Team: Nick Wirth (TD)
Drivers: Timo Glock (24), Lucas Di Grassi (25), Andy Soucek (test)
The front wing just has to be very good. A redbull wing would work as well on all the cars on the grid. They don't really have to match the car. They all basically serve the same purpose, within the same dimensional restraints.raymondu999 wrote:It's not quite that simple though. That front wing, since last year, has to condition the flow to suit the rest of the chassis, as there are no more flipups/conditioners allowed on the bodywork (like the Ferrari canards/McLaren horns/dumbo wings). The front wing has to be designed to work with the body for maximum effect.
I think the problem is less the amount of downforce but the drag they carry for that As I understand ,efficiency is less important for high downforce slowish circuits as Montecarlo or Hungaroring..so i´d think for a new team these two would be the best opportunities to close the gap in performance?raymondu999 wrote:Well I suspect that their highest downforce levels would still be unable to compete against Ferrari/RedBull etc, or even Sauber/Toro Rosso. In that sense, it'll make more sense to constantly run their "high downforce" packages, unless at tracks such as Monza where they'd make a low downforce package.
Good showing, looks like he was waiting to say that for ages. One victory for total CFD design then.Nick Wirth, Virgin technical director
“Geeks of the world - rejoice! After the disappointment of not demonstrating Virgin Racing’s performance progress in Silverstone and Hockenheim, we have finally managed to have a relatively smooth weekend with the revised VR-01 and have regained our place at the top of the new teams. Lucas’s day was looking very strong in FP3, but it seems that he ran wide at the beginning of qualifying which tore a big hole in his floor and damaged his front wing. This will have lost a lot of downforce and compromised his qualifying, but he will be strong in the race, as ever. Timo and his crew made a big step forward with the car overnight and we knew after his first run we were in good shape. His second run was another good step and he did a great job to give the team our best qualifying result since Shanghai. From the outset, Virgin Racing has dared to be different and I want to thank all the team, our partners, sponsors and fans for keeping the faith this year in our unique digital development process. In the meantime, we’ll focus on a strong race performance from both cars tomorrow.”
proud man..and rightly so.
upps - Sorry !! you are right
