Ok thanks.
So the same treatment that is given to the sidepods top, (trenches, bulges, fences etc) has been applied to the sidepods bottom to manage those airflows : )
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GF5QrpHWMAA ... name=large
During the presentation Matt Harman said that they acknowledged lack of performance concerning downforce to drag correlation. They are focused on rear wing optimalization for each race to find the best balance. Interesting that he didn't said anything about the beam wing.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑08 Feb 2024, 09:03Hard to say if it's "just" a boundary layer separator or an actual (S) duct, but it's there.
The team didn't really do much, if anything, for pressure recovery on the engine cover and the whole rear end. What's more, those sidepods are quite wide and have a modest undercut. The nose is quite wide as well. Not looking good for their top speed performance.
Interesting to see some knurling (highlighted by green circle) of the carbon fibre to feed the sidepod tunnel as well:Vanja #66 wrote: ↑08 Feb 2024, 09:03Hard to say if it's "just" a boundary layer separator or an actual (S) duct, but it's there.
The team didn't really do much, if anything, for pressure recovery on the engine cover and the whole rear end. What's more, those sidepods are quite wide and have a modest undercut. The nose is quite wide as well. Not looking good for their top speed performance.
Hello there, hidden sidepod tunnel. Or should we call it under-undercut
Well, that's another way to separate airflow Good to see at least some innovation.
Yes IMO it's a cheap way to produce DF well forward of the car thanks to that big, upward & flat surface, so it could also be a good way to keep the FW flat, with a small chord and a small area, as Alpine likes them since 2022, so they can give more air to the rest of the car, especially the bottom part & underbody...f1316 wrote: ↑10 Feb 2024, 12:08I wonder if the wider, flatter nose is literally for more downforce creation at the front. I recall on the Ferrari F2001, when they brought in the raised front wing assembly to reduce front downforce, they intentionally dropped the nose (vs the prior year’s high nose) to compensate. This is obviously much less dramatic but it occurs to me that producing another wide, flat surface may be a way to add small gains without compromising the front wing’s job of turning air.
They look like McLaren L shaped2011 sidepods, albeit inverted and mixed with a RB19 style letterbox.MtthsMlw wrote: ↑10 Feb 2024, 15:27Closer view I found on Twitter
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GF-d39sakAA ... &name=orig
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its looks like this piece is made of plastic, probably won't be like that for the testsMtthsMlw wrote: ↑10 Feb 2024, 15:27Closer view I found on Twitter
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GF-d39sakAA ... &name=orig
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