Alpine A523

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Have they run this spoon shaped wing before? Fabrega, Miami:
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Aggressive cooling louvers on sidepod shoulder.
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Large upgrade for alpine

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deadhead wrote: ↑
26 May 2023, 15:54
https://ibb.co/pQq8m5D
Very simple boat section. Nothing like the RB.
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AR3-GP wrote: ↑
26 May 2023, 15:55
deadhead wrote: ↑
26 May 2023, 15:54
https://ibb.co/pQq8m5D
Very simple boat section. Nothing like the RB.
I thought the same. Even the RB18 from Monaco 2022 looks like it’s in another category compared to this.
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AR3-GP wrote: ↑
26 May 2023, 15:55
Very simple boat section. Nothing like the RB.
Truth be told, RB boat section might be integrated in such a complex manner that some teams might not be able to "catch" the proper phenomena and therefore give it a pass.

On the other hand, there's a downward kick in the back just ahead of the diffuser, just like RB (and now also AMR). You can notice it as two symmetrical black spots on the floor.
And they call it a stall. A STALL!

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Alpine seems to need to run more cooling louvers than Aston Martin.
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AR3-GP wrote: ↑
29 May 2023, 14:04
Alpine seems to need to run more cooling louvers than Aston Martin.
No arguing that. Wonder if that has something to do with the height of that middle section. I noticed the new Merc body work has an even higher middle section and they didn't need any louvers. More space for the heat to rise away from the ICE and better internal air flow?
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AR3-GP wrote: ↑
26 May 2023, 15:55
deadhead wrote: ↑
26 May 2023, 15:54
https://ibb.co/pQq8m5D
Very simple boat section. Nothing like the RB.
Slightly round roof tho.
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diffuser wrote: ↑
29 May 2023, 14:23
AR3-GP wrote: ↑
29 May 2023, 14:04
Alpine seems to need to run more cooling louvers than Aston Martin.
No arguing that. Wonder if that has something to do with the height of that middle section. I noticed the new Merc body work has an even higher middle section and they didn't need any louvers. More space for the heat to rise away from the ICE and better internal air flow?
OOps , guess the black on black is hard to see the vents... :oops:

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