What reports is there to back up a 817kg RB18? Seems very heavy for them considering they did a lot of weight reduction over the season.
Silver looks a good shout on the paint.
What reports is there to back up a 817kg RB18? Seems very heavy for them considering they did a lot of weight reduction over the season.
It was 15-20 kg at the start of the season. You may want to check your source.Venturiation wrote: ↑10 Feb 2023, 11:23Newey confirmed the car is 50kg overweight and uses only half engine
Yes and every source has said that the heaviest was Mercedessaviour stivala wrote: ↑10 Feb 2023, 19:12At around April last season Marko told formula 1.de that the RB18 was ten kilos overweight.
Agreed. With them endlessly teasing black, but revealing it's the one paint missing above, it's clear it's gonna include black carbon fibre.
Wasn't lowest Cog as a big factor thrown put years ago?Vanja #66 wrote: ↑08 Feb 2023, 10:02No idea what Shovlin and Eliott said, but when it comes to racing cars, there are 3 rules:Venturiation wrote: ↑08 Feb 2023, 01:13Shovlin and eliott explained that they don’t want to hit the weight limit
And the weight is overrated, sometimes the car has better balance when it’s heavier and more resistant for example in a lap 1 collision
Explains why mercedes front wings were so solid last year
1) all other things being equal, the lightest car will win
2) all other things being equal, the car with lowest CoG will win
3) all other things being equal, the car with the most centralised mass (lowest moment of inertia) will win
You get your car as light as you can, you get your CoG low and only then you play with balance... Minimal weight imposed does not negate this, you can still use extra balance weights to improve points 2 and 3.
I seem to note "all other things being equal" ahead of mass, CoG and centralised mass. All other things include downforce, drag, balance, power, driver, etc...PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑11 Feb 2023, 05:07Wasn't lowest Cog as a big factor thrown put years ago?
Certainly dismissed by Adrian Newey with his high rake cars and his boat bottomed Valkyrie.
Another high CoG car were those renaults with the top mounted intercoolers.
Cant help but think its going to be very much the same as last year for Mercedes fans. At this point in the season the car should be pretty much finalised.De Jokke wrote: ↑11 Feb 2023, 14:57The late call on the W14 is already taking its toll so it seems:
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/179123/d ... rtime.html