mzso wrote: ↑24 Apr 2022, 17:33
wowgr8 wrote: ↑16 Apr 2022, 15:05
At Maranello they are confident of extracting further potential from their power unit when they have completed the homologation program on the reliability of Spec 1, filling the torque curve with the introduction of Spec 2, now more shifted to low revs.
Italian media say spec 2 will have a different torque curve, specifically shifted towards low revs, what does this mean for performance?
What "spec 2"? There can be no more specs because of homologation.
There can be. Only the ICE, the turbo, the MGU-H, exhaust system, fuel and oil specification are "frozen" since March 1st. That still leaves other areas like the MGU-K, electronics, energy store open for developement untill Sept. 1st. Then we have a full "engine-freeze".
mzso wrote: ↑24 Apr 2022, 18:33
dialtone wrote: ↑22 Apr 2022, 19:08
Those strakes leave a tiny amount of air to come through the diffuser, wow.
One would think that getting the most air into the tunnel is the way to go to achieve performance.
Its not as easy as that. The air gets accelerated by gradually decreasing the cross-sectional area and then decelerated back to its original speed and pressure by gradually increasing the cross sectional area. This must be balanced. Just getting more air in the tunnel can destroy this balance. You cannot just get "most air" into the tunnel. The tunnels must be able to work with this air and not get "overloaded", as you also must be able to get it out and bring it back to its original speed and pressure.