2023 car comparison thread

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All the cars:

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Hopefully this isn't repeating content that is already here too much.

Nextgen auto 📸 compiled by @LuisFeF1 on twitter

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Striking. RB by far the most "transparent" from the back. All other cars are crammed with wings, flaps and diffuser, cant get a tennisball through.

No wonder they have low drag.

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Can't understand why the Williams designers didn't increase the distance between the front axle and floor inlets.

That's such a basic fundamental error that should have been fixed by the second year in this regulation cycle.

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EJ22B wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:53
Can't understand why the Williams designers didn't increase the distance between the front axle and floor inlets.

That's such a basic fundamental error that should have been fixed by the second year in this regulation cycle.
Lack of funding.

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Henk_v wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:29
Striking. RB by far the most "transparent" from the back. All other cars are crammed with wings, flaps and diffuser, cant get a tennisball through.

No wonder they have low drag.
Not sure what you are seeing, Ferrari has by far the cleanest rear end and tightest engine cover...
And they call it a stall. A STALL!

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organic wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:25
Hopefully this isn't repeating content that is already here too much.

https://i.imgur.com/vU0Ngwb.jpeg

Nextgen auto 📸 compiled by @LuisFeF1 on twitter

https://i.imgur.com/rTo5ypS.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/bc25kjC.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/T4GAECX.jpeg
Is it just a coincidence that every car looks like the front tire has been abused, except for the RB in the first set of head on photos?

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AR3-GP wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:56
EJ22B wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:53
Can't understand why the Williams designers didn't increase the distance between the front axle and floor inlets.

That's such a basic fundamental error that should have been fixed by the second year in this regulation cycle.
Lack of funding.
That's kinda hard to believe. This is the same team that brought a large update package last season so financially they seem decent.

Also, AT's technical director said that for them it wasn't expensive as they simply modified the existing moulds to increase the distance between the inlet and the front suspension.

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EJ22B wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 22:10
AR3-GP wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:56
EJ22B wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:53
Can't understand why the Williams designers didn't increase the distance between the front axle and floor inlets.

That's such a basic fundamental error that should have been fixed by the second year in this regulation cycle.
Lack of funding.
That's kinda hard to believe. This is the same team that brought a large update package last season so financially they seem decent.

Also, AT's technical director said that for them it wasn't expensive as they simply modified the existing moulds to increase the distance between the inlet and the front suspension.
They lost the Latifi money, Capito, and the technical director late last year.

Williams has been a bit of a headless chicken. It’s not surprising that they have not made changes that seem obvious

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Vanja #66 wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:57
Henk_v wrote:
01 Mar 2023, 21:29
Striking. RB by far the most "transparent" from the back. All other cars are crammed with wings, flaps and diffuser, cant get a tennisball through.

No wonder they have low drag.
Not sure what you are seeing, Ferrari has by far the cleanest rear end and tightest engine cover...
I am talking about the rear rear. The diffuser, beamwing and brakes winglets "wall"

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Not sure why Mercedes missed an opportunity to learn on Ferrari's mistakes from last year with such a small DRS flap chord... :wtf: Definitely wasn't evident from standalone photo.
And they call it a stall. A STALL!

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organic wrote:
24 Feb 2023, 18:10
Dan Fallows strikes again! The AM front suspension looks very RB18, except for the pushrod…
Perspective - Understanding that sometimes the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.

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Stu wrote:
02 Mar 2023, 13:32
organic wrote:
24 Feb 2023, 18:10
Dan Fallows strikes again! The AM front suspension looks very RB18, except for the pushrod…
Perhaps that too will change next year :D

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