I would expect a CoG gain from weight saving up high on the engine to be a huge boost. I believe the largest contributor to mechanical handling, in a pure sense, comes from the mass centroid axis.
I would expect a CoG gain from weight saving up high on the engine to be a huge boost. I believe the largest contributor to mechanical handling, in a pure sense, comes from the mass centroid axis.
Ballast is in the center section of the front wing. 50mm off the track?
I believe ballast is used all along the centerline of the car, front to back, to specifically tune the MCA.Big Tea wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 18:55Ballast is in the center section of the front wing. 50mm off the track?
I will defer to you.
Not intended as flippant, I really do.
Couple of kilo's. I think the previous reports were 7kg vs 12kg. But that's just press chatter, haven't heard anything concrete.
The MCL33 is under the weight limit by a chunk anyway, and the MGU-K is mounted right above the floor already, and this formula is restricted for weight distribution, so I don't think the ballast advantage is all that much of a difference unless like the Renault car you were struggling to hit the minumum weight.BrunoH wrote: ↑08 Jul 2018, 20:51it makes a lot of difference.. if you ever raced before you know that minimum weight is one thing, and the ability to move ballast under the minimum weight is a big advantage... ( for example Massa always had more Ballast to play with than other drivers and had a ´´weight advantage´´ )
Seems not.trinidefender wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 00:30Can anyone tell me if the new tunnel-less front wing was used in the race by either driver?
Some people were suggesting that some of those might not be real wings ever. More to find out where airflow is going more than anything. I forget where I read it but it was suggested they did something similar in 2016.trinidefender wrote: ↑09 Jul 2018, 00:30Can anyone tell me if the new tunnel-less front wing was used in the race by either driver?