Aston Martin AMR26

[FNTC]

[DRCorsa]

Looks like there is a cooling inlet on the nose itself!
F1 would have been such a boring sport without Adrian!

https://i.ibb.co/Xrf65LQN/Screenshot-20 ... ned-Te.png

On the video there's clearly nothing there though. Just that tiny hole on the tip. And that trapezoid cover or whatever is also visible on this image. Is it AI enhanced?

I don't know if it's enhanced or not, but the same picture also plays in the latest "THE RACE" YT video
(post above)

[FNTC]

Inlet on the tip of the nose is pretty standard, and can be seen here too:

[mzso]

Looks like there is a cooling inlet on the nose itself!
F1 would have been such a boring sport without Adrian!

https://i.ibb.co/Xrf65LQN/Screenshot-20 ... ned-Te.png

On the video there's clearly nothing there though. Just that tiny hole on the tip. And that trapezoid cover or whatever is also visible on this image. Is it AI enhanced?

I don't know if it's enhanced or not, but the same picture also plays in the latest "THE RACE" YT video
(post above)

It was just a trick of the light. I saw a better photo (or it was in video form) from that angle, and it's clear there's nothing concave there.

[BassVirolla]

In this video there is a rear view.

The huge sidepod outlet is just present in left side.

[FNTC]

In this video there is a rear view.

The huge sidepod outlet is just present in left side.

I think it's just the angle

[BassVirolla]

In this video there is a rear view.

The huge sidepod outlet is just present in left side.

I think it's just the angle

https://img.lightshot.app/DdiN6G3TQQii-GxNuVjMCA.png

Yes, I think you are right. There is something there.

Nevertheless, still it seems quite asymmetric to me.

[yinlad]

Cars have to be symmetric by the regulations make no mistake

[FNTC]

Cars have to be symmetric by the regulations make no mistake

I don't think that's true, as long as you keep within the regulation boxes you can have a difference between the sides.

[mzso]

In this video there is a rear view.

The huge sidepod outlet is just present in left side.

I think it's just the angle

https://img.lightshot.app/DdiN6G3TQQii-GxNuVjMCA.png

Yes, I think you are right. There is something there.

Nevertheless, still it seems quite asymmetric to me.

It's just awkwardly photographed.

[Kiril Varbanov]

What is interesting to me at this point – and quite encouraging – is that Newey and team have opted for some extreme slimmed design, which is on the limit, while others went for "normal" conservative designs for one reason or another.
I just hope that the package would work in general and will be a podium contender, so that we have unpredictable mix of points and race battles.
So far it's early to tell.

[Stu]

What is interesting to me at this point – and quite encouraging – is that Newey and team have opted for some extreme slimmed design, which is on the limit, while others went for "normal" conservative designs for one reason or another.
I just hope that the package would work in general and will be a podium contender, so that we have unpredictable mix of points and race battles.
So far it's early to tell.

Indeed! Also, as well as being the sole Honda PU user, they have had to develop & build a gearbox for the first time in years (at least 12 years).

[Blackout]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G_2LgSVWsAI ... name=large

If this image is non AI-botched, it seems to have dual upwashing strakes on the rear wing endplate.

The "airbox" is particularly short and compact too (the smallest one?) as if it still had a split-turbo, kinda like the Ferrari f1 cars of the last 7 seasons. And these cars usually had no centerline cooling, or a very small one, a very compact engine footprint where the compressor and its very short air intake duct where partially inside the Vee, and a small charge air cooler (air to water), so it's safe to bet this AMR and its Honda PU might be similar inside...

[chlebekf1]

In this video there is a rear view.

The huge sidepod outlet is just present in left side.

I think it's just the angle

https://img.lightshot.app/DdiN6G3TQQii-GxNuVjMCA.png

It's a pity that so much hot air will go to the rear wing/suspension

[Chuckjr]

Is it possible (I really don't know, I am asking) that one of the reasons for Newey locating the front wheel suspension arm so far back, is to improve the feel the driver experiences as the mount point is closer to driver center? There have been so many complaints over the years of drivers not feeling the front of the car with these radical arm placement trends, that this is an extreme attempt to overcome that problem while maintaining improved anti-dive? Sort of a two birds with one stone idea. Thought came to me as I was looking at the car.

Second, is the huge side exit/opening sending hot air from the side pods to improve air expansion post the side pod pinch point in front of the rear wheel? Their exits are proximal to each other, and why I ask. I know the air coming out of that opening is not clean, but is there enough heat coming out of that opening to improve expansion at the rear wing?