SmallSoldier wrote: ↑28 Feb 2022, 18:59From the race article… The vortices on the MCL36 do look stronger and pretty defined vs Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull:
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SmallSoldier wrote: ↑28 Feb 2022, 18:59From the race article… The vortices on the MCL36 do look stronger and pretty defined vs Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull:
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Motorsport says that Alfa will therefore come back with a new stronger floor that puts them overweight again and that the teams will agree a 5kg weight increase.Mercedes would be 3.5-4 kg overweight, Ferrari would be in the "fork" between 5 and 10 kg, with Red Bull close to the highest value. The only F1 2022 that could afford ballast was Alfa Romeo thanks to the use of an ultra-light base which, however, proved too fragile.
The teams designed their cars and made design choices that took them above the minimum weight. That's down to the teams and any advantages accrued will be down to design choices that led to less weight. Teams can make their cars lighter but they make choices that prevent them from doing so. Their choice.f1316 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2022, 19:53https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-ot ... o/8725227/
So supposedly:
Motorsport says that Alfa will therefore come back with a new stronger floor that puts them overweight again and that the teams will agree a 5kg weight increase.Mercedes would be 3.5-4 kg overweight, Ferrari would be in the "fork" between 5 and 10 kg, with Red Bull close to the highest value. The only F1 2022 that could afford ballast was Alfa Romeo thanks to the use of an ultra-light base which, however, proved too fragile.
Seems like an advantage for Mercedes if that then allows them to run a little ballast where their competitors should still be overweight.
The Ferrari has more components lower in the car with a cleaner flow to the rear wing and likely a lower CoG. It appears to be a good choice so far. Mercedes looks like they have to sort out some set-up issues. They're one test behind everyone in that regard with their new package.