Yeah, but what are they going to be like on that reasonably long straight which is the only overtaking opportunity? No good being quick everywhere else if you can't overtake the guy ahead on the straight, or defend the guy behind.
Yeah, but what are they going to be like on that reasonably long straight which is the only overtaking opportunity? No good being quick everywhere else if you can't overtake the guy ahead on the straight, or defend the guy behind.
I've always suspected that the front suspension arm positioning had a significant aerodynamic rationale. If you look at a different leading car, the entire upper wishbone is parallel with the floor leading edge.pursue_one's wrote: ↑21 Jul 2023, 11:17Update:
- Front Wing Endplate
- Front Suspension (Inboard suspension - Camber Reduction)
- Rear Wing Tip
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1jHXEUX0AAX8dp?format=jpg
If you look at the front view of the car according to one aerodynamicist the main plane front wing works in synergy with the lower wishbone (both front and rear) and the leading edge of the entrance onto the Venturi tunnels, at least in RB19's case. This is one (and maybe the biggest) reason why it could provide constant airflow in these tunnels hence almost constant downforce levels across all kinds of corners the car is travelling at.AR3-GP wrote: ↑21 Jul 2023, 13:24I've always suspected that the front suspension arm positioning had a significant aerodynamic rationale. If you look at a different leading car, the entire upper wishbone is parallel with the floor leading edge.pursue_one's wrote: ↑21 Jul 2023, 11:17Update:
- Front Wing Endplate
- Front Suspension (Inboard suspension - Camber Reduction)
- Rear Wing Tip
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1jHXEUX0AAX8dp?format=jpg
Is the FW just flap angle adjustment?
They can't as Mercedes have the side impact structure at the top, rather than lower down in the middle (and further back).
It's not easy to tell, but that may not be the case.JordanMugen wrote: ↑22 Jul 2023, 13:38They can't as Mercedes have the side impact structure at the top, rather than lower down in the middle (and further back).
Think it just emphasizes that Mercedes still don’t understand floor downforce well enough, and can compensate for that loss with barn door wings when the drag penalty is lower.Farnborough wrote: ↑22 Jul 2023, 21:15Interesting when they dump a whole load of wing on this concept W13/14 it starts to come alive ? Suggesting that the rest of the aero can't match the alternative platform.
Here and in higher altitude circuit it seems the same. Not efficient, but certainly gives load. If they can manage the drag penalty within circuit characteristics it offers decent pace.
Accepting that FIA mandated lift etc has played a part in porpoising, this circuit does suit it.
Acid test is usually Belgium, if it doesn't go backwards there, that would show genuine progress.
Hamilton said that he was caught by a crosswind that unsettled the car in the final corner. The Red Bull had issues earlier in the lap, so it wasn't plain sailing stability wise for them.LeveragedTiger wrote: ↑22 Jul 2023, 22:48Think it just emphasizes that Mercedes still don’t understand floor downforce well enough, and can compensate for that loss with barn door wings when the drag penalty is lower.
Interesting that in the final corner, Hamilton was fighting rear instability though. The Red Bull looked comparatively serene.