Williams FW36 Mercedes

[JDC123]

Those new sidepod 'blades, just above the radiator intakes where on the Toro Rosso in 2012 i believe as well as McLaren in 2010. Not sure what they do though?

They are suppoused to help attach the air to the sidepods surface.

Why would the air stall over the side pod in the first place, when they only have a gentle slope?

[shelly]

Because the sidepod leading edge has a small radius (local intense suction peak) and then the sidepod is very long, so the boundary layer grows and gets "tired" (that is, the layers of the boundary layer that are closer to the surface get slower and slower). With vortices you mix the upper faster layer with the lower (closer to the surface) slower layer

[Sevach]

Is that some tricky thing on the floor or an optical illusion?

[YUL-F1]

http://cdn-0.motorsport.com/static/img/ ... 0/s1_1.jpg

Is that some tricky thing on the floor or an optical illusion?

I think that is just the sun's reflection and no tricksy magics.

[zoro_f1]

is this something like "double" monkey seat or...

click for full size...

[Pilatus]

is this something like "double" monkey seat or...

click for full size...

http://postimg.org/image/ufi5xujgf/

Something very similar what they brought in Monaco last season.


http://www.racecar-engineering.com/wp-c ... willi1.jpg

http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/ ... /1068.html

[zoro_f1]

@Pilatus thanks...

[PlatinumZealot]

Sooo... Williams looks to be quick.. My CFD eyes are telling me that their speed may be due to their low drag philiosophy used on the car.

BTW did anyone notice that the turbocharger is partially housed in the bell housing of the gearbox?

[Sevach]

Flow vis at the rear

[R_Redding]

BTW did anyone notice that the turbocharger is partially housed in the bell housing of the gearbox?

Are there any pictures of the pu and turbo

Its difficult to see under the turbo "catastrophe" shield...(the one omitted by Ferrari ).


Rob

[turbof1]

3 pages back and laughed off.

Whoops. I checked back but must have overlooked it. Thanks for letting me know!

on topic:
Williams seem to be set to be competing with ferrari and mclaren for second best car. They seem to have an agressive cooling solution compared to the others.

[Skett]

3 pages back and laughed off.

Whoops. I checked back but must have overlooked it. Thanks for letting me know!

on topic:
Williams seem to be set to be competing with ferrari and mclaren for second best car. They seem to have an agressive cooling solution compared to the others.

I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that Williams actually had the best cooling of the Mercedes teams, can't seem to find it now though

[Sevach]

Amazingly this car hasn't had many updates since launch, they might have held back for Australia!!!

[Francesc]

Amazingly this car hasn't had many updates since launch, they might have held back for Australia!!!

Let's hope so!

[Richard]

A quick reminder that the car threads are meant to focus on the actual features of the actual car.

Discussion of lap times & tyres belong in the respective race and test threads.

Sponsors (ie Martini livery) in the team thread ... unless some of us think the go faster stripes really will improve top speed???? http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... 539#unread

Comparing different cars belongs in the Gary Andeson random thoughts thread http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... 320#unread

For the avoidance of doubt, these threads are for posts about things you can touch or see - ie "what is it?" or "how does it work?"