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you know what, this car looks actually quite fast. It looks much more 'balanced' compared to the aero of last years barbeque-stick, which would have created many 'odd' aero patterns.
this looks much 'smoother' and more 'stable' in the way it directs air around the body.
Really interesting approach with the turbo-feed.
"Explain the ending to F1 in football terms"
"Hamilton was beating Verstappen 7-0, then the ref decided F%$& rules, next goal wins
while also sending off 4 Hamilton players to make it more interesting"
The narrow nose suggests a complete different philosophy, reducing blockage at the sides, suggesting they want to get the airflow around the nose directed underneath the chassis.
turbof1 wrote:The narrow nose suggests a complete different philosophy, reducing blockage at the sides, suggesting they want to get the airflow around the nose directed underneath the chassis.
Lessons learned from that test nose in 2014 perhaps.
ScottB wrote:What's with all the air box cooling? Seems a bit much? Unless they've come up with something... crafty?
is it for intercooler cooling? or what else could it be?
car looks chunky and reminds me of 2014... Nose looks to slim to look good. rw pylon seems still to be rubbish...
Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.
ScottB wrote:What's with all the air box cooling? Seems a bit much? Unless they've come up with something... crafty?
is it for intercooler cooling? or what else could it be?
car looks chunky and reminds me of 2014... Nose looks to slim to look good. rw pylon seems still to be rubbish...
they had ears on the 2014 car, like a F-duct. I assume it's for the intercooler/cooling, as the Williams also hage a much bigger cooling opening compared to the 2014 car. The supposed Ferrari intake looks a lot bigger, too; suggesting all cars will feature something similar.
I agree however it seems the Lotus has the biggest solution as it seems.
Perhaps 1 is for actual cooling and the other one has another goal (F-duct after all?)
"Explain the ending to F1 in football terms"
"Hamilton was beating Verstappen 7-0, then the ref decided F%$& rules, next goal wins
while also sending off 4 Hamilton players to make it more interesting"
turbof1 wrote:The narrow nose suggests a complete different philosophy, reducing blockage at the sides, suggesting they want to get the airflow around the nose directed underneath the chassis.
Good point. The nose tip regs only stipulate 40mm width worth of 'blockage', so Lotus had a little bit of freedom beside the nose tip that they have chosen not to use. This could indicate a different philosophy or a temporary launch spec only nose.
Nose looks to slim to look good. rw pylon seems still to be rubbish...
