Marussia MR02 Cosworth

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marussia ahead of caterham by quite a margin...and this time they wont need luck to beat them :D

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Im glad Marussia beat Caterham, there car is simple with a lot of room for development! :D
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F1 Malaysian GP - Thursday - 21/3/2013

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The pictures which have the two wings one on top of the other - the FWEP detail is different in the two wings.

One has a 90 degree angle in the top corner, the other appears to have had the corner chopped off.

Thoughts?

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Polarbear wrote:The pictures which have the two wings one on top of the other - the FWEP detail is different in the two wings.

One has a 90 degree angle in the top corner, the other appears to have had the corner chopped off.

Thoughts?
They are actually 2 completely different wings. Look at the vertical strakes, the flaps and the curves in the main planes at the endplates.

Looking back at previous pictures they also tried out both of them in Melbourne. Judging from the "picture time" each wing got, I dare say they ran the top one there. It generally looks much more developed and seems to manage the airflow better.
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F1 Malaysian GP - Friday FP - 22/3/2013
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Forza wrote:F1 Malaysian GP - Friday FP - 22/3/2013
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Is that the launch spec airbox/cooling vent? or is it new?
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yep, that is launch one. One used in Melbourne is shorter and because of that has large white fin to comply with rules

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Not far behind bottas, this is looking good

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Huntresa wrote:Not far behind bottas, this is looking good
Not to Bottas!!

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the marussia has more downforce than the caterham. now who were the geniuses that called this car simple/elementary? :D

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To be fair, Caterham have only spent about a fiver remodelling last years car for this year because they have long stated that they are throwing everything at the 2014 car. John Iley (ex Mclaren head of Aero) is currently beavering away at Leafield on the design of next years car so I fully expect Caterham to trounce Marussia next year.
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LotusF1 wrote:the marussia has more downforce than the caterham. now who were the geniuses that called this car simple/elementary? :D
It is simple. Just people still don't understand that complex does not mean good.

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beelsebob wrote:
LotusF1 wrote:the marussia has more downforce than the caterham. now who were the geniuses that called this car simple/elementary? :D
It is simple. Just people still don't understand that complex does not mean good.
Lots of aero detail can me 2 things.

1. The basic concept is flawed or sub-optimal so lots of appendages are required to re-condition the flow.

2. The car's flow characteristics are very well understood, it's working well and gains can be found by augmenting the flow with detail changes. (Red Bull)
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Coefficient wrote:
beelsebob wrote:
LotusF1 wrote:the marussia has more downforce than the caterham. now who were the geniuses that called this car simple/elementary? :D
It is simple. Just people still don't understand that complex does not mean good.
Lots of aero detail can me 2 things.

1. The basic concept is flawed or sub-optimal so lots of appendages are required to re-condition the flow.

2. The car's flow characteristics are very well understood, it's working well and gains can be found by augmenting the flow with detail changes. (Red Bull)
Perfect example!
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