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Ferrari pulled the covers off from its 2019 contender. The prancing horse did so in its annual event at its homebase in Maranello in an event where symbolism was key.
A Very Huge Salute to the Engineer's brain that was able to imagine stuffs like this wheel hub,... it more like a piece of Master piece art work than a wheel hub.. Love it..
Sorry, what I should focus on? Any help, any one? Thanks.
Thanks, the angle is quite different and I wasn't sure...
Old soup warmed up. This is exactly what Newey said weeks ago at the beginning of testing. "RBR/Merc frontwing concepts have more long term potential."djones wrote: ↑15 Mar 2019, 13:06The bottom part of this article is very interesting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47527705
Not sure how much the author knows, but what he is saying does seem to make some sense.
Did Newey tell this for the RB15 or generally? Can it even be suggested as a general fact? Every car design is different. Ferrari and others with this style of FW might have compared both concepts and probably also thought of potentials and further development.gandharva wrote: ↑15 Mar 2019, 13:21Old soup warmed up. This is exactly what Newey said weeks ago at the beginning of testing. "RBR/Merc frontwing concepts have more long term potential."djones wrote: ↑15 Mar 2019, 13:06The bottom part of this article is very interesting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47527705
Not sure how much the author knows, but what he is saying does seem to make some sense.
This conclusion is so wrong. It hurts.The Ferrari approach is more loaded in the middle of the wing and quite unloaded at the tips - on the wing, you can see that the highest point of the flaps is at their inside edge, and they slope downwards towards the outside of the car.
This draws air towards the centre and results in an 'in-washing' air flow.
He's not suggesting its an inwash, he's just suggesting that the disturbed flow over the FW is going inboard of the tires whereas on the Merc/RB concept its directed more outwards. Remember, he's trying to generalize and simplify the discussion for mass consumption, its stupid-proofed, and therefore not word precise for the armchair aero experts here.gandharva wrote: ↑15 Mar 2019, 16:02The "secret aerodynamicist":This conclusion is so wrong. It hurts.The Ferrari approach is more loaded in the middle of the wing and quite unloaded at the tips - on the wing, you can see that the highest point of the flaps is at their inside edge, and they slope downwards towards the outside of the car.
This draws air towards the centre and results in an 'in-washing' air flow.
Not necessarily. It hasn't been entirely clear which direction is the right one to go in. What Mercedes and Red Bull are doing probably has more potential, because they have more area to work with, but it's a question of can they manage the nasty airflow around the front tyres.gandharva wrote: ↑15 Mar 2019, 13:21Old soup warmed up. This is exactly what Newey said weeks ago at the beginning of testing. "RBR/Merc frontwing concepts have more long term potential."djones wrote: ↑15 Mar 2019, 13:06The bottom part of this article is very interesting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47527705
Not sure how much the author knows, but what he is saying does seem to make some sense.