A place to discuss the characteristics of the cars in Formula One, both current as well as historical. Laptimes, driver worshipping and team chatter do not belong here.
An unfortunate consequence of the budget cap. My understanding is that this may be a cheap way to cut some drag, but you really compromise the effectiveness of the DRS, if there is no load to shed...
With the season re-starting, a reminder for everyone that the car threads are moderated more strictly than other threads, with the idea that car threads should focus on the hardware and interpretation of how it works. And on the specific car in each car thread, please. We like our car threads shorter, focused and fact dense.
If a post is about the competition side of F1, be it faster/slower than, lap times or driver behavior, please, post it in the team threads instead (or even in the race thread!). Team threads are moderated very loosely, go wild in there. Future car parts, also in team threads, please, as they are by definition speculation, at least without an insider source.
Posts made in the car threads that are not focusing on the hardware are subject to be moved to other threads or, most likely, removed (as there are too many).
Good view of the rear suspension and single element beam wing.
That lower rear wishbone is so different looking to any other team I have seen (although this should in theory be the Ferrari layout?). It looks almost as if it is blowing into the slot gap between the diffuser and the lower element of the beam wing.
Good view of the rear suspension and single element beam wing.
That lower rear wishbone is so different looking to any other team I have seen (although this should in theory be the Ferrari layout?). It looks almost as if it is blowing into the slot gap between the diffuser and the lower element of the beam wing.
Correct, it's the same as the Ferrari this and last season. The lower arm is reversed from typical.
No more aggressively stepped upper flap, different distribution of the vortex generator arrangement (maybe a few less than before. Shape-wise the new flaps seem closer to how they started the year.
Apparently new endplates also?
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No more aggressively stepped upper flap, different distribution of the vortex generator arrangement (maybe a few less than before. Shape-wise the new flaps seem closer to how they started the year.
Apparently new endplates also?
from Andi Haupt/AMuS