No one knows how it works, other than its creators. So to say "munudeges wrote: If the front wing is doing what some claim, which I doubt, then no. Apparently it's completely passive so what is anyone going to do about it? It's not an area of development I'd be putting too much work into to be honest because it's not going to pay you back much in lap time for the effort put in. Just ask McLaren.
is beyond a joke.It's not an area of development I'd be putting too much work into to be honest because it's not going to pay you back much in lap time for the effort put in"
I think the idea behind the wing is to allow a lower static ride height per Scarbs analysis. This could net a nice increase in floor and front wing efficiency. Mercedes already has experience with passive systems, so they should have a good grip on this. Ride height and rake is a big area teams will be focusing on next year.munudeges wrote:If the front wing is doing what some claim, which I doubt, then no. Apparently it's completely passive so what is anyone going to do about it? It's not an area of development I'd be putting too much work into to be honest because it's not going to pay you back much in lap time for the effort put in. Just ask McLaren.
It was. They had to pull out an unbelievable amount of work out before Australia and lift another design straight off another car. That's if anyone was paying attention, that is.JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:Much like you said the MP4-26 was a disaster and McLaren had made a car even worse than the unraced MP4-18.
Most of the air feeding under the tea tray to the diffuser is relatively clean already. Scarbs analysis of the blown front wing gives several possible reasons for blowing the front wing. The most advantageous is likely the ability to run with lower static ride height. The wing will stall at high speed reducing the force pushing the front dampers down, reducing the ride height. The car has to be run at a certain static ride height so the tea tray doesn't scrape at the max downforce ride height which is typically at the end of the straights. If the team can run a lower static ride height, the front wing and floor will be lower to the ground and generate more efficient downforce over the full length of the track.Mr.S wrote:If it really is possible to feed clean air to the diffuser then the so-called front wing F-Duct can surely be a great concept. Let's be honest W02 is not really build around that concept & will probably not be able to show the true potential of such an innovation.
If W03 was build around it,low nose & front wing everything build around a front F-duct which supplies a decent amount of clean air which the other teams wont have access to it,then it will be a substantial innovation.
Even 2 tenths mean a lo,3 tenths per lap is 3seconds every 10 laps & 18 seconds for a 60 lap race. That is W03 making up 18 seconds or race pace alone.Like I said,I expect atleast a 3rd with a few podiums & if they are within 0.5 of a second then it is definitely be realistically possible. Also with more downforce they will possibly see less tyre wear.
dren wrote:Mr.S wrote:If it really is possible to feed clean air to the diffuser then the so-called front wing F-Duct can surely be a great concept. Let's be honest W02 is not really build around that concept & will probably not be able to show the true potential of such an innovation.
If W03 was build around it,low nose & front wing everything build around a front F-duct which supplies a decent amount of clean air which the other teams wont have access to it,then it will be a substantial innovation.
Even 2 tenths mean a lo,3 tenths per lap is 3seconds every 10 laps & 18 seconds for a 60 lap race. That is W03 making up 18 seconds or race pace alone.Like I said,I expect atleast a 3rd with a few podiums & if they are within 0.5 of a second then it is definitely be realistically possible. Also with more downforce they will possibly see less tyre wear.
Most of the air feeding under the tea tray to the diffuser is relatively clean already. Scarbs analysis of the blown front wing gives several possible reasons for blowing the front wing. The most advantageous is likely the ability to run with lower static ride height. The wing will stall at high speed reducing the force pushing the front dampers down, reducing the ride height. The car has to be run at a certain static ride height so the tea tray doesn't scrape at the max downforce ride height which is typically at the end of the straights. If the team can run a lower static ride height, the front wing and floor will be lower to the ground and generate more efficient downforce over the full length of the track.
X, your posts don't come across as criticism. When I first started reading this forum I was so surprised by your apparent hatred of Mercedes-Benz, that I actually forwarded some of your posts to my friends.xpensive wrote:Hate, hate, hate, that's all I get to hear when I dare to critisize MGP, when fact of the matter is that the only thing I trule "hate" is incompetence, in any shape or form.
Heres a question for you x.xpensive wrote:Hate, hate, hate, that's all I get to hear when I dare to critisize MGP, when fact of the matter is that the only thing I truly "hate" is incompetence, in any shape or form.
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