Not according to his CFD images. Look at the coefficient of pressure plots on the wheels.Henri wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 08:55Ferraris concept is better on the rear tyres.. Mercedes is a bad concept on the rear tyres it has more dragVanja #66 wrote: ↑05 Apr 2022, 08:37I've mentioned this already in a few places, top of the floor and sidepod lift/downforce have nothing to do with substitution of downforce lost due to tunnel stall. If anything, Merc has the most downforce on top, even with launch-spec sidepods.
https://i.ibb.co/TrBZgbV/comp1-top.jpg
and RB18:
https://i.ibb.co/gZX18hm/comp2-rb18-top.jpg
Where Mercedes might be lacking is conditioning the flow to strengthen the floor-sealing vortex with wide sidepods and floor front-end design, requiring them to run the car lower and leaving them more susceptible to aero bounce. But that's not a discussion for this topic.