I don’t think it will be 1s either. It does leave the question open of what “a chunk of time” really means. With the field being as close as it is, a chunk of time could be 2 tenths even. But that would not really fit in the ambitions the team have set for themselves. I think if it is 5 or 6 tenths that would be astonishing.
The wind tunnel will come online this year, however it will not be used for this year's car, rather for the development of the 2024 car.
It could be a mistake from the author, yes.
There has been plenty of comments from the Team that the Wind Tunnel will be ready this season, expected to be ready mid season in order to start using it for the 2024 carMcL-H wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 15:27It could be a mistake from the author, yes.
A translation from the article:
“For the cars of 2023, 2024 and 2025 we all have a plan, a plan for how we need to take the steps we have to make as a team. When the new wind tunnel comes online in 2024, we will know exactly how we are going to use it, what car will benefit from it and those kind of things.”
https://racingnews365.nl/het-formule-1- ... egelijk-is
I couldn’t find the interview written out in English. Anybody else stumbled on it?
I nice step is one or 2 tenths, a significant step is anything upwards of that, in my view. But I'd cap at half a second. This is all conjecture, but I'm hoping for 3 to 5 tenths just as a gut instinct.McL-H wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 15:08I don’t think it will be 1s either. It does leave the question open of what “a chunk of time” really means. With the field being as close as it is, a chunk of time could be 2 tenths even. But that would not really fit in the ambitions the team have set for themselves. I think if it is 5 or 6 tenths that would be astonishing.
We’ll have to be careful not only with expectations of the new package, but also assessing it when it is delivered… It will depend on where the lap time comes from… Since it could help more in low speed or high speed, therefore it could show more lap time gain in X type of track and less lap time gain in Y type of track (let’s say Hungary vs Monza if we want to go to extremes).mwillems wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 15:40I nice step is one or 2 tenths, a significant step is anything upwards of that, in my view. But I'd cap at half a second. This is all conjecture, but I'm hoping for 3 to 5 tenths just as a gut instinct.McL-H wrote: ↑04 Mar 2023, 15:08I don’t think it will be 1s either. It does leave the question open of what “a chunk of time” really means. With the field being as close as it is, a chunk of time could be 2 tenths even. But that would not really fit in the ambitions the team have set for themselves. I think if it is 5 or 6 tenths that would be astonishing.
Given that this is half of our winter development and eating into the season, if this update brings 2 tenths then I I'll be really surprised and disappointed.
Mercedes 2019 & RB 2022 spring to mind