That slot is introducing the airflow from over the sidepods. This must help with directing the flow somehow. If they just wanted the exit further back they could have gone with a thinner slot right?raymondu999 wrote:Why is it an entire longitudinal slit? Any takers?
Could it be a more prosaic answer, that they didn't want the problems Ferrari have encountered with burning?dren wrote:That slot is introducing the airflow from over the sidepods. This must help with directing the flow somehow. If they just wanted the exit further back they could have gone with a thinner slot right?raymondu999 wrote:Why is it an entire longitudinal slit? Any takers?
Good point. I'm probably over-thinking it.Shakeman wrote:Could it be a more prosaic answer, that they didn't want the problems Ferrari have encountered with burning?dren wrote:That slot is introducing the airflow from over the sidepods. This must help with directing the flow somehow. If they just wanted the exit further back they could have gone with a thinner slot right?raymondu999 wrote:Why is it an entire longitudinal slit? Any takers?
My understanding is the regulations do not allow any bodywork above the exhaust exit, so this is the 'compromise'.Shakeman wrote:Could it be a more prosaic answer, that they didn't want the problems Ferrari have encountered with burning?dren wrote:That slot is introducing the airflow from over the sidepods. This must help with directing the flow somehow. If they just wanted the exit further back they could have gone with a thinner slot right?raymondu999 wrote:Why is it an entire longitudinal slit? Any takers?
May I be wrong, but a little part of engine overrun have been kept
Thanks for the clarification. That makes sense.Diesel wrote:
My understanding is the regulations do not allow any bodywork above the exhaust exit, so this is the 'compromise'.
Well their exhaust pipes appear to pop out the end of their bodywork, so it's not an issue. The ends of the McLaren pipes are burried deep within the bulge of the bodywork, interestingly they seem to be positioned to finish on the surface of the bodywork if it was smooth (without the bulges).Shakeman wrote:Thanks for the clarification. That makes sense.Diesel wrote:
My understanding is the regulations do not allow any bodywork above the exhaust exit, so this is the 'compromise'.
But what of Ferrari and their implementation?