Inboard front brakes.

[kilcoo316]

With the centreline of the front wing now of no use to man or beast... and this low nose crap.


Would it pay the teams to have inboard front brakes?

Pros:
- it would clear additional area between wheels and nose.
- it would reduce unsprung mass.
- you have another shalf for re-alignment of the frong wing wake.
- it would also mean brake duct gases interfere much less with flow from the front wing endplates to diffuser.

Cons:
- Additional weight of 'drive' shafts.
- The driver might get brake dust in his face more often.
- The brake dust might be ingested into the engine if the vent was not carefully designed.

[tomislavp4]

There is a topic about inboard brakes with a quite nice discussion going on: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1498&hilit=inboard+brakes would be nice if we continued there instead of making a new tread

[kilcoo316]

Whoopsie.


Admin... ye know what to do!

[Ian P.]

With the centreline of the front wing now of no use to man or beast... and this low nose crap.

Not so fast there in dismissing the center section of the front wing.
Yes it is cymetrical in section and with no A of A, but if you rake the whole car by 2 or 3 degrees, effectively this center section does indeed have an effect.
The closer you can get it to the track, and some teams get it very close, it is even more effective.
Even if this part of the car were open to the teams to mess with, the overall approach of feeding air flow to the sidepods and ultimately the rear and beam wings, would likely result in a minimilistic approach to downforce in the center area.