Alpine A522

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Blackout
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RB only extends the lower lip of the intake, so this new sidepod is more similar to AM and AT
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But the internals, i.e the rad and its flap look unchanged, so Alpine kept the sidepods undercut unchanged
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So they've just altered the intake, for now
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Better pics

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Blackout wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 17:46
RB only extends the lower lip of the intake, so this new sidepod is more similar to AM and AT
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUzjReoXoAA ... ame=medium

But the internals, i.e the rad and its flap look unchanged, so Alpine kept the sidepods undercut unchanged
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUzrHifX0AI ... me=900x900

So they've just altered the intake, for now
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FU0N6WOWUA ... name=small
Freudian slip on my Part. It's a bull, just the wrong bull..
Look how further up they are and the new attatchmento the sidepod for the mirror.

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First good pic...

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Fabrega's (@AlbertFabrega on Twitter) side-by-side:

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diffuser wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 18:36
First good pic...

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... ail-1.webp
It seems to be more like an add-on. They removed the small front part of the inlet and attached a bigger one that extends forward into a square-ish inlet. I think the parts behind the front black part of the inlet may be the same.

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diffuser wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 18:36
First good pic...

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... ail-1.webp
That’s a good picture… Interesting development from Alpine

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Bisonas wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 19:39
diffuser wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 18:36
First good pic...

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... ail-1.webp
It seems to be more like an add-on. They removed the small front part of the inlet and attached a bigger one that extends forward into a square-ish inlet. I think the parts behind the front black part of the inlet may be the same.
Yes.
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Blackout wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 20:02
Bisonas wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 19:39
diffuser wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 18:36
First good pic...

https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... ail-1.webp
It seems to be more like an add-on. They removed the small front part of the inlet and attached a bigger one that extends forward into a square-ish inlet. I think the parts behind the front black part of the inlet may be the same.
Yes.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FU1DmDXWUAk ... ame=medium
Think that's the whole point of all those pieces forming the puzzle, you can easily change one piece to make it different instead of making a much larger piece for the same size change.

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Its really interesting how Alpine is upgrading the car like a LEGO.

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The 'bargeboard' also looks much taller here (yellow) but maybe just an illusion
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Fabrega - Nextgen-auto

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Blackout wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 22:30
The 'bargeboard' also looks much taller here (yellow) but maybe just an illusion
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FU1moZJWYAY ... ame=medium
Fabrega - Nextgen-auto

Hard to tell.

The front wing end plate looks to have 2 openning in it where the top 2 wings connect. not sure if that's an alusion or what.

Oh and the Miror seems to connect further out, not sure if actually furrther out or just the connector. The piece that pushes the air out bound that sits on the side pod is now detached from the mirror.

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Alonsismo wrote:
09 Jun 2022, 22:00
Its really interesting how Alpine is upgrading the car like a LEGO.
LOL, hadn't thought of it that way.

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I’m impressed by that rear wing and how shallow it is - looks the shallowest of the bunch tbh. If they can still have the downforce they need to be thereabouts in the first two sectors then it’ll say something about the chassis.

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