Jambier wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 21:23
Ryar wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 21:11
AriaanGert wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 21:00
It sounds quite logical to me. We know that Newey likes to package very tightly. He has overdone that a few times, so this would not be a surprise.
On the other hand: it doesn't look so tightly packaged to me. When you look from above the side pods seem large enough, and the whole car looks less tight than the Mercedes.
In fact, W13 seems far more tightly packaged than W12 whereas RB18 appears more conservative in packaging as there is a lot of body work at play for seemingly, aero purposes providing more room for ancillaries. It's nowhere as tight as RB16B was.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMR96LHXoAU ... ame=medium
Because Mercedes is conservative and basically stayed on previous year goals of a tight packaging
Whereas Aston, Alpine, Ferrari or Red Bull tried different things with the sidepods
Thightest sidepod is a choice this year not a goal for all IMO
Tightest isn’t conservative though.
The goal is air shaping and the rules are so different, that what worked before may not now. Remember, everything that comes before dictates what happens after. The entire front end concept is different enough that you can’t look at last year’s mid section and carry it over. Also that mid section if the car dictates what happens at the rear.
I think they’re all aggressive choices, just a different in how they go about it.