Alpine A521

[SiLo]

Any good angles of the sidepods to see if they are actually smaller than other teams?

[diffuser]

I think people are trying to find some miracle things in desing of a car that only has purpose to be a project that will
be starting point of new brand and maybe test some things for 2022. car during this season.

You mean Design ? I think it makes sence to introduce the front compressor PU, if they really do plan to, this year to be better prepared for next.

[radosav]

I think people are trying to find some miracle things in desing of a car that only has purpose to be a project that will
be starting point of new brand and maybe test some things for 2022. car during this season.

You mean Design ? I think it makes sence to introduce the front compressor PU, if they really do plan to, this year to be better prepared for next.

well that does make sense tbh

[BassVirolla]

Hard speculation: Could it be a twin venturi cooling? Primary flow through the sidepods, mainly for aerodinamical reasons (blowing over the diffuser) and "nozzle ducts" blowing from roll hoop to sidepod ducts, through radiators.

[diffuser]

The legs tubes seem to go far down?

[Blackout]

The legs tubes seem to go far down?

If I understand Scarbs correctly, they replace the good old Renault compressor airbox (the lighter green here)

Thanks Caterham and @KevTs for the pics

So they feed the darker green compressor disc-shaped airbox (which didnt change much between 2014 and 2020), or the compressor directly, from two sides, similar to the 2016 Ferrari?


This could also explain why these odd looking ducts seem to have an air filter enclosure (purple rectangle)
@NicolasF1i
https://i.imgur.com/a9l51dm.jpg

[diffuser]

Right but why did they put the lower air intake's rad so far out?

Seems like a B-team, budget, unimaginative move.

I had heard that they had been living with cooling issues last year that they needed tokens to fix. Is this what they spent their tokens on?

[Blackout]

Right but why did they put the lower air intake's rad so far out?

That's one of the questions.

Cooling dont need tokens (unless you use special coolers like water-oil or water-water rads, But Renault do not use that kind of rads AFAIK) So teams can change 90% or 100% of their cooling for free.
And as already said they spent their tokens on the gearbox casing, at least to change the suspension mounting points.

But I never heard them saying they had cooling issues... However it could explain why they added 1001 more coolers to the car and relocated their old CCS (if Scarbs is right), with very minimal sidepod/undercut gains.

[aerofoilf1]

FP1 floor tests

[aerofoilf1]

New Halo fairing

[stan_french]

New Halo fairing

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExaoZB-WYAo ... name=large

Yh interesting that they didnt use it in fp2

[kfrantzios]

more details on the new floor tested

[Sevach]

A bit off topic, but are these cost cutting measures? Making these things out of (i assume)detacheable aluminum, rather than integrated carbon.

Saving money on details might be a good thing in the new era.

[Owen.C93]

Time more than money no doubt. I'm sure the one they chose will be in carbon for the next race.

[radosav]

https://mobile.twitter.com/startonpole/ ... 0290148353