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Team: Stefano Domenicali (TP), Mario Almondo (Director of Operations), Aldo Costa (TD), Nicolas Tombazis (CD), Luca Marmorini (HE)
Drivers: Felipe Massa (7), Fernando Alonso (8)
Why have them as a sort of add-on? Why not just build then into the wheel? Or could be just testing the viability and then, should they work, they will be built into the wheel? I can't remember if wheel covers were over the entire wheel last year. If so, then why not build a solid wheel?Pandamasque wrote:Remember me banging on about the fins suspiciously looking like mounts?
Someone already beat you to it.godlameroso wrote:Those look like the cheap steel wheels with no hub caps
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In all seriousness, I think you're onto something there. Diffusing the spent braking air outside of the rim? Any thoughts on that?ringo wrote:more like an air conditioning ceiling diffuser.
It's really simple imo, the rings act as nozzles accelerating the air out from inside the wheels and cooling the brakes faster.biggles22 wrote:In all seriousness, I think you're onto something there. Diffusing the spent braking air outside of the rim? Any thoughts on that?ringo wrote:more like an air conditioning ceiling diffuser.
That's what I was getting at, but I think I was rebuffed. Maybe?djos wrote:It's really simple imo, the rings act as nozzles accelerating the air out from inside the wheels and cooling the brakes faster.
Tazio wrote:Do you think the drag vortex from such a high profile wheel nut might assist in your suggested hypothisis concerning the wheels brake cooling effect!horse wrote:I'm wondering whether this could be an alternative brake cooling solution? They're not quite the same as the old wheel covers as I assume they must spin with the wheel. If those hoops could draw flow onto the brake disk, though, maybe they wouldn't need such large intakes? Just a thought.Poleman wrote:They'r trying to sort of get the wheel cover effect with those rims???
