https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/merc ... /10360410/
While Mercedes has gone it alone with its 'zero-pod' design this year, in contrast to Red Bull's downwash concept and Ferrari's in-wash, the biggest difference between the cars actually relates to how and where they produce their downforce.
(All below pictures were taken from the last race when the cars were in turn 14)
The Mercedes only appears to hit peak performance when the car runs super close to the ground, which is why it has had such a problem with bouncing and the floor hitting the ground.
Red Bull appears to be at the other end of the spectrum in being able to deliver its best performance at higher ride heights, which was one of the factors in it being so dominant around Spa-Francorchamps last weekend.
So my theory is this: could be that since Baku RB18`s floor DF is more down to diffuser rather than ground effect? Maybe someone with better aerodynamic knowledge could enlighten me had my presumption is wrong or not ...
On another note:
Red Bull thinks ride height compromises all teams were forced to make because of Eau Rouge were behind Max Verstappen’s dominance of Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix weekend.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red- ... /10359983/
And Mark Hughes said that track temp was at the race higher than it was on Friday practice and FP3 + qualy and that the car`s balance switched from a front limited to a rear limited, something that affected both Ferrari and Merc and only played in RB hands for having a bigger operation window and produce floor DF in the way I stated above ...