Alpine A522

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Aren't the ice skates banned for next season?

That would be the first time I hear that.

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Aren't the ice skates banned for next season?

don't believe so

[VacuousFlamboyant]

Aren't the ice skates banned for next season?

don't believe so

I thought the introduction of demanding standards regarding ground clearance for next year prevented vertical wings being used as ice skates.

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Aren't the ice skates banned for next season?

don't believe so

I thought the introduction of demanding standards regarding ground clearance for next year prevented vertical wings being used as ice skates.

actually I was just watching the f1 tech talk, and apparently Alpine is already competing at the required height for ground clearance. They want to see how that could affect their performance for next year.

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don't believe so

I thought the introduction of demanding standards regarding ground clearance for next year prevented vertical wings being used as ice skates.

actually I was just watching the f1 tech talk, and apparently Alpine is already competing at the required height for ground clearance. They want to see how that could affect their performance for next year.

Since which race?

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I thought the introduction of demanding standards regarding ground clearance for next year prevented vertical wings being used as ice skates.

actually I was just watching the f1 tech talk, and apparently Alpine is already competing at the required height for ground clearance. They want to see how that could affect their performance for next year.

Since which race?

Scarbs doesn't mention how long they've done that for, but says that he's been told by alpine that they've raised the edges of the rear floor by the required amount

[AR3-GP]

actually I was just watching the f1 tech talk, and apparently Alpine is already competing at the required height for ground clearance. They want to see how that could affect their performance for next year.

Since which race?

Scarbs doesn't mention how long they've done that for, but says that he's been told by alpine that they've raised the edges of the rear floor by the required amount

That's some impressive forward thinking by Alpine. As they are not in the championship fight this year, it makes sense to take steps like this at the expense of the lower positions in the championship.

What's interesting is Permane said the A523 is coming along quite nicely.

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actually I was just watching the f1 tech talk, and apparently Alpine is already competing at the required height for ground clearance. They want to see how that could affect their performance for next year.

Since which race?

Scarbs doesn't mention how long they've done that for, but says that he's been told by alpine that they've raised the edges of the rear floor by the required amount

Just the edges? or the throat too?

[Aero_Art]

Since which race?

Scarbs doesn't mention how long they've done that for, but says that he's been told by alpine that they've raised the edges of the rear floor by the required amount

What's interesting is Permane said the A523 is coming along quite nicely.

We're trying

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Since which race?

Scarbs doesn't mention how long they've done that for, but says that he's been told by alpine that they've raised the edges of the rear floor by the required amount

Just the edges? or the throat too?
https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... -view.webp

No mention of the throat unfortunately and seemed to be specifically talking about the floor edge (as they had already upgraded that area recently/this race)

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Scarbs doesn't mention how long they've done that for, but says that he's been told by alpine that they've raised the edges of the rear floor by the required amount

Just the edges? or the throat too?
https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/amp ... -view.webp

No mention of the throat unfortunately and seemed to be specifically talking about the floor edge (as they had already upgraded that area recently/this race)

I strongly doubt changes to the throat. Surely they would need to rework the gearbox since the gearbox is basically on the floor of the diffuser throat.

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The gearbox sits in the boat tail and has a narrow base. It wouldn't prevent the raising of the diffuser throat/tunnel roof IMO.
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IMO Alpine raised its throat(s) in Silverstone. Here it looks higher (and different)
Unless they just changed the fillet/the junction between the throats and the boat?

Hungary vs Australia

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And what if Alpine added that ridge in Singapore to add some lateral 'compression'/contraction and compensate the loss of vertical 'compression' due to the raising of the throat and/or the floor edge...


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Harman said this in the latest RacecarEngineering issue.
But the impact structre looks normal to me.
Maybe it's a structural thing, as he implied, not necessarily visible...
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