Monster Energy Racing - MER-VW1[Model] Launched

[Monster_Energy_F1]

Is this floor legal guys?

[N12ck]

Is this floor legal guys?

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yes, mine has a similar cutout

[MIKEY_!]

May i suggest cutouts at the front of the floor to get more air under it?
Like this:

[Monster_Energy_F1]

you may and I will deffo take this into consideration. At the moment however, I really need to sort out my diffuser.

[MIKEY_!]

Oh yes forgot about that ! No point feeding more air to a diffuser that isn't there

[Monster_Energy_F1]

Exactly!

[Holm86]

Is there at all any advantages of those floor cutouts?? You get alot less floor area. And too much of the higher pressure air on top of the floor will mix with the lower pressure air underneath the floor.

I believe that will reduce downforce alot.

[jordangp]

A small cutout can be beneficial, if it doesn't get near the path of the diffuser, however with a cutout like this, there will be a downforce reduction.

[MIKEY_!]

Cutouts at the front of the floor like these get more air under the floor (from the splitter) and also get the bargeboard vortex under the floor. Feeding the floor leading edge with high pressure air has long been a goal in F1. Not convinced by the cutouts in the rear of the floor.

[Holm86]

Yes okay i understand theres advantages to small cutouts and specially at the front of the floor.

My question was aimed at thos huge cutouts on this floor. Dont believe they would do any good.

[MIKEY_!]

Oh right, sorry misunderstood you there. I'm not convinced by those cutouts, mclaren did something similar in 2009 but dropped it soon after. Maybe it has the same effect as those short floors people were talking about earlier this year (or late last year) but that's a wild guess.

[Holm86]

But McLarens cutouts also included raised leading edges. Thats not allowed in that part of the floor anymore??

But im pretty convinced that this floor wont work.

[MIKEY_!]

Don't recall them being banned, I could be wrong of course (it does happen apparently )

[Monster_Energy_F1]

Dunno Guys. I'm gonna keep this floor for China too see what happens. Overall what do you think of the pretty much, new car?

[Monster_Energy_F1]

Okay Guys. I came 8th today beating many established teams. All the speculation of my floor can go out the window.