They are some very radical shapes, good on them.
V8 Engine packages were smaller . No heavy turbo piping and hardware. Look at this engine cover.Emag wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:32 pmYes, if i recall correctly RedBull was pretty much designed around this concept in 2013. Although not as tight as they are able to get the cars nowadays. There was less room back then because the cars were a little bit shorter and I think the engines were bulkier too (V8 vs V6's now). Even with the complicated hybrid system they managed to make these things incredibly compact.
LolJordanMugen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:54 pmThey are some very radical shapes, good on them.
Will there be any funny business (protests) about the new RP20 front brake ducts that are suspiciously similar to the 2020 Mercedes front brake ducts?
https://i.imgur.com/e6Ps3T6.jpg
Source: Formula One Management
Very bulky sidepods though. But that's down to the cooling requirements more than the packaging of the engine itself so yeah, you are right. Still the power units that F1 uses today are incredibly compact considering all the different systems that are fit into it.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:17 pmV8 Engine packages were smaller . No heavy turbo piping and hardware. Look at this engine cover.Emag wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:32 pmYes, if i recall correctly RedBull was pretty much designed around this concept in 2013. Although not as tight as they are able to get the cars nowadays. There was less room back then because the cars were a little bit shorter and I think the engines were bulkier too (V8 vs V6's now). Even with the complicated hybrid system they managed to make these things incredibly compact.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... ia_FP1.jpg
Matthew Somerfield wrote:They've also revised their rear wing endplate design, now I wonder where I might have seen that tail on the lowermost strake before (blue arrow)
They've also added this upwash strike in a high & forward position (red arrow), so kudos for that one, not seen that elsewhere
Not really, The bulky sidepods are because of the Coanda exhaust system. They could be smaller.... The exahust bundles were bigger because the exhaust was aimed for aero advantage.. And radiator techniques was not as advanced. We see teams mounting a lot of the cooling on top and behind the engine these days because they have the space afforded by the long wheelbases of today.. If the NA cars had long a wheelbase as these turbo ones.... Their side pods would look small too.Emag wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:34 pmVery bulky sidepods though. But that's down to the cooling requirements more than the packaging of the engine itself so yeah, you are right. Still the power units that F1 uses today are incredibly compact considering all the different systems that are fit into it.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:17 pmV8 Engine packages were smaller . No heavy turbo piping and hardware. Look at this engine cover.Emag wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:32 pmYes, if i recall correctly RedBull was pretty much designed around this concept in 2013. Although not as tight as they are able to get the cars nowadays. There was less room back then because the cars were a little bit shorter and I think the engines were bulkier too (V8 vs V6's now). Even with the complicated hybrid system they managed to make these things incredibly compact.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... ia_FP1.jpg
Many Red Bulls were designed around this concept.Emag wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 9:32 pmYes, if i recall correctly RedBull was pretty much designed around this concept in 2013. Although not as tight as they are able to get the cars nowadays. There was less room back then because the cars were a little bit shorter and I think the engines were bulkier too (V8 vs V6's now). Even with the complicated hybrid system they managed to make these things incredibly compact.
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The reshaped sidepod and engine cover surely energizes the airflow to the diffuser - something you always want to do.
