Shakeman wrote: ↑23 Mar 2022, 14:50
I agree bonbon1979 even in this compromised state the Merc is ahead of the mid field and within touching distance of RB and Ferrari with the promise of a significant step to come hopefully. It's not a McLaren with a multitude of issues.
I can't wait to see images of the RB and Ferrari floors, hopefully not via a serious crash, to see if there's a 'trick' being used.
I wondered also if the floor could be designed to flex up and arch when load is applied to the outer edges? This would make a skirt but also raise the ride height of the floor along the centre line of the car. OK, I really do expect this idea to be shot down but F1 teams are sneaky so-in-sos who do this sort of thing if they think they can get away with it.
These cars have tunnels. Like two inch deep throat about 3 inches inward from the edge of the floor. So its not the edge of the floor that has the issue per say. It's the massive volumes of air moving through the 2 inch deep throat still get choked at high speeds.
Under the floor you have the vanes that swwp air to the side and out. Then immediatle behind the vanes you will see the tunnels flanked by a convex edge. So contrary to what many are saying on the internet, these tunnels cannot "bottom out."