vorticism wrote: ↑02 Jun 2025, 01:59
vorticism wrote: ↑24 May 2025, 07:03
...mixing cooling air inside the collector to manage temperatures within it; adding ambient air to the hot outflow of the brake disc.
Such as...
https://i.postimg.cc/B60tYCkr/w16rearou ... dilute.jpg
As stated, at the front of the W16's rear disc outflow collector there appears to be an additional feed. You’d expect the only thing feeding into the collector is the brake disc, and rely on insulation to control its temperature, as we’ve seen on RB and Mclaren ducts, yet the Merc collector looks like it has two infeeds: the brake disc and an additional duct. Adding ambient air inside the collector would dilute the brake outflow and cool the collector pesistently between braking events, and this would presumably negate the need for insulation.
@vorticism made an incredible post and it got me thinking, that what Mclaren is doing isn't all that crazy it's seems to be a lot more simple than other teams realize.
First on Mercedes, This maybe why Merc is suffering from rear tyre overheating a lot, all the heat from the brakes are just being escaped into the brake hub itself and then all the heat is practically being contained and wheel caps don't do them much favors either, you would want the air to escape effectively.
So in my opinion, and I could be very wrong here because it's fun discussing these interesting things:
What Merc probably they needs to do is to reverse and enlarge the brake ducts to allow for the brake cooling to process like the Mclaren, which more or less function like a "heat sink" similar to how an aftermarket, air-cooled cpu cooler operates. Cooling has a massive effect on straight-line speed but the performance you gain is substantial and these small brake ducts Mercedes run doesn't work at all with these tyres.
