drawing / red =impact tube) while Alfa is like the bottom one

[AeroDynamic]

There is strange concave shape (concave tunnel leading edge) behind the bottom wishbones in that front view...

Are they using that bump to accelerate airthat flows there, by squeezing it between the bump and the sidepod bottom?
https://i.imgur.com/zyONIq8.png

https://i.imgur.com/Iw6aVPM.jpg

[jjn9128]

https://i.imgur.com/JdVKB3R.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hIRR4QF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hqWbVgX.jpg

There is strange concave shape (concave tunnel leading edge) behind the bottom wishbones in that front view...

Are they using that bump to accelerate airthat flows there, by squeezing it between the bump and the sidepod bottom?
https://i.imgur.com/zyONIq8.png

https://i.imgur.com/Iw6aVPM.jpg

Sort of McLaren-esque but not quite

[AeroDynamic]

Floor Detail on trailing egde



Roll Hoop..

[Giando]

It would be a very strange position for the lower side-crash cone... it seems way too low... isn't it?

[michl420]

It would be a very strange position for the lower side-crash cone... it seems way too low... isn't it?

Min. high is 100mm from the reference plan per regulation.

[Zynerji]

Are these the first "non standard" wheel canard/blade that we've seen? I don't recall the others having splits in theirs.

[AeroDynamic]

How Alfa’s shock F1 test reveals the most 2022 design secrets yet

Alfa Romeo’s C42 Formula 1 car for 2022 has broken cover early, after oddly setting a launch date after the first Barcelona test, and its first run at Fiorano has revealed some intriguing design secrets despite a camouflaged livery.

Matt SomerfieldFeb 15, 2022, 4:00 PM

The front wing appears to be more like the final spec that you’d expect to see in testing than what we’ve already seen from other teams.

Alfa has opted for a very unloaded outer section once again, having been the team that ran the most aggressive iteration when the regulations were changed in 2019.

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[Marty_Y]

Are these the first "non standard" wheel canard/blade that we've seen? I don't recall the others having splits in theirs.

I'm probably wrong but I think they all have had it, someone said in another thread that it's a standard part.

[AeroDynamic]