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Based on the latest videos, the Ferrari still has a distinctive electrical and or gear whine.
I quite like the sound And other engines make different noises as well, meaning substantial differences in them, which is good imho.
the Ferrari SF26 features a diffuser extension designed to work in conjunction with two small, separate aerodynamic appendages positioned on the upper part of the impact structure (highlighted in blue in the image).
The diffuser extension and these appendages are not physically connected; in fact, a clear blowing effect is generated between them. However, they have been engineered to operate in aerodynamic synergy.
Based on the latest videos, the Ferrari still has a distinctive electrical and or gear whine.
I quite like the sound And other engines make different noises as well, meaning substantial differences in them, which is good imho.
Explain what you mean by electric whine, because electric motors don't whine. Not ones used for traction motors. Brushed universal motors are for meatgrinders and cheap power tools.
No-one ever claimed to use switched reluctance motors either, and I saw no evidence of it. Not sure at 60k at most which is AFAIK the max possible for the K it's classified as a whine based on this:
It's surely gear whine. Which gears are prominent is what's uncertain.
Based on the latest videos, the Ferrari still has a distinctive electrical and or gear whine.
I quite like the sound And other engines make different noises as well, meaning substantial differences in them, which is good imho.
Explain what you mean by electric whine, because electric motors don't whine. Not ones used for traction motors. Brushed universal motors are for meatgrinders and cheap power tools.
No-one ever claimed to use switched reluctance motors either, and I saw no evidence of it. Not sure at 60k at most which is AFAIK the max possible for the K it's classified as a whine based on this:
It's surely gear whine. Which gears are prominent is what's uncertain.
How can one describe perfectly any sound....?
But PWM motors do have usually a loud tone in the frequency and its harmonics of the PWM.
It could be for sure a gear related to the electric motor too. But I give very low % chance that it is just the regular gearbox noise.
What is going on here? The photo really makes it look like the things connecting the daggers continue fairly far, essentially creating small tunnels in the floor. Very odd and interesting, I really hope we get more pictures of this area so we can figure out what is going on here.
Between this, the new front wing and the diffuser extension, Ferrari has some really interesting things going on with their car. Initially I thought it looked a bit too vanilla for a frontrunner, but it increasingly seems like they have simply focused their attention on more subtle things.
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And other engines make different noises as well, meaning substantial differences in them, which is good imho.
