Mclaren MCL40

[f1rules]

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[CjC]

No slotted diffuser there. Easy development potential if that is indeed the way forward

[f1rules]

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[SilviuAgo]

https://iimg.su/i/MJHMy4

Nice shot. And in that direction, i may say Alpine’s radical approach to the rear wing’s active aero movement has been raising eyebrows up and down the F1 paddock - here we compare it to Audi, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes Instead of the flap rotating up like most teams, Alpine’s rotates down

[bananapeel23]

https://iimg.su/i/MJHMy4

Nice shot. And in that direction, i may say Alpine’s radical approach to the rear wing’s active aero movement has been raising eyebrows up and down the F1 paddock - here we compare it to Audi, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes Instead of the flap rotating up like most teams, Alpine’s rotates down

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HA3VOF5bwAA ... name=large

Interestingly, Alpine also seems to be getting the very same effect that Audi is. I.e. the second wing element is opened so far that jt almost gets flipped upside down. It should come with a drag penalty, so it must be doing something else that is beneficial for the car.

[AR3-GP]

https://iimg.su/i/MJHMy4

Nice shot. And in that direction, i may say Alpine’s radical approach to the rear wing’s active aero movement has been raising eyebrows up and down the F1 paddock - here we compare it to Audi, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes Instead of the flap rotating up like most teams, Alpine’s rotates down

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HA3VOF5bwAA ... name=large

Interestingly, Alpine also seems to be getting the very same effect that Audi is. I.e. the second wing element is opened so far that jt almost gets flipped upside down. It should come with a drag penalty, so it must be doing something else that is beneficial for the car.

Someone did some CFD on a mock wing to understand the effect. The drag difference was minimal. The benefit of Alpine design is the downforce recovery is faster when the wing closes. So they can close the wing a bit later than others if they want to.

[bananapeel23]

Nice shot. And in that direction, i may say Alpine’s radical approach to the rear wing’s active aero movement has been raising eyebrows up and down the F1 paddock - here we compare it to Audi, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes Instead of the flap rotating up like most teams, Alpine’s rotates down

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HA3VOF5bwAA ... name=large

Interestingly, Alpine also seems to be getting the very same effect that Audi is. I.e. the second wing element is opened so far that jt almost gets flipped upside down. It should come with a drag penalty, so it must be doing something else that is beneficial for the car.

Someone did some CFD on a mock wing to understand the effect. The drag difference was minimal. The benefit of Alpine design is the downforce recovery is faster when the wing closes. So they can close the wing a bit later than others if they want to.

Are ypu talking about the wing folding back rather than up, or about the wing opening so much that it almost ends up upside down when open?

[AR3-GP]

Interestingly, Alpine also seems to be getting the very same effect that Audi is. I.e. the second wing element is opened so far that jt almost gets flipped upside down. It should come with a drag penalty, so it must be doing something else that is beneficial for the car.

Someone did some CFD on a mock wing to understand the effect. The drag difference was minimal. The benefit of Alpine design is the downforce recovery is faster when the wing closes. So they can close the wing a bit later than others if they want to.

Are ypu talking about the wing folding back rather than up, or about the wing opening so much that it almost ends up upside down when open?

I misread your post. Carry on

[roadie]

Incredible packaging compared to say the Williams.

[_cerber1]

The cooling system is impressive again. The engine cover is very clean. There are huge holes on other cars.

[McLarenMor]

One can hope this mouse hole diffuser is not a game changer that was missed, as it seems all the 'top' teams have it, and the discussion about it is that it is something that was suggested quite heavily when the regulations came out to be a point of emphasis to exploit in the regulations.

[SilviuAgo]

Source: Motor Sport magazine

[Macklaren]

One can hope this mouse hole diffuser is not a game changer that was missed, as it seems all the 'top' teams have it, and the discussion about it is that it is something that was suggested quite heavily when the regulations came out to be a point of emphasis to exploit in the regulations.

If this was indeed widely discussed, hard to see how Marshall and team would have missed it

[Macklaren]

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Source: Motor Sport magazine

The difference in airbox sizes

(though sidepod intake as well...but McLaren could have deliberately gone wide for the undercut)

[Stu]

Nice shot. And in that direction, i may say Alpine’s radical approach to the rear wing’s active aero movement has been raising eyebrows up and down the F1 paddock - here we compare it to Audi, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes Instead of the flap rotating up like most teams, Alpine’s rotates down

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HA3VOF5bwAA ... name=large

Interestingly, Alpine also seems to be getting the very same effect that Audi is. I.e. the second wing element is opened so far that jt almost gets flipped upside down. It should come with a drag penalty, so it must be doing something else that is beneficial for the car.

Someone did some CFD on a mock wing to understand the effect. The drag difference was minimal. The benefit of Alpine design is the downforce recovery is faster when the wing closes. So they can close the wing a bit later than others if they want to.

It also maintained a greater amount of low pressure under the rear wing, this will have some effect on maintaining floor performance as well.
The Audi version is even more extreme (pivoting near to the rear of the second elements - which is huge!).

I am finding the front wing solutions equally as interesting, McLaren seem to have a more heavily loaded adjustable section than many others.