Vanja #66 wrote: ↑19 Sep 2024, 15:05
mwillems wrote: ↑19 Sep 2024, 12:26
The whole rear wing structure leans back on the RB and despite the distance between yellow and red lines being similar, the camera on the bull is further away, or at least the aperture creates that perspective, so the AoA "lean" was greater on the Bull and affected DRS flap and the main plane. Not quite apples and oranges, but not apples and apples either.
Two things, it's Spain for RB case, so the wing is considerably bigger and generates more drag and thus more flexing load, two - the comparison of RB wing is a bit enlarged as the red line starts above the wing and not on the trailing edge like I did
The AoA change is designed in to the wings, so yes the forces are different but the flex was designed with that in mind, they know exactly what forces are coming. So I'm not sure we can blame this on the Barcelona track characteristics and pretend the designers had no idea air would force it back so much
The RB still looks to be flexing more, in 2 ways. One, in the actual height between the top of the flap at both ends of a straight, the RB looks to lean back a lot more. Two, in the fact that there is substantially more bodywork moving including the main plane. It wouldn't surprise me if the issue with the RB wing was the fact that the whole thing was leaning. it's not apples for apples and I don't think it proves inconsistency.
That said, I do have my own opinion that the FIA and Liberty do not want to meddle with this and next season since we are having some of the best racing of the past 30 years. It may not be
the reason, but I'm sure it is in the back of their minds. I was surprised about the front wing. This seems a little less clear cut, but then who knows, perhaps the vortices from those leading edges do something special.
Do we have any pics of the Mclaren with DRS open, I'm really interested to see if there is no deformation then.