I guess the whole development path with the downwashing sidepods has been in maximising the undercut and flow into that region. An 'overbite' inlet would seemingly backpedal on that development, and I would be surprised if that is what the design actually is. It seems that people have just seen Dr Obbs theorize that its this design and people have just accepted it
Do you still think that is missing in the newer footage?organic wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 11:31
Rear view suggestive of waterslides to me. Also can't see a floor edge wing.
https://i.imgur.com/vFZQorV.jpeg
I personally drew my own conclusion that it was overbite based on the photos.BlueCheetah66 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 23:56I guess the whole development path with the downwashing sidepods has been in maximising the undercut and flow into that region. An 'overbite' inlet would seemingly backpedal on that development, and I would be surprised if that is what the design actually is. It seems that people have just seen Dr Obbs theorize that its this design and people have just accepted it
This generation of car have always done this. Here's a picture from Silverstone 2022
The negative is because everyone said aero on the W14 was the worst and didn't make sense, and now they are surprised RB are using the same
I'll admit I'm wrong. This is the first photo I've seen that shows a hint of an overbite inletAR3-GP wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 23:57I personally drew my own conclusion that it was overbite based on the photos.BlueCheetah66 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 23:56I guess the whole development path with the downwashing sidepods has been in maximising the undercut and flow into that region. An 'overbite' inlet would seemingly backpedal on that development, and I would be surprised if that is what the design actually is. It seems that people have just seen Dr Obbs theorize that its this design and people have just accepted it
This is very convincing:
https://i.postimg.cc/k4gN7ps2/image.png
I'm also confused by why you think the overbite does not support downwash.
marcel171281 wrote: ↑14 Feb 2024, 00:04If you look at the little video of the car being pushed backwards into the box, you can see the mechanic on the RHS sticking a cooler into the top of the sidepod near the mirror. You can see it sticking out while the car is pushed back as well. That wouldn't work when the inlet is on the underside.
Approx at 2 minutes: