Bill wrote: ↑12 Jul 2020, 18:44
Fia changing front wing to simpler ones was a disastrous decision but they knew it was going to hurt high rake cars just look at Ferrari.if Rbr can't fix their usage and rear stability we have to wait for 2022 to something interesting
Marko claimed in late 2018 that the New Front wing didn't hamper them as much on downforce. They clawed back the lost downforce in December itself. Binotto claimed the simplified front cost them 1.5 seconds and James Allison claimed they lost 2.5 seconds. So the biggest losers were Mercedes as they were the pioneers of out wash front wing, which was the critical aspect of their car performance.
Now to say it was a disastrous decision for Red Bull is a moot point. Its about how well teams respond to these rule changes that matters the most in the competition. Mercedes went from high rake to low rake, from shorter wheel base to longer wheel base and encountered challenges along the way, but that team found solutions to fix the problems.
Red Bull is doing well, but have been unable to outperform Mercedes. They have not done anything innovative in the last so many years. They need to take more risks on aero philosophy.
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