Interesting notch in the edge of the diffuser wall just near to the floor.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:17managed to unlock some higher res images
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Interesting notch in the edge of the diffuser wall just near to the floor.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:17managed to unlock some higher res images
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I believe all teams so far showing real cars are using this mouse hole type notch this year. Seems like it offers large performance gain to all conceptsJust_a_fan wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:56Interesting notch in the edge of the diffuser wall just near to the floor.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:17managed to unlock some higher res images
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https://i.imgur.com/iR0WnpO.png
their philosophy is very clear, they are working the rear wing a lot more than the other teams. even the shape of the sidepods reflect the lower section of the rear wings shape and a testament to this is the large sidepod intake taking some volume off the very small air scoop on the top...timbo wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 15:41My eyeball windtunnel says it might be something like this:
https://i.postimg.cc/TPh99fRF/2022-02-17-16-38-26.png
PS. Perhaps the rotation is the other way around.
I guess that's either Ferrari spreading false rumours to throw other teams off the scent or they are having legit wind tunnel issues. Won't be long till we discover what the truth of the matter is there.JPBD1990 wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 16:12Also we all heard the rumours of ‘vertical’ sidepods which we can see now was clearly accurate and refers to the outer most surface of the sidepods.
Makes me worry about the rumour that Ferrari aren’t happy with the windtunnel results as if the other rumours are accurate why not this one?
The best explanation I've seen is to create a high pressure zone above the floor tunnel inlet to aid suction, as well as to create a strong outwash below the sidepod inlet: those concave surfaces are still facing outward somewhat.F1NAC wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 15:33so what is the point about this concave surface under. To push the wake of the floor and rear wings? Some of the air will spill around the sides but some of it will go wider right?Pandamasque wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 15:28Note, the front of the sidepods under the inlets is a CONCAVE surface
Well, they don't call it WATERcooled for nothing!lh13 wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:48Don't forget the grills.Pandamasque wrote:With the intensity of rain needed to fill those lakes in a matter of seconds after the formation lap, the tyres would be soaked anyway.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 16:28Here's thought about the sombrero sidepods - if there's a wet race, those sidepods are going to become lakes whilst the car is sat on the grid. Then when it pulls away, that water is going to go backwards on to the rear end / rear tyres.
I realise wet race starts are relatively rare, but I wonder if they thought about it...
Brawn’s statements:DChemTech wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:37Let's hope you are right, but that is hard to rhyme with statements on making changes if someone is out of the intended performance window. If the designs are not in line with what the FIA intended to have been designed, they should have written better rules. I would be hugely disappointed if the FIA starts banning creative solutions that are legal according to the rules as they are, simply because they didn't foresee/intend for such interpretations.Holm86 wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:34I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere that FIA would not change the regulations mid season this yearDChemTech wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:31
They said that, that would really, really suck. Penalizing teams for doing a good job in an engineering sport. Completely unfair if they are going to change rules mid-season, and fully opposed to everything the sport should be about. Let's hope it doesn't get to that.
It's definitely not a photo angle thing.Pandamasque wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 18:01It's the photo angle. The wing is actually surprisingly mid loaded, like the Williams and the Sauber. Rounded nose profile like on the FW44 as well.
They have to by rules.One and Only wrote: ↑17 Feb 2022, 20:02Anyone knows what could be the benefit of having wastegate merge into exhaust pipe?
The 2009 Brawn and 2017 Ferrari would like a word with you...