Kimi Raikkonen topped the final day of pre-season testing before all teams are heading off to Australia for the first Grand Prix of the season. Fernando Alonso went second fastest in the morning, just like Raikkonen lapping on soft Pirelli tyres. Senna for Williams went third fastest.
how much air really hits the front bottom of the side pod?myurr wrote: It looks like Ferrari gets its tighter side pod by shifting more of it forward. Where McLaren has a nice undercut at the front and gentle curve round the entire front and side the Ferrari looks much squarer at the front.
Mercedes and Lotus look good in this area as well although visually they lack the detail and sophistication of the McLaren and Red Bull.
Ferrari is managed to free up the floor area at the expense of having an overhang exhaust at the side pod. Sure they will suffer a higher CG at a result.myurr wrote:Looking at those pics it actually looks like Ferrari have the tightest side pods, thus exposing the most amount of floor ahead of the rear tyres. Red Bull and McLaren look broadly the same in this regard but with McLaren having a bit of a bump further back where the Red Bull gets really tight.
It looks like Ferrari gets its tighter side pod by shifting more of it forward. Where McLaren has a nice undercut at the front and gentle curve round the entire front and side the Ferrari looks much squarer at the front.
Mercedes and Lotus look good in this area as well although visually they lack the detail and sophistication of the McLaren and Red Bull.
How about all the air above the t-tray and under the nose? There will be a LOT of air hitting the front of the side pods.snoop1050 wrote:how much air really hits the front bottom of the side pod?myurr wrote: It looks like Ferrari gets its tighter side pod by shifting more of it forward. Where McLaren has a nice undercut at the front and gentle curve round the entire front and side the Ferrari looks much squarer at the front.
Mercedes and Lotus look good in this area as well although visually they lack the detail and sophistication of the McLaren and Red Bull.
looking at the bargbe boards i cant imagine anything worthile does
looks like with fumes though other teams havent been much slower when they have done 5-7lapsCHT wrote:kimi just did a 1.22.030, quickest lap so far at Barcelona during these 2 weeks
A side view could change the story though. I remember that from such an angle; the F150 looked better packaged than the RB7 - but the "ceiling" of the sidepod didn't slope down nearly as early.myurr wrote:Looking at those pics it actually looks like Ferrari have the tightest side pods, thus exposing the most amount of floor ahead of the rear tyres. Red Bull and McLaren look broadly the same in this regard but with McLaren having a bit of a bump further back where the Red Bull gets really tight.
A side view could change the story though. I remember that from such an angle; the F150 looked better packaged than the RB7 - but the "ceiling" of the sidepod didn't slope down nearly as early.
doesnt look like they will get much air coming over the top of the sidepod and channeled downwards towards the diffuser/beam wing though.Looking at those pics it actually looks like Ferrari have the tightest side pods, thus exposing the most amount of floor ahead of the rear tyres
beelsebob wrote:My bet for the order
McLaren (more on hope than logic)
RedBull
- Small Gap -
Mercedes
Lotus
- Small Gap -
Force India
Ferrari
Sauber
Toro Rosso
Caterham
Williams
HRT
Marussia
