SiLo wrote: ↑18 Jul 2024, 10:53
PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑18 Jul 2024, 01:53
atanatizante wrote: ↑17 Jul 2024, 13:22
According to Gary Anderson, I quote
" ... a new front central spring and damper unit that has a larger diameter and uses a pack of bevel washers as the springing medium so in effect, it gives the team tighter control over the front ride height at high speed." (source:
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/gary ... all-teams/)
In order to understand the role of this new item you just have to see the car`s ride ability over the kerbs in turns 16 and 17 at Silverstone in qualy to see the performance of this new suspension and damper unit ...
The thing with his article is that he makes ut seem new. Ever since RedBull started using the disk springs (or washer springs) over ten years ago, other teams have used then on and off including Mercedes. Did the W15 start off with coil spring on the third element then change over to the stacked washer type? I really dont know, a review of old photos have to be done.
Commonly known as
Belleville spring, or Belleville washers
Very different properties too. Essentially digressive vs linearity in torsion spring for native properties.
These will, of course, be changed in some aspect from "bell" crank actuation etc to increase or reduce their characteristic effect within range of movement.
RB use also, it seems, the top front suspension arm as sprung medium (rather than independent links) to have spring resistance in that component, and linked across the platform, one side to the other.