Not sure this is primarily about drag since any additional added downforce at the rear could decrease the drag generated by the rear wing, which is normally the biggest contributor. My bet is that it modifies the high/low speed balance difference.
Testing is all about trying things and yesterday Red Bull experimented with what we call the vertical turning vane, which picks up the turbulent wake off the back of the front tyre. It’s obviously not getting the results expected, so Red Bull took it on and off and then today experimented with it off again.
It lets us see more detail on the leading edge of the sidepod and how the bargeboards pull airflow out from underneath the front of the chassis and onto this leading edge section.
Red Bull’s sidepod concept is quite different from others in that it’s the minimum possible size needed to house the cooling requirements within it - it really is a limpet style. The turbulent airflow coming off the rear of the tyre will affect it differently than on other cars, so this is could be why Red Bull is doing some experiments in this area.
Gary Anderson
No, that's from suspension... Look on the left one, than back to the right...gandharva wrote: ↑28 Feb 2018, 10:49The sidepod winglets are slitted. We have seen this last year too.
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