Aston Martin AMR26

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Brahmal wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 04:36
AR3-GP wrote:
07 Mar 2026, 01:22
The Aston Martin is running the largest cooling exits by a long way. IT's strange because they are reportedly running 100hp down on an already very limited PU. Why do they need this much cooling?
OTOH their intake size is one of the smallest in the field. I think they are trying to create suction to pull air through the system, instead of pushing it in through bigger intakes. Alpine appears to have the opposite philosophy.
It’d probably be most interesting to compare vs Ferrari, given that car is the only other one with the small rollhoop intake

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f1316 wrote:
11 Mar 2026, 23:05
It’d probably be most interesting to compare vs Ferrari, given that car is the only other one with the small rollhoop intake
I meant total intake/inlet area, sidepods included. Ferrari's side intakes are quite large, as I don't believe they have any centerline cooling. .

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In the first image it can be seen the "bridges" from one side of brake caliper to the other (silver metal surround that series of holes) the brake disc periphery with small bore multiple holes to vent, also the brake pad next to that (the division clear from the line between the two) also having holes in larger bore to flow cooling air through the pad material.

In third image, can be seen just how far that top knuckle joint for upper rear wishbone location is outboard from chassis centre and far into the wheel that will surround it. Looks more or less central to tyre width in location, with that link going to the rear wing pylon location chassis side, it will provide the longest possible link length in optimisation of wheel geometry "curve" and desirable to control better the suspension travel dynamic involved there.

There's some very adventurous thinking in this chassis (as expected) which looks to give positive potential in this rules set.

We've not been able to see clear hard performance, yet. It looks like there's going to be a lot more to arrive when some of the headline fundamental issues are resolved.

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Interesting...Another front wing for China.


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Is it back to the first wing but maybe with a larger 3rd element? It doesn't even have the outwashing strakes on the footplates.

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FNTC wrote:
12 Mar 2026, 19:55
Is it back to the first wing but maybe with a larger 3rd element? It doesn't even have the outwashing strakes on the footplates.
Hmm, maybe I would hold off for now. Teams are known to use old wings during pitstop practice.
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AR3-GP wrote:
12 Mar 2026, 20:12
FNTC wrote:
12 Mar 2026, 19:55
Is it back to the first wing but maybe with a larger 3rd element? It doesn't even have the outwashing strakes on the footplates.
Hmm, maybe I would hold off for now. Teams are known to use old wings during pitstop practice.
I was gonna say, China is front limited and that "new" wing looks like it has less wing.