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https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-as ... /10698623/F1 | Aston Martin: curious air intake between Halo and Cobra
On the first day of collective tests in Bahrain, the Silverstone team is trying out a curious solution: the turbulence generated between the Halo attachment and the vertical flap is used to partially cool the radiators mounted at the rear of the AMR25.
Aston Martin drew the attention of observers to the AMR25 not so much for its performance on the first day of collective testing, but for a curious solution that Enrico Cardile's staff developed near the attachment of the Halo to the chassis.
The aerodynamicists at Silverstone, who are still working in the Mercedes wind tunnel at Brackley, because the new one at the Technology Campus is not operational as it is still being calibrated, have found an unusual spot where an air inlet of the Mercedes power unit can be opened.
It is a spot that is not easily visible because the intake remains hidden behind the vertical flap that echoes the Cobra concept proposed last year by Ferrari.
According to rumours, in fact, in that specific area between the Halo and the Cobra, leaks are generated, i.e. annoying turbulence, which is sucked into the cooling intake of the radiators that the Silverstone single-seater has arranged above the 6-cylinder turbo.
Aston Martin's attempt, therefore, is to combine two effects in one solution. The tests in Bahrain will have to confirm the validity of this concept, which also has the option of a closed grip.
Wow. How I missed that?
Cool piece of detail.
