It would be interesting to compare the McLaren pod with the AMR22 launch pod (the Macca has much more extreme undercut than the RB19 from the centre rearwards).KimiRai wrote: ↑28 Dec 2023, 00:01some (not scaled) comparison shots from last races of the season
https://i.imgur.com/bz21sA9.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/0iYAT9A.png
"I had information from Aston Martin [about the AMR23], who told me that that car was 1.5s faster. So I had a good source."
"The source this time didn't sing bingo, he sang: "we're working and we're on it."
It was obvious that the 2024 will change dramatically, its now fully designed by Dan Fallows, Eric Blandin and all the Engineers from Mercedes and Red Bull they recently signedNAPI10 wrote: ↑04 Jan 2024, 19:44Nothing new in this article -
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... U8wUq.html
I am surprise with the statement "Sources say the 2024 car looks very different to its predecessor on the outside, with a plethora of changes under the skin and away from prying eyes, too."
I thought, it will be more of a evolution with some changes under the skin.
How i know not just Gearbox ,but Aston will use the rear suspension from Mercedes also. Maybe because is part of the gearbox ,just like for Redbull.KimiRai wrote: ↑13 Dec 2023, 15:01collindsilva wrote: ↑13 Dec 2023, 13:27Seems Mercedes aiming to narrow its gearbox like RB, how does it impact AMR, do they share the same gearbox...
https://formu1a.uno/f1-2024-quelle-evol ... -red-bull/"The W15 will have a very different, much more traditional chassis, and a more miniaturized transmission, which will also help Aston Martin to reduce those aerodynamic efficiency problems that affected both the Brackley car and the AMR23, unlike Williams which had designed a car with a body with very low aerodynamic resistance, but lacking aerodynamic load."
Maybe it's Robert Payton again.
Dont remember who said but they were clearly not happy with the base spec after the updates, because they needed to change the floor and some other parts depending on the track to optimise the performance. They said the main goal for the new car is to create a good platform where they just need to change the front/rear wing depending on the track. So I assume it would be a different car than the 2023.KimiRai wrote: ↑05 Jan 2024, 09:08I thought they were going to develop the Austin spec and continue with refining details, as the 2023 base is good unlike Ferrari/Mercedes, but with some now saying the car looks "very different on the outside"... I don't know what to believe to be honest.
Not much time left to find out anyways
You could be right, I think I posted those comments here in fact, forgot about it.maygun wrote: ↑05 Jan 2024, 09:49Dont remember who said but they were clearly not happy with the base spec after the updates, because they needed to change the floor and some other parts depending on the track to optimise the performance. They said the main goal for the new car is to create a good platform where they just need to change the front/rear wing depending on the track. So I assume it would be a different car than the 2023.KimiRai wrote: ↑05 Jan 2024, 09:08I thought they were going to develop the Austin spec and continue with refining details, as the 2023 base is good unlike Ferrari/Mercedes, but with some now saying the car looks "very different on the outside"... I don't know what to believe to be honest.
Not much time left to find out anyways