Could it be front wing. The three cars to me that look the most poised and responsive all have the inner portion of the wing as high up as possible. Mercedes made a mistake in 2019 with the new front wings and had to copy Ferrari's design.dans79 wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 04:51I think it's purely floor driven. People like to make a big deal about the center of mass on F1 cars, but it really doesn't very that much from what I've seen, and definitely not enough to cause the type of issue we have seen through testing!AR3-GP wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 04:35I think we don't understand the full nature of Mercedes porpoising.
If it is a pure heave porpoising, then the center of mass doesn't matter. If there is a pitching component in the porpoising, then center of mass will change the pitching dynamics, but the fundamental origin of the porpoising is the floor stalling, not the center of mass. It would porpoise even if the center of mass was on the skidblock.
Now I am just speculating but could Mercedes be trying to work the front part of the floor harder by running lower. Compensating for the way they designed the front wing that works to condition the air next to the nosecone presumably to work the floor instead of downforce.
Red Bull changed to this kind of front wing and has seemed to unlock better balance