Aston Martin AMR26

[vorticism]

I'd say: intercooler uses the rear-center cannon, while the side liquid coolers using primarily the louvers, with some bypass also to the rear-center cannon.

@Butch_on_Racing

He's the photographer or the poster? Incredible that we have this photo before the start of the season. The photographers have been delivering this year.

[Stu]

What these images do not show is how the intercooler is vented back to atmosphere,

https://i.imgur.com/mHdLsAM.png

I cannot view that image, something about Imgur doesn’t like me!

[Just_a_fan]

What these images do not show is how the intercooler is vented back to atmosphere,

https://i.imgur.com/mHdLsAM.png

I cannot view that image, something about Imgur doesn’t like me!

They've been blocking access to the UK since Sept 2025, as they refused to implement some simple child safety protections as requested by UK law.

You can view it, of course, via a VPN.

[dr_cooke]

Probably inaccurate, but I noticed that, according to F1.com live timing data, Honda engine idles at around 3400-3500 rpm while Merc engine (in Williams ' car) was idling at 4000 rpm and also engine speed was noticeably more stable.

[Gridlock]

Just to demonstrate it, the AM is running a movable FW but it's noticeably a much smaller delta than other teams (and only the rearmost element?)

[FNTC]

The middle rear wing element inverting almost completely is wild too.

[Stu]

The middle rear wing element inverting almost completely is wild too.

Very similar to Audi.

[Leon Kennedy]

The middle rear wing element inverting almost completely is wild too.

Very similar to Audi.

I thought so too, but has anyone figured out if there are actuators in the front wing? Or can we confirm they use electric actuation?

[FNTC]

Looks like two thin rods coming down under the nose. Not sure if they are hydraulic or electrical.

[Bence]

Those are the wing angle adjusters.

[FNTC]

Those are the wing angle adjusters.

Isn't that the same thing for most teams this year? They have a hole in the nose under the Valvoline V to raise or lower the flap starting position, and the flap also moves down when active. You can see both lowered and raised positions in the pics from Gridlock above here.

[Bence]

Yup; screwdriver in, adjust, go...

[mzso]

The middle rear wing element inverting almost completely is wild too.

Very similar to Audi.

I thought so too, but has anyone figured out if there are actuators in the front wing? Or can we confirm they use electric actuation?

That still needs a mechanical connection to the wing.

Those are the wing angle adjusters.

Can easily be both.

[skwdenyer]

How the hell do they make the air turn the corner and go through that cooling pack?!?!?!

It’s still quite high pressure, it just gets forced through it.

If the side louvres and adjacent large opening are doing what I think they're doing, they're not relying on high pressure to "force" air through the sidepods, but instead creating an area of low pressure behind those openings to "suck" air through the sidepods. That means there's no need for a high pressure area per se, but instead the "protruding lower lip" of the sidepod inlet can steer air down beneath the undercut, whilst air from above the nose can be pulled into the sidepods.

If correct, it basically allows for an entirely different flow regime to most teams' designs. Whether it works or not is, of course, another matter. It might even be possible to pull in the air flowing over the top of the tyre into those inlets.

[dren]

Sounds plausible to me.