rogazilla wrote: ↑26 Oct 2017, 14:14
NathanOlder wrote: ↑26 Oct 2017, 13:57
Where did you get the info from. Id love to have a good look through it.
After thinking about this, I would like to find the other information on the comparison as well. If only assume drag coefficient is the same and compare the top speed at the straight, also seem to ignore a few things like Entry speed, When did they get back on gas in the corner before the straight. I would assume brake is similar but if one car has to brake earlier would probably have an impact on the top speed.
If memory serves me right, in the past when Red Bull was winning, they usually have lower trap speed relatively compare to the other top competitors.
Entry speed differences are negletable to top speeds comparison in such a long straight, and there is no way that early breaking would affect top speeds, these cars brake incredibly fast, the differences would be much higher if braking was involving. Also de trap position discards that option.
That comparison about RB was also made between clients of the same engine? If so we could argue with some degree of confidence that RB runs higher downforce/drag cars compared to the others. You could compare this data to cornering speeds aswell to see the correlation between teams.
What a fail to understand is why someone would suggest that Mclaren have a higher drag cars than other chassis to achieve the same cornering speeds that the top teams have. If this was correct, Williams should do the same as they have a more powerful engine, but instead they are focusing on lower DF setups because their chassis isnt efficient enough.
