This post was contributed by Henk Ormel, who has been a much beloved member of our community at Wheel Sports and an incredibly insightful eye for feedback on technical matters. As a hobby aerodynamicist without the fancy computer tools, I do have an idea how the Red Bull RB 19 is quick in a straight line …
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This post was contributed by Henk Ormel, who has been a much beloved member of our community at Wheel Sports and an incredibly insightful eye for feedback on technical matters. It kept bugging me, those Ferrari side pods. And for good reason, the pictures i saw weren’t the most explanatory. Now I have seen a few …
This post was contributed by Henk Ormel, who has been a much beloved member of our community at Wheel Sports and an incredibly insightful eye for feedback on technical matters. Since Monaco Mercedes and Ferrari came up with newly modeled sidepods. About the Mercedes change in concept is a lot said and written. As far as …
This post was contributed by Henk Ormel, who has been a much beloved member of our community at Wheel Sports and an incredibly insightful eye for feedback on technical matters. It is after the Monaco GP and the press is praising Mercedes with the progress made due to the concept change. The cold facts are a …
This post was contributed by Henk Ormel, who has been a much beloved member of our community at Wheel Sports and an incredibly insightful eye for feedback on technical matters. The FIA gave Pirelli the task to build better extreme wet weather tires after the Susuka debacle of 2022. There the intermediates were 4 seconds a …
This post was contributed by Henk Ormel, who has been a much beloved member of our community at Wheel Sports and an incredibly insightful eye for feedback on technical matters. There are now 4 teams that use a sidepod with a gutter on top of it. These are McLaren, Alpine, Aston Martin and Mercedes. Ferrari and …
This post was contributed by Henk Ormel, who has been a much beloved member of our community at Wheel Sports and an incredibly insightful eye for feedback on technical matters. There is a lot of rumors around the change of concept by Mercedes. The Imola GP should be the time for the first big upgrade of …
This post was contributed by Henk Ormel, who has been a much beloved member of our community at Wheel Sports and an incredibly insightful eye for feedback on technical matters. The impression exists that the RB19 is an improved RB18. However the RB19 produces its downforce completely different to the RB18. At the RB18 started to …
From 2006 to 2013, Formula 1 witnessed a period dominated by naturally aspirated V8 engines, replacing the previous era of V10 power units. The V8 era produced some of the most spectacular sounds in the sport’s history and showcased impressive feats of engineering. In this article, we delve into the technical intricacies of these high-revving …
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Rory Byrne is a South African engineer who is widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential designers in the history of Formula One. Over the course of his career, Byrne has worked with some of the top teams in the sport, and his designs have won numerous Constructors’ Championships and Drivers’ Championships. …
