Stu wrote: ↑21 Feb 2023, 18:13
OT, but I wonder which team sought clarification?
Back on topic…
Kyle seemed to think that the duct entrance, exit (and probably whole duct) are in the “mid-chassis legality box” in his assessment of the car, thus avoiding minimum radius rules that apply to “bodywork”.
If it is ‘just’ an s-duct variation, the entrance is much larger than the outlet; would this re-energise any turbulent flow ingested?
According to media reports there were "several teams" who sought clarification.
gordonthegun wrote: ↑21 Feb 2023, 22:44
f1316 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2023, 22:23
It’s tough to tell since the angle of these pictures isn’t the same. I do think the angle of the pushrod is slightly sharper (ie a smaller angle) though and the lower suspension arms are lower than last year (presumably to give them more setup flexibility?).
The fact that "the lower suspension arms are lower" implies a thicker chassis in that area but it seems to continue to be thicker going to the nose as well.
"Enrico Cardile, the technical manager of the project, explained that “… the most evident changes of the new suspension are certainly in the front area, where we have gone from a configuration with a high track road to a low track road, guided by the needs of aerodynamics”. The Italian engineer also underlined that “the front wing is different as well as the structure of the nose”.
The approach of the front has been changed more than it seems: the two triangles with carbon covers that have been specially designed to laminate the flows according to the wishes of Diego Tondi’s staff, the Ferrari aerodynamics chief. Not only that, but the suspension arms have been lowered so that the chassis is also in line with the nose which is more hollowed out on the sides in the lower part.
Even in the yellow dotted line, the chassis rises towards the Venturi channel and the vertical intake of the bypass duct is not overlooked, a sign that the introduction of this concept has been evaluated with great attention in the definition of the entire front part of the SF-23.
The photo from Motorsport Italy allows us to see that the keel of the SF-23 reaches the leading edge of the tea-tray, and there is no longer the double splitter that Ferrari had immediately copied to the Aston Martin AMR22 already for the presentation of the F1-75." - quote from Scuderiafans