what your missing is that most of us that have been following F1 for a while, know this has been going on for almost ever.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑23 Oct 2021, 02:43So just to confirm, Gary Anderson doesn’t know what he’s talking about either?zibby43 wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 20:59I dunno, the Ferrari looks pretty good at it in Turkey:AeroDynamic wrote: ↑22 Oct 2021, 20:36
its not an invention, but the point was Mercedes are extracting more from doing it better
can you explain why you think it can't be that? you think its the engine? What Brundle said undermines that idea.
https://twitter.com/mickeyymedia/status ... 21827?s=21
https://the-race.com/formula-1/gary-and ... ion-trick/
Also Gary is talking out of his butt here.
https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files ... -06-28.pdfIt’s potentially a massive advantage and I doubt Red Bull can copy it because it runs the high rake on its car. So for it to get its car close enough to the ground to make its diffuser stall would require a complete change in its aerodynamic philosophy, which isn’t going to happen.
The Mercedes suspension system seemed to arrive in line with its developments for Silverstone. That upgrade made the front corners of the underfloor work harder and that means there’s less airflow actually going to the diffuser so suddenly you can actually use that less airflow to get to the critical point of making the diffuser stall just that bit earlier.
see page 128
inboard rear suspension components had a freeze date of mid 2020, and they cost two tokens to change.
thats means 2 things.
1) If red bull already spent their tokens, then they can't make a change even if they could technically figure out how to stall the diffuser..
2) merc has either been running this suspension since mid 2020, or has quietly changed it during this season and no one caught it.