Alpine A526

[Badger]

Did they copy Mclaren suspension from last year?

https://i.ibb.co/4nnPMs90/Alpine-a526-1.jpg

Looks like they tried. I'm not sure how much sense it makes on a car with naturally higher ride height and rake. They are running a little bit of rake by the looks of it. You want that front to lower a bit when you brake to best utilise the rake.

[FrukostScones]

out wash front wing as well.

the thing looks and sound ready to race. merc (power) with be tough to beat this year.
Did someone spot any x to the z activation?

[chlebekf1]

very interesting front wing, side air intakes only seem large due to their shape

[LM10]

Bulky sidepods and engine cover, big centerline inlets and coke-bottle area. This car does not look refined in any way. Probably just testing spec.

Thank god we’re back to “the slimmer the better”. In the ground effect era it was impossible to say if a car was going to be fast by just looking at it. Of course we don’t have CFD eyes, but with the aim to maximize the flow to the diffuser area again it’s going to be a bit easier to do it now.

[dren]

Did they copy Mclaren suspension from last year?

https://i.ibb.co/4nnPMs90/Alpine-a526-1.jpg

Looks like they tried. I'm not sure how much sense it makes on a car with naturally higher ride height and rake. They are running a little bit of rake by the looks of it. You want that front to lower a bit when you brake to best utilise the rake.

Lower CoG for front pull rod.

[F1ern]

Bulky sidepods and engine cover, big centerline inlets and coke-bottle area. This car does not look refined in any way. Probably just testing spec.

Thank god we’re back to “the slimmer the better”. In the ground effect era it was impossible to say if a car was going to be fast by just looking at it. Of course we don’t have CFD eyes, but with the aim to maximize the flow to the diffuser area again it’s going to a bit easier to do it now.

I am not sure about that. Pushing the tyre wake away from the car will still be a problem I think. A wide sidepod could still help in this matter.

[Badger]

Did they copy Mclaren suspension from last year?

https://i.ibb.co/4nnPMs90/Alpine-a526-1.jpg

Looks like they tried. I'm not sure how much sense it makes on a car with naturally higher ride height and rake. They are running a little bit of rake by the looks of it. You want that front to lower a bit when you brake to best utilise the rake.

Lower CoG for front pull rod.

Pull or push isn't that interesting IMO, small trade-offs, it's the anti-dive which tells me they want that front end to be rock solid under braking. It worked brilliantly for McLaren in the previous gen but these new floors are completely different, and as we saw with VCARB they are moving away from anti-dive to facilitate their rake.

[dren]

Looks like they tried. I'm not sure how much sense it makes on a car with naturally higher ride height and rake. They are running a little bit of rake by the looks of it. You want that front to lower a bit when you brake to best utilise the rake.

Lower CoG for front pull rod.

Pull or push isn't that interesting IMO, small trade-offs, it's the anti-dive which tells me they want that front end to be rock solid under braking. It worked brilliantly for McLaren in the previous gen but these new floors are completely different, and as we saw with VCARB they are moving away from anti-dive to facilitate their rake.

Maybe they want a stable aero platform? Might be better for the front active aero to reattach when braking.

[LM10]

Bulky sidepods and engine cover, big centerline inlets and coke-bottle area. This car does not look refined in any way. Probably just testing spec.

Thank god we’re back to “the slimmer the better”. In the ground effect era it was impossible to say if a car was going to be fast by just looking at it. Of course we don’t have CFD eyes, but with the aim to maximize the flow to the diffuser area again it’s going to a bit easier to do it now.

I am not sure about that. Pushing the tyre wake away from the car will still be a problem I think. A wide sidepod could still help in this matter.

Tyre wake will never be not a problem. With bargeboards back there will be a tool to manage it again. And we’ll see much development in this area.

[chlebekf1]

side air intakes, which are large due to their shaping

[Badger]

Lower CoG for front pull rod.

Pull or push isn't that interesting IMO, small trade-offs, it's the anti-dive which tells me they want that front end to be rock solid under braking. It worked brilliantly for McLaren in the previous gen but these new floors are completely different, and as we saw with VCARB they are moving away from anti-dive to facilitate their rake.

Maybe they want a stable aero platform?

Which made sense when you had most of your downforce from a venturi floor which was highly ride height sensitive. Now the floor is flatter and less powerful whilst the car sits higher and is less prone to bottoming. And when you are running rake the nose "diving" can actually increase the downforce from the diffuser. It's kind of the point of running rake actually, it's why Newey's cars pre 2022 had almost no anti-dive.

[chlebekf1]

maybe they want to lower the front as low as possible and this is to prevent it from hitting the track

[dren]

Pull or push isn't that interesting IMO, small trade-offs, it's the anti-dive which tells me they want that front end to be rock solid under braking. It worked brilliantly for McLaren in the previous gen but these new floors are completely different, and as we saw with VCARB they are moving away from anti-dive to facilitate their rake.

Maybe they want a stable aero platform?

Which made sense when you had most of your downforce from a venturi floor which was highly ride height sensitive. Now the floor is flatter and less powerful whilst the car sits higher and is less prone to bottoming. And when you are running rake the nose "diving" can actually increase the downforce from the diffuser. It's kind of the point of running rake actually, it's why Newey's cars pre 2022 had almost no anti-dive.

You missed the second half of my quote. It might be because of the active aero at the front and reattachment issues.

[chlebekf1]

There is definitely a purpose for using such a suspension

[Xyz22]