chrisc90 wrote: ↑25 Feb 2023, 23:14
Teds development corner
Paint:
* Predominantly the branding to work with
* Hard to say how much weight saved 2-3kg paint normally
* Bodywork not too sensitive to paint finish, but wings, leading edges maybe a bit more
A lot of effort put into problems last season and over winter to try and fix the issues, bit sceptical whether they are 'Back' but they seem confident they will be competitive
Higher nose on front wing - a lot into the realms of aero dynamics and CFD etc
Push rod suspension - Stayed the same, track rod moved down, top wishbone down to the bottom, carefully balanced with the geometry and kinematics.
Rear suspension developed in conjunction with the floor and airflow around and to the diffuser.
Slot gap separators - rules changed from the primary purpose - aero as secondary purpose. 2 planes 10mm apart which you have to fill however you feel. Not game changers - but wait and see if they appear on the Merc front wing.
Mirror stays to control front tyre wake and the other little fins - all part of the little details on wake management.
FW endplates meant to be closed down but theres a loophole that allows them to run it.
Cockpit hasnt moved at all
Halo integration into the cooling tunnels (gulleys) and drivers head all about managing the losses from the open cockpit. Pretty light bodywork of the cooling tunnels and wont affect CoG.
Reckons Ferrari chassis duct is to just manage the losses off the side of the chassis to manage airflow.
Sidepod concept not the issue - Upgrade package will look different, wont look like someone elses, will be a evolution of ours. no other teams concept not in the teams plans.
Floor throat - most of the performance is from the floor and managing how the air travels under the car / interaction with the ground.
Floor raise 15mm, worse edge of bouncing last year, a lot of development into that and ensuring the metrics were working over the winter, seems of so far.
Straight line speed - not running the wing when they come racing next week. Cars efficiency developed a lot over the winter - testing is there to understand, not improving downforce levels.
Reckons the car is operating on the weight limit and might even have a little ballast in there.