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#163218
The first thing that makes me immediately disagree with Lowe's statement is the simple fact that if you wait around about an hour after qualification on a European race weekend you see cars overtake around the circuit quite easily.

Same on Grand Prix Sunday mornings.

Yes they are spec series, but again you easily see sportscars and other forms of cars managing to race around circuits
#163235
Jabberwocky wrote:but none of them have tonnes of downforce creating a big vortex behind them
That is true, however lessons must be learned and a compromise must be found if they are ever to find a solution.

They'll need to find a way to cut back even more of the downforce. Mind you it's just a cycle. Within the space of no time the clever designers etc will claw it back.
#163255
myownalias wrote:Whatever happens to the revolutionary rear wing design that Mosley suggested a few years back?
Design: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/178 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Airflow: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/130 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Wasn't it scrapped when the teams put their own set of proposals to the FIA ?
#163257
During P2 on the BBC Red button service they were talking about the DDD causing problems for overtaking, they must have read my mind. :P
By Tony_sa
#163259
7UpJordan wrote:During P2 on the BBC Red button service they were talking about the DDD causing problems for overtaking, they must have read my mind. :P
i think diffusers should be on the ban list...
#163263
Gaz wrote:
myownalias wrote:Whatever happens to the revolutionary rear wing design that Mosley suggested a few years back?
Design: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/178 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Airflow: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/130 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Looks better than the current rear wings.
I think you have to consider the fact that the Sponsors didn't like it either.
#163268
EwmanM wrote:
Gaz wrote:
myownalias wrote:Whatever happens to the revolutionary rear wing design that Mosley suggested a few years back?
Design: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/178 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Airflow: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/130 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Looks better than the current rear wings.
I think you have to consider the fact that the Sponsors didn't like it either.
yeah Voda____________fone wouldn't really work would it...
#163269
Gaz wrote:
EwmanM wrote:
Gaz wrote:
myownalias wrote:Whatever happens to the revolutionary rear wing design that Mosley suggested a few years back?
Design: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/178 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Airflow: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/130 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Looks better than the current rear wings.
I think you have to consider the fact that the Sponsors didn't like it either.
yeah Voda____________fone wouldn't really work would it...
Haha, it certainly wouldn't
#163280
EwmanM wrote:
Gaz wrote:
EwmanM wrote:
Gaz wrote:
myownalias wrote:Whatever happens to the revolutionary rear wing design that Mosley suggested a few years back?
Design: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/178 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Airflow: http://www.fia.com/resources/images/130 ... raphic.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Looks better than the current rear wings.
I think you have to consider the fact that the Sponsors didn't like it either.
yeah Voda____________fone wouldn't really work would it...
Haha, it certainly wouldn't
A lot of the turbulence is caused by vortices's caused by the edges of the wings and the wing end plates so having four wing end plates instead of two is a bad idea.
#163282
Frosty wrote:A lot of the turbulence is caused by vortices's caused by the edges of the wings and the wing end plates so having four wing end plates instead of two is a bad idea.
Are you sure about that? :P
#163285
scotty wrote:
Frosty wrote:A lot of the turbulence is caused by vortices's caused by the edges of the wings and the wing end plates so having four wing end plates instead of two is a bad idea.
Are you sure about that? :P
Yup definitely sure that's why they just made the rear wings smaller rather than having two very small wings.
You can see the vortices's quite clearly if it rains. here is a pic anyway.
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