Yes, the wishbones are so far behind that it doesn't seem to suggest it's easy to be immediately copied. And, obviously, the only way to make this work is putting it that far back.Just_a_fan wrote:I expect the first in the queue to complain will be Horner - the RB10's rear end does not look like it can easily recreate this type of device. It will be quite funny hearing the "spirit of the rules" arguments after the last few years of RB doing "spirit of the rules" things e.g. flexi wings.Pup wrote:From F1.com...
The solution is considered legal by the FIA, but could lead to clarification requests from rival teams - especially as it's one that cannot be easily copied, since it would require a complete redesign of the rear suspension.
The device is rather clever and is obviously central to the McLaren's design as the rear suspension pick ups are so far back on the gearbox. If it works as well as the beam wing did last year then the McLaren might have a second or more in hand at the start of the season.
Your laptime gain guess might not be that off as not only this will create df themselves but they will make the diffuser works better as well, as was the case with the beam wing.
I also think the nose solution is quite good. There is quite a lot of space for airflow to reach the teatray/splitter, I would say tied on second with Sauber, after Caterham's extreme solution.
No surprise this car has, by far, the most pages...
edit: the wishbones will surely increase drag a lot, as it's basically a vertical wall, but not only will it make air stuck above the car(which increases downforce) but the low pressure zone behind it will help a lot to extract more airflow from the diffuser. The cleverest idea so far, imo.
