Williams FW34 Renault

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Lycoming
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I wonder if they are taking advantage of the louvres to alleviate the vortexes caused by having such a large AoA near the tips...

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Williams testing McLaren style exhaust in Silverstone

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Forza
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Another view of their exhaust, FW. RW, rear end

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"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985

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so the rear wing endplates Do have a outwards bulge obove the vertical fins ....it was not just a reflection....
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Yes, there seems to be there what you are saying, but I don't think it's DDRS-related.
"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985

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FW17
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What are these slots?
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Guide bulges is the best I can name them.
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Brake duct detail

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Forza
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Fw34 floor and sidepods detail

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Huntresa
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They ran the sidepod version with 2 different exhausts again ?

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roadie
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Cooling on the FW34 is asymmetrical, hence the different outlets.

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roadie wrote:Cooling on the FW34 is asymmetrical, hence the different outlets.
Pretty sure they ran different ones over the weekend for different cooling purposes, they never ran them asymmetrical however.
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