As everything in F1, it’s all about compromises and how the package works as a whole… The RBR seemed to be “light at the rear”, therefore very pointy and really good at changing directions, but with a very nervous (lively) rear end that was prone to oversteer.Stu wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 20:46Aero loading makes it difficult to determine, the championship winning Renaults (during the Alonso years) had a pronounced rear weight bias, they seemed to work okay.SmallSoldier wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 19:53Could you elaborate a bit more please? Trying to figure it out since in my mind it always worked the other way, wouldn’t transferring weight rearwards induce understeer by making the front lighter (therefore reducing grip)… Trying to understand/learn the concept.Tim.Wright wrote: ↑20 Feb 2022, 19:33
Load transfer accounts for only around 10-15% of the load of the rear (driven) wheels. Most of the load is from the static weight load.
Shifting weight rearwards will typically induce a reduction in transient stability and a loss of understeer.
Thanks!
That’s what I love about F1, there is always more than one way to get speed… I’m just trying to understand the concepts a little better.
I wonder how much (if any) ballast the teams use to reach minimum weight