@Blackbird90 wrote:
@TotosHeadphonesProbably drivers are in the process of adapting their driving to some loss of rear stability compared to 2022. Since last year's cars were, as Isola said, quite strong on the rear end but not so much on the front end.
Potentially. The article the @mariohomoh posted suggests so too. A common theme with all the cars this year was to move the front wheels further forward to create less disturbed air for the undercuts and floor, so would the balance be affected by this?
@TotosHeadphonesYep, creating more of a breathing room right after the front axle to reorganize the airflow seems to be one of the main convergence points.
Similarly with the winglets and other sweepy elements on the front wing. All with a significant impact on the balance (adjusting the center of pressure) and consequently on the handling tendencies of the car.
@ScarDuck14Matt Sommers and Mark Hughes are other good chaps to heed.
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@mariohomoh wrote:@TotosHeadphonesYep, creating more of a breathing room right after the front axle to reorganize the airflow seems to be one of the main convergence points.
Similarly with the winglets and other sweepy elements on the front wing. All with a significant impact on the balance (adjusting the center of pressure) and consequently on the handling tendencies of the car.
@ScarDuck14Matt Sommers and Mark Hughes are other good chaps to heed.
Nice explanation. It'll be interesting to see if the FIA will get a bit tougher with the rules on the gaps and winglets creating more outwash. I'm still surprised that they allowed Ferrari the use of their new wing.
