CAEdevice wrote: ↑13 Dec 2023, 20:03
spacehead3 wrote: ↑13 Dec 2023, 19:23
yinlad wrote: ↑13 Dec 2023, 17:21
Another year with an evolution of the rules we have now would certainly provide a close field based on where many teams have got to so far this year.
Having seen how close the results are for this final race (should be published soon) I would very much like to see everyone continue to develop these cars. It's especially interesting given the mix of high and low downforce solutions, I could see a lot of race wins coming down to who's car best suits a given track.
Actually the choice to move forward with the 2026 rules (even if still a little undefined) is fascinating, but also the idea of refining the current volumes, which are at a good level of detail and reliability, is attractive
I agree with both. My concern with going to a 2026 style regulation set now is that by the time we actually get to 2026 it might be less interesting to carry on? Not sure.
I do think next year would see a lot more race specific packages if we carried on with these regs, which is interesting in itself.
I would like to see some minor tweaks on some volumes though.
- Possible engine cover volume reduction to limit the universally adopted sails. They are what they are, but just take us a bit far from 'reality' for my liking.
- Floor volume and rule tweaks.
- Begin to free up fence rules to allow some shaping in the Z axis
- A touch more volume in the thinner floor zones like diffuser wall, just to give a smidge more room for shaping.
- Rework floor edge volume/rules. I don't think the current volume we added brings much for the resolution and/or floor edge height we run. 12.4.1 could cover the whole floor edge outboard of the tunnel
- Add an upper rear brake duct volume, or expand the existing volume
