Aston Martin AMR26

[SiLo]

https://ibb.co/wZq7RYJQ

Good wheelbase comparisons but also, drastic differences in the engine cover shape based on packaging underneath (purple line). The Aston is extremely compact. How quickly the line falls from the intake entry and remains really shallow.

The packaging on the McLaren is a masterpiece considering how much shorter the car is as well.

[Farnborough]

https://ibb.co/wZq7RYJQ

Good wheelbase comparisons but also, drastic differences in the engine cover shape based on packaging underneath (purple line). The Aston is extremely compact. How quickly the line falls from the intake entry and remains really shallow.

The packaging on the McLaren is a masterpiece considering how much shorter the car is as well.

I feel the layout if this AMR is the most extreme, and big departure from previous team design, as you'd expect from new team direction.
We just can't see where its landed currently, from obvious compromise in place. But no doubt about it, this is quite a radical interpretation and with significant development potential I expect.

I'm not in the game of "prediction" as is often given, just that technically this one really stands out in design and within very tight regulation that come with this era.
They've much work to do, but hidden in plain sight currently is quite a step in design approach.

[SiLo]

https://ibb.co/wZq7RYJQ

Good wheelbase comparisons but also, drastic differences in the engine cover shape based on packaging underneath (purple line). The Aston is extremely compact. How quickly the line falls from the intake entry and remains really shallow.

The packaging on the McLaren is a masterpiece considering how much shorter the car is as well.

I feel the layout if this AMR is the most extreme, and big departure from previous team design, as you'd expect from new team direction.
We just can't see where its landed currently, from obvious compromise in place. But no doubt about it, this is quite a radical interpretation and with significant development potential I expect.

I'm not in the game of "prediction" as is often given, just that technically this one really stands out in design and within very tight regulation that come with this era.
They've much work to do, but hidden in plain sight currently is quite a step in design approach.

I guess that's a direction you can go. And you have two options:

1. Conservative, start from a solid baseline and improve it incrementally.
2. Extreme, start from your most outlandish position and reign it in incrementally.

Both options will converge at some point, it's just which one is best initially. Maybe Aston think they have some tricks in their design choices, but right now we just can't see them.

[Farnborough]

The packaging on the McLaren is a masterpiece considering how much shorter the car is as well.

I feel the layout if this AMR is the most extreme, and big departure from previous team design, as you'd expect from new team direction.
We just can't see where its landed currently, from obvious compromise in place. But no doubt about it, this is quite a radical interpretation and with significant development potential I expect.

I'm not in the game of "prediction" as is often given, just that technically this one really stands out in design and within very tight regulation that come with this era.
They've much work to do, but hidden in plain sight currently is quite a step in design approach.

I guess that's a direction you can go. And you have two options:

1. Conservative, start from a solid baseline and improve it incrementally.
2. Extreme, start from your most outlandish position and reign it in incrementally.

Both options will converge at some point, it's just which one is best initially. Maybe Aston think they have some tricks in their design choices, but right now we just can't see them.

What about the particularly small form for midships layout, the very adventurous, and obvious, rear suspension mounting and geometry ? I don't believe this car is being looked at with clarity on here, just bland statement based in current performance.

Conservative=evolution, when they had nothing of substance to evolve.

They've won nothing recently.

Extreme, I'd not call it that. But a clean sheet design, yes. This is what the 2022 RB was, it jumped the rest of them in concept.

This AMR26 the same for intent, there's literally no point in starting from a conservative outlook. That's just simply more of the same.

[diffuser]

I feel the layout if this AMR is the most extreme, and big departure from previous team design, as you'd expect from new team direction.
We just can't see where its landed currently, from obvious compromise in place. But no doubt about it, this is quite a radical interpretation and with significant development potential I expect.

I'm not in the game of "prediction" as is often given, just that technically this one really stands out in design and within very tight regulation that come with this era.
They've much work to do, but hidden in plain sight currently is quite a step in design approach.

I guess that's a direction you can go. And you have two options:

1. Conservative, start from a solid baseline and improve it incrementally.
2. Extreme, start from your most outlandish position and reign it in incrementally.

Both options will converge at some point, it's just which one is best initially. Maybe Aston think they have some tricks in their design choices, but right now we just can't see them.

What about the particularly small form for midships layout, the very adventurous, and obvious, rear suspension mounting and geometry ? I don't believe this car is being looked at with clarity on here, just bland statement based in current performance.

Conservative=evolution, when they had nothing of substance to evolve.

They've won nothing recently.

Extreme, I'd not call it that. But a clean sheet design, yes. This is what the 2022 RB was, it jumped the rest of them in concept.

This AMR26 the same for intent, there's literally no point in starting from a conservative outlook. That's just simply more of the same.

It's gotten really trendy to get on here and repeat "sound bites" from any era in F1 and apply it to this year's car's problems when the underlying data is likely completely different. Terms like B-Spec, Redesign keep getting thrown around.

Krack said they'll have an upgrade for Miami. The big improvement will come when they turn up the wick on the PU. From the onboards, they were testing overpass button and it wasn't always working. So that falls under testing PU systems still. They are still able to collect aero data in the state the car was in but hard to know your suspension limitations when your not pushing more than 75%. From the onboards, Alonso looked like he was on a Sunday drive in the race. Half expected him to start whistling.