Merc have something somewhat similar this weekend as wellAR3-GP wrote: ↑22 Jul 2023, 01:08Both Alpine and Alpha Tauri have developed this rear flap detail:
https://i.postimg.cc/T1bZ5Frn/image.png
https://i.postimg.cc/76GRjdtj/image.png
No coincidence that it's all happened this weekend on the high downforce wings that we see this.. most likely a feature that isn't the most efficient df - most likely making the secondary RW plane a lot less efficient by removing the partial endplate.
probably in the second half of the season eg at Mexico/Singapore we'll see other teams try this
Of the 3 similar ideas we've seen so far mercs looks the most refined and unsurprisingly AT the least