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Robert Kubica is leaving winter testing downbeat, having seen his schedule on Friday being cut short by excessive wear on car parts for which the team did not have spares.
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They have been...consistent through out
As with everythin in Formula One, it's a matter of compromise. Back when Red bull, McLaren and Ferrari used to run really high rake angles, Mercedes usually ran a much shallower angle. A higher angle will make the floor, as well as the front wing produce more downforce, but will also compromise the suspension setup, make it more difficult to seal the floor and make for an overall more sensitive car in terms of aerodynamics.Shrieker wrote: ↑19 Feb 2019, 22:08Merc's front wing looks noticeably higher from the ground than other cars, due to (lack off) .. rake, probably ? I mean teams like Renault and Red Bull have their front wing edges almost scraping the ground, quite clearly visible from side shots - especially in high speed corners, but not limited to them. Also their front wings come very close to the ground under braking too.
Will this not offer these teams an advantage since their front wings take advantage of the ground effect better ? Are merc missing out here ?
Based on the lap count and past years experience, Ferrari and Mercedes are in a league of their own. Red Bull are doing too many installation laps, reminds me of McLaren-Honda days.
McLaren would have started a couple of the last few Australian Grand Prix at the back of the grid if the engines counted from testing.
It's a compromise. Running the wing closer to the ground can get you more downforce but if you get too close, the wing can stall and you lose some/all of the downforce until the wing lifts and unstalls. This can lead to porpoising. It can also lead to the situation where the driver isn't quite sure what he's going to get from the front wing at any particular moment. Driver confidence is the single biggest factor in extracting lap time from the car as it's his confidence that allows him to push out those last tenths that make the difference.Shrieker wrote: ↑19 Feb 2019, 22:08Merc's front wing looks noticeably higher from the ground than other cars, due to (lack off) .. rake, probably ? I mean teams like Renault and Red Bull have their front wing edges almost scraping the ground, quite clearly visible from side shots - especially in high speed corners, but not limited to them. Also their front wings come very close to the ground under braking too.
Will this not offer these teams an advantage since their front wings take advantage of the ground effect better ? Are merc missing out here ?
It will be interesting to see whether the Ferrari/Alfa solution works better/worse than the Mercedes (and RedBull) solution when it comes to running close to other cars. That alone might make a given solution worth pursuing.
Ahh yes, the good old body languagedans79 wrote: ↑19 Feb 2019, 22:59Now this is some BS.
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