Williams FW31

[Agerasia]

I can't be sure, but it looks like it does indeed stop air meeting the underside of the nose.

[axle]

The big shoulders are back...



I'm guessing they keep the air flow pointing at the rearwing rather than spilling over the side and disturbing the flow round the sidepod.

[DM0407]

Seems to act as flip ups for the back wheels as well.

[scarbs]

The Williams snowplough set up under the nose is effectively just an alternative to a bargeboard. The diverging vertical faces build up high pressure, which is contained by foot plate at the bottom, Flow spills off the rear edge of the plough as a vortex which routes high energy\pressure air towards the leading edge of the floor to feed the diffuser. The underside of the plough is open, so that low pressure is created, this aids the vortex creation and also acts like the pelican nose on the launch car to negate the lift the neutral drawing7 section creates.

Brawn GPs splitter mounted snowplough acts in a similar way.

[axle]

Looks like Williams seal in the air going over the top of the diffuser too like RB/STR.

http://premium.f1-live.com/f1/photos-hi ... po_106.jpg


I would like to see that rear end cleaned up some more...

[DM0407]

Looks like Williams seal in the air going over the top of the diffuser too like RB/STR.

http://premium.f1-live.com/f1/photos-hi ... po_106.jpg


I would like to see that rear end cleaned up some more...

Is the middle of the read wing stressed so much that teams are forced to sticking with the center pillars?

I ask because RBR and BGP have gotten away without the extra support but RBR is now connected the billboard to the rear wing. I understand this has air flow advantages, but seems like it would help support the wing without disrupting the air flow.

[imightbewrong]

Some additions to the williams diffuser:

[Henning]

It looks like Williams have joined their wing to the rear diffuser.

[djos]

It looks like Williams have joined their wing to the rear diffuser.

Actually that has been there since at least Melbourne iirc.

[modbaraban]

It looks like Williams have joined their wing to the rear diffuser.

Actually that has been there since at least Melbourne iirc.

What stopped them from making that black part the full length of the endplate like RBR/STR?

[siskue2005]

It looks like Williams have joined their wing to the rear diffuser.

Actually that has been there since at least Melbourne iirc.

What stopped them from making that black part the full length of the endplate like RBR/STR?

because the maximum length of the diffusor is longer than the rear wing endplate.
in effect it will reduce the diffusor's size

[modbaraban]

I meant extending the length of the endplate:

[Callum]

I meant extending the length of the endplate:

I get a funny feeling that it would mean their diffuser would have to be narrower (only goes as wide as the end plates)

[PlatinumZealot]

Remember the diffuser spreads out the air out and up as it leaves from under the car.. so if the end plates come out they would interrupt the air flow from going out up and to the side.

(Just follow the shape of the diffuser and its fins and you see what i mean)

[xpensive]

What is really the problem for this team? Car seems fast enough, one of the drivers was considered a boy-wonder a few years ago and the management has a wealth of experience.

But still no results to exactly brag about?