Alpine A521

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shady
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PlatinumZealot wrote:
17 Apr 2021, 12:12
RedNEO wrote:
16 Apr 2021, 19:00
Another change on the new Alpine's front wing. The cape's foot has a slot and a different radius.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzG71GgWQAM ... ame=medium
Ahem!

Shaaaady boy! :mrgreen:

Comest thou forward! Haha

You can doubt a reflection, you can doubt a slot, but never doubt the little metal brakets! Haha
yeah, I was wrong.. though tbf more like a contoured groove than the lip/ledge other teams implemented.

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diffuser
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From Craig Scarborough
@ScarbsTech on twitter ...

FP1 portugal ... Aero rake on the Alpine as they test the 2 wing variations seen at Imola




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diffuser
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The Grill over the rear brake duct is new.
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Previous Bahrain - Imola
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marcush
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those straight pins across the brakeduct opening are certainly not going to help with sandwich bags...you need different shapes to deflect bits and pieces from
air entries.
I'surprised nobody works on such things (deflectors for debris , guiding air only into the airscoops....that's not too hard to develop).

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They do, and that's what most teams settle on to stop rubber debris with the minimum weight/aero sacrificed.

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diffuser wrote:
30 Apr 2021, 19:51
The Grill over the rear brake duct is new.
https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... wing-1.jpg
And the internal bodywork is more visible here, with its rather huge 'gurney flaps' placed at its trailing edge and going outwards. They are probably there to boost air extraction from the centerline cooling system exit area.
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The flaps weren't there in Bahrain AFAIK.

Teams use them from time to time, but they usually put them on the outside bodywork...
Some examples (from F1i - @nicolasf1i)
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So the sidepod internal flow must be quite powerful in this A521..

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diffuser
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Blackout wrote:
01 May 2021, 11:25
diffuser wrote:
30 Apr 2021, 19:51
The Grill over the rear brake duct is new.
https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... wing-1.jpg
And the internal bodywork is more visible here, with its rather huge 'gurney flaps' placed at its trailing edge and going outwards. They are probably there to boost air extraction from the centerline cooling system exit area.
https://i.imgur.com/1xIhoxp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wkS1iR2.jpg

The flaps weren't there in Bahrain AFAIK.

Teams use them from time to time, but they usually put them on the outside bodywork...
Some examples (from F1i - @nicolasf1i)
http://f1i.auto-moto.com/wp-content/upl ... lliams.jpg
https://f1i.com/wp-content/uploads/2017 ... ver_EN.jpg

So the sidepod internal flow must be quite powerful in this A521..

Maybe a firewall of sorts to prevent the heat of the turbine from radiating over to MGU-H and compressor as well? While limiting the cooling effect on the the turbine. Think heat is energy and the hotter the turbine is the more energy it creates?

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diffuser
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Nice. I kept looking for diffuser shots, couldn't find any....good on you!

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diffuser
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More pics ofthe new diffuser upgrade we got in portugal.

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diffuser wrote:
05 May 2021, 20:59
More pics ofthe new diffuser upgrade we got in portugal.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0jEax_XMAI ... ame=medium
Less is more.
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Tooooom
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Less is more, very interesting.

aerofoilf1
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Further changes to the diffuser fences for Spain, this time the inboard two

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Tooooom
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They've been prototyping and testing a lot more parts than in the past, that's impressive.

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diffuser
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Pretty cool, upgrades you can make with a saw and glue!

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