Alfa Romeo C43

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Damn this is nice :D inspired by Merc

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That's a biiig panel :mrgreen:
And they call it a stall. A STALL!

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Forwards floor edge detail straight from the developed RB18. Ferrari cutout with the edge wing helping to extract air

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FDD wrote:
02 Mar 2023, 16:48
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A couple more pictures of that area:

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Vía: Sala Stampa

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The C43 ready for practice in Bahrain:

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Vanja #66 wrote:
24 Feb 2023, 13:09
We won't hear it from the team if it's good or bad, but it doesn't look like something I'd expect. :? Too much lateral flow away from the beam wing and towards the gearbox area...
The way to confirm it is if Alfa Romeo bring an update blowing out the engine cover in that area to prevent/dissuade the inwash like RB did at Spa last year.

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Sooo... where have i seen that before? :mrgreen:

Same small keel seen on the Ferrari

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02 Mar 2023, 16:25
Damn this is nice :D inspired by Merc


https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... tai-1.webp
I never noticed how heavily raked Alfas front upper wishbone was. this actually makes me think that the reason that Red Bull is doing this is aero dynamic in nature, and not related to suspension geometry.

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Giando wrote:
02 Mar 2023, 18:38
Sooo... where have i seen that before? :mrgreen:

Same small keel seen on the Ferrari

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Alfa did it first in 2022

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Blackout wrote:
02 Mar 2023, 23:33
Giando wrote:
02 Mar 2023, 18:38
Sooo... where have i seen that before? :mrgreen:

Same small keel seen on the Ferrari

https://postimages.org/
Alfa did it first in 2022
Never noticed that!
Thank you for pointing it out. =D>
So actually, Alfa inspired Ferrari (who went for an 'extreme' version).

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Not really, both of those appendages improve the flow above the floor to avoid leading edge separation. Consequently, flow improvements to sidepod inlet is also likely for Sauber's car.
And they call it a stall. A STALL!

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