That's normal rear wing movement with load - even the Red Bull will be doing that.
That's the entire wing rotating backwards, not the main plane flexing in isolation! Draw another reference line at the top of the DRS flap, and you will see that it changes in parallel. What you are seeing is the entire rear wing rotating backwards, thus why you can see the gap!
In the video I posted @1min42 it says that even Horner admits that "it can't be seen on camera". It then goes on to say "so any supposed evidence you're seeing revealed from fan accounts take with a pinch of salt because if Red Bull can't find any conclusive proof then chances are someone on Twitter hasn't found it either".
Yeah you can see this easily by simply leaving your mouse pointer at the top of the DRS flap at the start of the video. The entire wing was moving there.dans79 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 4:53 pmThat's the entire wing rotating backwards, not the main plane flexing in isolation! Draw another reference line at the top of the DRS flap, and you will see that it changes in parallel. What you are seeing is the entire rear wing rotating backwards, thus why you can see the gap!
Okay…ringo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 4:23 amAlso the drag reduction benefit is not great if they were doing this. The upwash on the backside of the wing is very powerful. Changing that gap could even add more energy to the upwash.
Redbull are just clutching at straws. In all of this they have ignored the driver factor; they greatest and most inaccurate assumption is that their driver is on the same level. That's the only explanation I have right now for the obsession with them wondering why Hamilton's car is so fast. This same fact also flustered them in Qatar.
I think Mercedes need to look on Redbull's rear wing endplates. Those flutter laterally, and I suspect they are the reason the DRS flaps around. Something fishy could be going on between the rear wheel and the diffuser and end plate.
I'm not an expert, so take this with a big grain of salt, but any flapping of surfaces generally is detrimental to the performance of the car. It's just the teams trying to create parts that are as thin and light as possible.ringo wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 4:23 amAlso the drag reduction benefit is not great if they were doing this. The upwash on the backside of the wing is very powerful. Changing that gap could even add more energy to the upwash.
Redbull are just clutching at straws. In all of this they have ignored the driver factor; they greatest and most inaccurate assumption is that their driver is on the same level. That's the only explanation I have right now for the obsession with them wondering why Hamilton's car is so fast. This same fact also flustered them in Qatar.
I think Mercedes need to look on Redbull's rear wing endplates. Those flutter laterally, and I suspect they are the reason the DRS flaps around. Something fishy could be going on between the rear wheel and the diffuser and end plate.