Force India VJM07 Mercedes

[monsi]

Thanks, but I am not sure I get this. Moving some air around the wheel from close to the centre line would create a lower pressure area between the wheel and body would it not, and would this not tend to pull the wheel wake further in ? I could understand it if you tell me that the central front underbody area of this car inside the wheels is incredibly sensitive to turbulent wake and needs to be protected from this as much as possible, perhaps.

A comparison with the mercedes wing. It appears to me (I hope I am not being fooled by perspective effects) that the FI wing starts moving air to the outside from closer to the centre. What design objective would make this preferred ?

[wesley123]

The inside of the tire is influenced by other flow fields coming off the front wing, not to mention the vortices shed which also prevent tire wake to influence the airflow.

The outwash front wing pushes out air and create a low pressure zone on the outside of the tire, thus pulling air out.

[monsi]

OK, thanks, I see. So would a wing like this with stronger outwash than others be one where blown wheel nuts would be potentially beneficial, or would it actually be the reverse ? Or hard to call either way and dependent on detailed flow modelling

[PlatinumZealot]

Just noticed the tiny new engine cover as mentioned is someone's post above. They are right too, the gearbox oil cooler has moved somewhere else...

[Thunder]

AMuS has an Article about it.

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 65683.html

The ERS and Gearbox cooler where moved to the Sidepods, allowing a slimmer Engine Cover.

[OO7]

AMuS has an Article about it.

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 65683.html

The ERS and Gearbox cooler where moved to the Sidepods, allowing a slimmer Engine Cover.

As I suspected. Cheers Thunders.

[stefan_]

Germany 2014 - Wednesday (16.07.2014)

[molo]

So they did bring their "slim body" design. Can't wait to see how it performs, specially if they "gave up" a little in the cooling area.... Hockenheim will be warm.

[Racer X]

So they did bring their "slim body" design. Can't wait to see how it performs, specially if they "gave up" a little in the cooling area.... Hockenheim will be warm.

Will it really be warm tho or European "Warm" witch to everyone in the world is basically winter what do you mean by warm and last i recall Force India had no problem with cooling in the past since the start off the season so i don't see why they would have to open up the car as much as other teams.

[PhillipM]

There's a storm pushing in and good chance of a heatwave across most of Europe this weekend, so 31-32*c air temperature but chance of some thundery showers on race day.

[stefan_]

Germany 2014 - Thursday (17.07.2014)

[Racer X]

Obviusly these are two different wings i just have one question is either of them new and if one is new witch one is it?

[hecti]

Obviusly these are two different wings i just have one question is either of them new and if one is new witch one is it?
http://i58.tinypic.com/vijyjc.png

Same Wing, The one in the back is horizontal, look at the end plate on the back left

[Morteza]

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[rahulsampath]

Did anyone notice that the Engine cover used by Sahara Force India in Hockenheim was their old one except for the Second cooling inlet not the one tested during Silverstone Testing.