Maybe Williams had good downforce on classic smooth Euro tracks like Spain, but they were not as good as the competition at maintaining consistent downforce over the larger range of ride heights and suspension movement that are needed for tracks like Monoco. Perhaps too simplistic to think of Williams aero goals in terms of just downforce vs drag. Williams may be chasing a wider usable range of the same downforce levels they previously had. Success there would open up more options for traction/chassis setup.Raleigh wrote:Again, Williams was fairly competitive on aero tracks like Spain. The car has decent downforce and does well in high speed corners.
Where they suffered was a lack of traction, Monaco exposed this most harshly, as did wet weather. Low speed corners and mechanical grip have been a persistent weakness of Williams in both 2014/2015 and this is one of the biggest areas the team needs to improve going forward.
Yeah, that was Rob Smedley after the race commenting on the struggle of Williams cars aganist Mercedes and Ferrari. More than that, he also mentioned that as Williams has opted for evolution, developing the same basic chassis design further and further during the last couple of seasons, all the problems with changing ride height, the cars instability during braking etc. can be reduced, but not masked entirely.Raleigh wrote:That could well be the case, I remember Rob Smedley (?) at the British GP last year talking about how the difference in ride height between wet tires with their slightly greater diameter than slicks was affecting downforce.
A good point, I think. I agree with your opinion.bill shoe wrote: Maybe Williams had good downforce on classic smooth Euro tracks like Spain, but they were not as good as the competition at maintaining consistent downforce over the larger range of ride heights and suspension movement that are needed for tracks like Monoco. Perhaps too simplistic to think of Williams aero goals in terms of just downforce vs drag. Williams may be chasing a wider usable range of the same downforce levels they previously had. Success there would open up more options for traction/chassis setup.
We already got a hint from Williams: more air (clean air, not turbulent one) over diffuser. The solution should be close to what Mercedes or Red Bull are doing!Stalker1 wrote:I am thinking here about the issue with rear-downforce or the lack of it. What are your options if you want to improve the rear-downforce? Do you have to improve the air flow over the car and over the rear wing or the key is actually the bottom of the car?
Good news! Thanks!scarbs wrote:Crash tests passed