If that means they generally set up high and soft...organic wrote: ↑21 Oct 2023, 17:27They have been good at bumpy tracks all year. It shouldn't be surprising
But it's a car characteristic that probably hurts them in other places. McLaren have given up the ability to ride bumps well in their huge strides forward.. so might be something required in order to be very quick in this regulation set
I'm starting to think the best team soon will need to have two floor designs - one for smooth tracks and one for bumpy ones. Suspension will only take you so far before your setup makes tyres drop off the window quicker than you want - either getting too hot or too cold - so you might need different floor for bumpy tracks.organic wrote: ↑21 Oct 2023, 17:27They have been good at bumpy tracks all year. It shouldn't be surprising
But it's a car characteristic that probably hurts them in other places. McLaren have given up the ability to ride bumps well in their huge strides forward.. so might be something required in order to be very quick in this regulation set
This is not practical imo. Dual windtunnel programs under a budget cap, in addition to next year's car.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑21 Oct 2023, 23:12I'm starting to think the best team soon will need to have two floor designs - one for smooth tracks and one for bumpy ones. Suspension will only take you so far before your setup makes tyres drop off the window quicker than you want - either getting too hot or too cold - so you might need different floor for bumpy tracks.organic wrote: ↑21 Oct 2023, 17:27They have been good at bumpy tracks all year. It shouldn't be surprising
But it's a car characteristic that probably hurts them in other places. McLaren have given up the ability to ride bumps well in their huge strides forward.. so might be something required in order to be very quick in this regulation set
The one for smooth tracks will run close to the ground and suspension will be stiffer. The on for bumpier tracks will run higher and suspension will be softer. You can't design you car for a wide range of CoG heights with a single suspension kinematics, but maybe 5-10mm could be enough between high and low ride height. Hard to tell if teams are operating above 10mm difference between highest and lowest setup, but it doesn't sound impossible. In fact, maybe even 20mm ride height differencd is possible to compensate and keep the tyres in the right window.
Lando was quite a bit quicker. He and Verstappen were the only guys in the 1.39s in the last half of the race. No idea what's wrong with Piastri bu unless Norris gets knocked out on lap 1, he will be long gone.CouncilorIrissa wrote: ↑22 Oct 2023, 00:29Joint 3rd best in race trim. 2nd in WCC seems out of reach now.
Edit: actually scratch that, MCL looks quicker now too