Good catch...
not really helping a lot on a T-Boning accident though.
And it might actually go into the floor area as well being so low.
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Good catch...
Is that.... A tiny amount of rake I see?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMROazWXEAE ... name=largeAeroDynamic wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:03has any other car done this? twin-layer not-a-bargeboard??
I noticed from some of the overhead angles, these bargeboards appear to be very big and long, in really close proximity to the Front Wheels.
https://i.imgur.com/cqj1qiV.jpg?1
My theory is they are using these to "squirt" some vortices both under the floor and along the sidepods.AeroDynamic wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:03has any other car done this? twin-layer not-a-bargeboard??
I noticed from some of the overhead angles, these bargeboards appear to be very big and long, in really close proximity to the Front Wheels.
https://i.imgur.com/cqj1qiV.jpg?1
That's essentially what I meant, acting like a secondary bargeboard.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:03They are using the undercut and wide sidepod to push air outwards and so push the front tyre wake outwards. They're attempting to undo what the new rules are in place to do.Quantum wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 10:56The undercut seems false economy to me when the midsection goes out so wide.
The sloping top section of the side pod is the focus, as the angle of the lower portion of the pod below the intake is angled much like a second barge board.
Severe undercuts in previous years was for getting a cleaner flow on the floor top section. This appears to be a secondary outwash manipulation flow from front of the floor.
The midsection is very bulky, as it goes wide at the hips. Which makes the "Side pod undercut" not the charged coke bottle flow that teams like Merc are attempting.
similar to Alpine I thinkDAMNINice wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:07Good catch...
not really helping a lot on a T-Boning accident though.
And it might actually go into the floor area as well being so low.
It would probably be very inefficient. Unless they have some really special material, but I can't think of any.DAMNINice wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:09
Another point looking at your picture...
Do you guys think it is possible that the heat reflective material on the underside of the sidepod is actually touchiung / part of the radiator and cooling by external flow as well? Did anyone ever do this, using the bodywork as a cooler?
ojir19 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:10similar to Alpine I think
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMJOka-XIAI ... me=900x900
Gives some credence to the rumour of RB passing the crash tests really late, doesn't it?DAMNINice wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:07Good catch...
not really helping a lot on a T-Boning accident though.
And it might actually go into the floor area as well being so low.
Perhaps this one, Pyrosic ...... imo, this used on the inside of the sidepodOne and Only wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:10It would probably be very inefficient. Unless they have some really special material, but I can't think of any.DAMNINice wrote: ↑23 Feb 2022, 11:09
Another point looking at your picture...
Do you guys think it is possible that the heat reflective material on the underside of the sidepod is actually touchiung / part of the radiator and cooling by external flow as well? Did anyone ever do this, using the bodywork as a cooler?
This Pyromeral product is called PyroSic; a composite material featuring a glass-ceramic matrix reinforced with silicon carbide fibers. The material has been developed to provide an easy-to-use solution for lightweight parts requiring a very good resistance to heat or fire, up to 1800 ºF. Composite materials, especially carbon-fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) have been used increasingly in many industries thanks to their ability to deliver excellent mechanical properties while reducing substantially the weight of parts compared to metals.
