This would have been such a beauty without the shark fin.
reminds me of the J191 with it's beautiful engine cover shape.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-spac ... 180958478/timoth wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 20:03https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... 9tPtR.html
The part about PU positioning (Merc vs Ferrari) is very interesting. Merc has pushed PU as backward as possible, while Ferrari has pushed PU as forward as possible. There were rumors that with the understeer-y nature of new cars, RedBull was trying to put PU forward and immediately behind the cockpit. We haven't seen RedBull yet, but Ferrari clearly has done this.
It seems that in terms of weight distribution and Center of Gravity, this PU placement has helped Ferrari, but Merc on the other hand has much slimmer sidepods thanks to pushing PU backward and using more centerline cooling.
I wonder which solution will be more effective with the new cars?!!
By regulation the fuel tank must be behind the driver and inside the safety cell, impossible to put the PU "immediately behind cockpit "timoth wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 20:03https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... 9tPtR.html
The part about PU positioning (Merc vs Ferrari) is very interesting. Merc has pushed PU as backward as possible, while Ferrari has pushed PU as forward as possible. There were rumors that with the understeer-y nature of new cars, RedBull was trying to put PU forward and immediately behind the cockpit. We haven't seen RedBull yet, but Ferrari clearly has done this.
It seems that in terms of weight distribution and Center of Gravity, this PU placement has helped Ferrari, but Merc on the other hand has much slimmer sidepods thanks to pushing PU backward and using more centerline cooling.
I wonder which solution will be more effective with the new cars?!!
I was just getting ready to point that out myself.ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑19 Feb 2022, 00:56By regulation the fuel tank must be behind the driver and inside the safety cell, impossible the put the PU "immediately behind cockpit "timoth wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 20:03https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... 9tPtR.html
The part about PU positioning (Merc vs Ferrari) is very interesting. Merc has pushed PU as backward as possible, while Ferrari has pushed PU as forward as possible. There were rumors that with the understeer-y nature of new cars, RedBull was trying to put PU forward and immediately behind the cockpit. We haven't seen RedBull yet, but Ferrari clearly has done this.
It seems that in terms of weight distribution and Center of Gravity, this PU placement has helped Ferrari, but Merc on the other hand has much slimmer sidepods thanks to pushing PU backward and using more centerline cooling.
I wonder which solution will be more effective with the new cars?!!
I doubt any of them have a PU in a much different place than the others.
Agreed, does anyone else just look at this concept and feel it looks superior as far as airflow to the diffuser is concerned?
The floor reminds me a little of the F22 raptor, it's trying to deflect radar as much as work with the airflow. It;'s such a beautiful car that also looks very fast. The tunnel entrances are fantastic and this car has retained the packaging of the previous year, not needing to use the sidepods to manage outwash as others have due to the unique tunnel entrance.
I’m a Ferrari fan, and yes I do look at this and can’t help but think it’s superior (granted I have absolutely no technical knowledge).
Yes, that is a nice feature. I guess that's some kind of loophole in the wording. I think those two loopholes (this winglet and the AM/Ferrari double bib on the tea-tray) are the kinds of things that can be quickly and easily copied by everyone.
I wouldn't go that far, the Mercedes' famously large plenum is not even sticking out unlike on the McLaren. I think it's more of a mild packaging like say the 2019 Force India.
The angle of photography or the background?atanatizante wrote: ↑18 Feb 2022, 23:31http://postimg.cc/rKd3zc5G
This W13 picture somehow resembles with Mercedes AMG Project-One Hypercar :
http://postimg.cc/JDfJqbdz
That’s merely one facet of the packaging.JordanMugen wrote: ↑19 Feb 2022, 02:46Yes, that is a nice feature. I guess that's some kind of loophole in the wording. I think those two loopholes (this winglet and the AM/Ferrari double bib on the tea-tray) are the kinds of things that can be quickly and easily copied by everyone.
I wouldn't go that far, the Mercedes' famously large plenum is not even sticking out unlike on the McLaren. I think it's more of a mild packaging like say the 2019 Force India.
That's a trend since 2019.JordanMugen wrote: ↑19 Feb 2022, 02:46Yes, that is a nice feature. I guess that's some kind of loophole in the wording.