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The new rear suspension was postponed from Imola to Spain and a new floor for Spain has already been reported from other sources a couple of weeks ago.
https://formu1a.uno/fondo-ferrari-tropp ... o-venturi/On the RB19, the actual Venturi Canal Gorge is quite high and set back, which means that Red Bull has once again given up the peak downforce generated by the channels in order to widen the generation window as the ground clearance changes. However, this does not mean that the RB19 does not generate enough downforce, it simply generates it differently, without focusing only on the theoretical dictates of ground effect, which would like the Venturi channel as close as possible to the asphalt. Conversely, the Ferrari SF-23 remained a clearly ground effect car, with the central part of the Venturi tunnels almost in contact with the asphalt. The Italian team is thus forced to use more rigid settings of the mechanics to contain the lowering of the ground clearance at higher speeds, otherwise the risk of exceeding the wear of the plank, regulated and under the magnifying glass especially after the introduction of the DT 39/22.
Still weird given that Ferrari had a new floor in Miami... but possible, maybe they'll tackle different areas.
wasn't that only the floor edge?Sevach wrote: ↑31 May 2023, 08:46Still weird given that Ferrari had a new floor in Miami... but possible, maybe they'll tackle different areas.
New floor was just diffuser and some edge details, if I recall...
The main visible difference was the front of the floor/tunnel entry, not the side edges.Venturiation wrote: ↑31 May 2023, 10:05wasn't that only the floor edge?
Formu1auno also say that the redbull isn't a ground effect car like the Ferrari and othersAR3-GP wrote: ↑30 May 2023, 17:49https://formu1a.uno/fondo-ferrari-tropp ... o-venturi/On the RB19, the actual Venturi Canal Gorge is quite high and set back, which means that Red Bull has once again given up the peak downforce generated by the channels in order to widen the generation window as the ground clearance changes. However, this does not mean that the RB19 does not generate enough downforce, it simply generates it differently, without focusing only on the theoretical dictates of ground effect, which would like the Venturi channel as close as possible to the asphalt. Conversely, the Ferrari SF-23 remained a clearly ground effect car, with the central part of the Venturi tunnels almost in contact with the asphalt. The Italian team is thus forced to use more rigid settings of the mechanics to contain the lowering of the ground clearance at higher speeds, otherwise the risk of exceeding the wear of the plank, regulated and under the magnifying glass especially after the introduction of the DT 39/22.
Formu1a uno think again that the difference is that the RB floor is less sensitive to ride height changes as opposed to a magic carpet suspension system. It's possible that this magical suspension system that Ferrari are chasing may be a fools errand. Ferrari's problem may not actually be mechanical. F1 teams have had years and years of experience with suspension systems. I'm not sure it's correct to say it's a silver bullet. It may simply be that the downforce sensitivity of the floor is causing slip of the axles in the middle of the corner which destroys the tires.
I'll expect them to stay the same relative pace, RB and AM also have upgrades. If they manage to make a dent on the RB advantage, that'll be a pleasant surprise but i think having zero expectations is the healthy way to approach this.
From press conference#Sainz: "We have a good update ready to go. We believe it will help our car to behave better. Unfortunately we don't know if it will change 'our life' and more corrections will be needed.