Tricky one, but it looks like just the angle and difference in lighting.Sevach wrote: ↑27 May 2022, 22:05https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTxpI49XoAM ... name=large
A little more cooling for Monaco.
lio007 wrote: ↑27 May 2022, 11:29
https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... eta-1.webp
Do they have a small Cooler in the floor beneath the sidepod inlet? Or is it a carbon fluid tank of some sort? On second look, its carbon, not a grille...
Nice photo this is! Much better for judging the tunnel depth than the previous photos we've seen. Also the floor shape around the skate.
They're also not flat from top to bottom. They have some kind of scooped channel curvature that seems like it would create extra low pressure behind them to curve the air round the back of them.TimW wrote: ↑28 May 2022, 22:53Nice photo this is! Much better for judging the tunnel depth than the previous photos we've seen. Also the floor shape around the skate.
Is it me, or did they also create venturis between the strakes? Could well be the reflections, but it appears a bit if they contract and expand again(in height).
This reminds me and looks like a modern, complex version of a feature introduced in 2003 by Ferrari and Rory Byrne. It was part of a concept based on the floor flexing and this feature allowed it to flex in this area, too. Gains of this concept was of course a better sealing of the underfloor, air speeding up(this features contribtion) and the result was more downforce, of course. In 2007, as part of the Spygate scandal, Stepney made this public, but indeed this was introduced in 2003 already and the 2007 version was an evolution of this. Maybe RBRs spring looking contraption has a totally different purpose, but i could imagine its there for exactly the same purpose.SiLo wrote: ↑26 May 2022, 14:21I'm still very intrigued as to the purpose of this spring looking contraption at this part of the car. I can only assume the bib can actually flex somewhat under load and this stop it from snapping. So if they go over a curb hard this flexes the floor rather than having a rigid section that would just break.
Yeah, it looks like a double venturi.... one at the inlet that expands into the middle of the floor and then another venturi at the back... there is an elaborate design that may or may not be the best solution but makes it look like the other floors are simple in comparison.GrizzleBoy wrote: ↑29 May 2022, 00:51They're also not flat from top to bottom. They have some kind of scooped channel curvature that seems like it would create extra low pressure behind them to curve the air round the back of them.TimW wrote: ↑28 May 2022, 22:53Nice photo this is! Much better for judging the tunnel depth than the previous photos we've seen. Also the floor shape around the skate.
Is it me, or did they also create venturis between the strakes? Could well be the reflections, but it appears a bit if they contract and expand again(in height).
This is just impressive. Not sure how it compares to other teams, but it really looks amazing...warpomex wrote: ↑30 May 2022, 06:52Yeah, it looks like a double venturi.... one at the inlet that expands into the middle of the floor and then another venturi at the back... there is an elaborate design that may or may not be the best solution but makes it look like the other floors are simple in comparison.GrizzleBoy wrote: ↑29 May 2022, 00:51They're also not flat from top to bottom. They have some kind of scooped channel curvature that seems like it would create extra low pressure behind them to curve the air round the back of them.TimW wrote: ↑28 May 2022, 22:53
Nice photo this is! Much better for judging the tunnel depth than the previous photos we've seen. Also the floor shape around the skate.
Is it me, or did they also create venturis between the strakes? Could well be the reflections, but it appears a bit if they contract and expand again(in height).
That wear pattern is fascinating. Why are the unworn parts unworn? Which type of shape/flexibility allows that?