dren wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 22:17
Hoffman900 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 20:49
ringo wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 20:47
Redbull has a risk of overheating. The area under the oracle logo will be fried quite often.
They are pushing the limits for sure. Normally the radiator is tilted forward in the sidepods, with the sidepod having reasonable volume for other equipment and for hot air to flow around and out.
This design is as if all the equipment was crammed together then they scalloped that volume that's normally before the radiators.
Fastest car on the grid for sure, based on the floor, the floor vortex generator end plates, the sidepod wing, the undercut, the beam wing, the diffuser, the rear brake ducts... But most reliable and driveable? I think that is the bigger mystery with this machine.
The Mercedes car appears more conservative, but it has equally small sidepods, but most of all the design seems more robust and it just appears to be less aero sensitive.
This indeed is a very extreme and precise design. Nothing was spared. Even the front wheel hub and pull rods are extremely clean and light and low drag.
Without trying to sound facetious, what experience are you basing your opinion on?
It's all based on the ellipse.
You may jest about this.. But it is indeed true. And the team will not stray from that philosophy.
It is simply the most aerodynamically efficient shape.
A similar discussion would be to analyze a bridge, for those of us here in engineering.. If a bridge is optimized for load and weight, what is the resulting shape of it's profile?
For non engineers, you can google it. But similar principles apply to aerodynamics. Some shapes are simply more aerodynamically efficient if you want most downforce per square area and the least lift.
The reason I say the car may have heating issues is the material that is placed below the oracle sticker. It could be a heat resistant material; which we have seen before but in smaller sections.
As for the car being fast, its simply very efficient use of surfacing. It's the least bulky car on the grid in that regard.
I would hazard a bet that it is very fast and balanced; like all the redbulls have been.