Please could someone explain these in (as) simple (as possible) terms as they're a new concept to me...Facts Only wrote:...variable length inlet trumpets.
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Team: Toto Wolff (Executive Director - Business), Paddy Lowe (Executive Director - Technical), Andy Cowell (Executive Director of Mercedes AMG Powertrains), Niki Lauda (Chairman), Bob Bell (TD), Aldo Costa (ED), Geoffrey Willis (Technology Director), Ron Meadows (SD), Andrew Shovlin (CRE), Simon Cole (CTE), Matthew Dane (CM)
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton (44), Nico Rosberg (6)
Team name: Mercedes AMG F1 Petronas
Please could someone explain these in (as) simple (as possible) terms as they're a new concept to me...Facts Only wrote:...variable length inlet trumpets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRZW31F7McYadrianjordan wrote:Please could someone explain these in (as) simple (as possible) terms as they're a new concept to me...Facts Only wrote:...variable length inlet trumpets.
With the new Nose regulations the tip is very low. When you go for a wide nose it is difficult to get enough undisturbed air to the tray and floor area. Squeezing it underneath a wide nose and through the Front Wing pillars will rob the air much of its velocity which is not good for underbody aerodynamics.GPR-A wrote: I am only debating the WIDTH of the nose structure. McLaren HAS a wide nose and Merc has opted for much leaner nose. Not sure why? When Merc knows the answers to creating such a complex nose, why are they going for leaner one, when in reality they could still have been aggressive.
The image depicts the air flow in the case the car spins. I recognised it from a video that was shown during a talk by Sauber's TD at my university.SectorOne wrote:Could the shorter nose also have anything to do with crosswinds?
So with a shorter nose it will not affect the front wings as much?
Probably a bad image as it seems the air is going the opposite direction of what i had in mind.
http://i.imgur.com/CM1eAqp.png
I see where your coming from but if it was a major factor of consideration then they would all have short noses. From that image, it looks like air going over the endplates would be more of a problem anyway (in that scenario)?SectorOne wrote:Could the shorter nose also have anything to do with crosswinds?
So with a shorter nose it will not affect the front wings as much?
Probably a bad image as it seems the air is going the opposite direction of what i had in mind.
http://i.imgur.com/CM1eAqp.png
I was expecting Mclaren chrome maybe its because its just a really dull day. Get some sunshine on her and we'll see. From the very first pics you can see its more chromekooleracer wrote:But this isn't the new chroma livery that they have been talking about right?
My bad, so in the real world airflow is more or less always hitting the car head on?Advino116 wrote:The image depicts the air flow in the case the car spins. I recognised it from a video that was shown during a talk by Sauber's TD at my university.
Yea i had this little idea that simply accomplishing a short nose was so exhaustive in terms of R&D that most teams simply say forget it. Anyway forget itastracrazy wrote:I see where your coming from but if it was a major factor of consideration then they would all have short noses.
of course not. But crosswinds are not that much of a significant factor when designing your car as it is sort of an once in a while thing.SectorOne wrote: My bad, so in the real world airflow is more or less always hitting the car head on?
