Formu1a uno with quotes from Key about C44
“The C44 is a completely new car, with the crossover carried out only on some components of the rear” Key said. The Swiss team wanted to make some "ambitious" choices, as their technical director defined them. One above all, the transition to the pull-rod suspension scheme at the front, a choice that AlphaTauri also made , aligning itself with Red Bull and Mclaren. "The front suspension is completely new, a difficult and ambitious project for a team of our size” said the former Mclaren.
[The new front suspension is] an aerodynamic choice and not designed for purely mechanical reasons, which made it necessary to revisit the chassis, as for most teams this winter. The kinematics are very reminiscent of the front suspension of the Red Bull RB19, with a strong anti-dive (anti-sinking) effect, which will allow the C44 to keep the aerodynamic platform as dynamically stable as possible. Gone, at least for now, is that obvious aerodynamic cover mounted on the front of the Alfa Romeo C43 and the Mercedes W14 .
“These cars still have a lot of potential to be extracted” confirmed James Key, especially if the teams have been able to open up new avenues where they can extract potential from the new cars, thanks to the understanding of previous solutions. From this point of view, especially the lower part of the floor is the one with the greatest potential since it is there that most of the aerodynamic load is generated in this new generation of F1 cars and where, according to the English engineer, the Swiss team it will use a rather different approach to that seen on the C43, with a “rather prolific” solution , according to James Key.
extremely aggressive sidepod solution I'd say?"we have clear ideas on how we want to approach the season and we are working to arrive as prepared as possible on the track to better understand the car” concluded James Key, confirming that the first developments on the C44 will arrive very soon , for a car that in the factory it seems to have a lot of potential but that will have to clearly show them on the track.
