Interesting that the top one - McLaren? - doesn't take the floor entry across to the tub keel. Air from there is pushed up on top of the floor instead. Everyone else takes keel air under the floor.
Interesting that the top one - McLaren? - doesn't take the floor entry across to the tub keel. Air from there is pushed up on top of the floor instead. Everyone else takes keel air under the floor.
Interesting to see RedBull using less than the allowed diffuser dimensions. Rounded top corners and some attempt to achieve lateral expansion in to the tyre wake as on previous generation cars.Ryar wrote: ↑24 Feb 2022, 06:17Beam wing and Diffuser comparison of Merc, Ferrari and RB.
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I agree. The Red Bull definetely has a lot of great solutions, but saying it is the fastest...thats not possible. Not with 1 picture and not with 100. Saying Newey is a genius - he definetely is, but if this car is a masterpiece and he did a phenomenal job - no one can say this right now. And as every F1 Designer also Newey sometimes does wrong. In 2009 he missed the loophole of the double-diffusor. The MP4-18 was a disaster. In 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 his concepts and aerodynamics were inferior to Ferraris. Also Newey was not able to design a championship winning car between 2014 and 2020. His cars sometimes had some serious design problems. Anyway - personally i think the Red Bull is a very good car and, together with the Ferrari, is the best car. The Red Bull has the more extreme solutions, but the Ferrari has the more exciting and more unique concept, also with great solutions. The Ferrari and the Red Bull are the most extreme cars of 2022 in my opinion. And i think they will be rewarded for their bold approach. But thats only an opinion. No one can say by now who has the best car.Restomaniac wrote: ↑24 Feb 2022, 23:40What I always find amazing is when on SM and people take 1 look at a car and act as if how it looks means anything. I’ve lost count of how many ‘Newey’s a genius’ comments I’ve seen. The RedBull could be the class of the field but claiming that after 1 photo? Insanity.
It doesn't change the location of the floor anymore - it used to be the floor was defined from the C-C chassis plane - now it's from the front axle line.Longley wrote: ↑24 Feb 2022, 23:32If I remember correctly a more forward cockpit increases the length of the Venturi tunnels (-> higher downforce) but the management of the front tires turbulence is more difficult due to the shortened distance to the sidepods.
So Alpine and Mercedes are aiming for longer tunnels with their concepts.
Thanks for the clarification!jjn9128 wrote: ↑27 Feb 2022, 19:38It doesn't change the location of the floor anymore - it used to be the floor was defined from the C-C chassis plane - now it's from the front axle line.Longley wrote: ↑24 Feb 2022, 23:32If I remember correctly a more forward cockpit increases the length of the Venturi tunnels (-> higher downforce) but the management of the front tires turbulence is more difficult due to the shortened distance to the sidepods.
So Alpine and Mercedes are aiming for longer tunnels with their concepts.
I'm not entirely sure. It won't make the nose slimmer or anything because that's got a minimum length/width. It might make the chassis narrower at the entrance to the tunnels so you can play about a bit more with shapes.