I think even more teams will "fall" on the Red Bull side of philosophy with some rake and try to rely more on diffuser performance(we saw McLaren doing that just recently with their updates) I think this is the way to go next year. Ferrari also suggested that by developing a floor, more suitable "for some rake", even if i also think Ferrari will keep their bathtubes and small airbox to get the best out of both worlds.AR3-GP wrote: ↑27 Aug 2022, 00:05Where do people see the car designs heading in the next 4 years? Is Ferrari just going to keep building their bath tub car? Will Mercedes keep building the no pod? Will RB keep doing their ramp?
Despite the variability of design we have seen thus far, I'm not sure I see where the scope is to reinvent? The areas to play with are still quite limited and seem to be dictated by choice of sidepod. I can't see why Ferrari, RB, and Merc don't continue for the next 4 years with the same sidepod shape that they currently have? Anyone agree or disagree?
I do not see Mercedes keeping their zeropod design design. Yes, they now have a fast car. But this does not mean that this concept suddenly is as competitive as Red Bulls or Ferraris, because neither Red Bull nor Ferrari really did any big developement for a few races. They are completely focused on their 2023 cars for almost 2 months. So i do not think the pecking order at the moment is representative in any way and we have to get used to that. The teams who have won the title or do not care if the will be P2 or 3 shift stop developement early, while the teams with problems keep developing to get sure they understand their problems and go in the right direction.