Sauber launch thread
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Soldato
They're mutually exclusive. Either the diffuser is tuned to create as much downforce as possible, or you'd tune it to give out extremely turbulent air, which would make the car slow.
Don
wow, hit every branch on the way down...
That had got to be the ugliest yet!?
On the plus side, the rear looks neatly packaged though.
That had got to be the ugliest yet!?
On the plus side, the rear looks neatly packaged though.
Soldato
I like this one. Hopefully it's a it can get the team fighting with Renault, Force India and maybe even Mercedes
Soldato
to get more air to the rear of the car? As without double diffusers or last year's blown diffusers they'll be lacking rear down force.
McLaren's were quite small last year.
McLaren's were quite small last year.
Soldato
Not really. Since the V8s came in the sidepods have got gradually smaller, whether this is to do with the fact they need less cooling, better performing radiators, or the designers allowed a greater tolerance for them in the beginning, I don't know.
My guess is because this will be the 3rd year of these (supposedly) standardised engines which are now almost bullet proof so the designers are starting to push the boundaries of sacrificing engine management for better aero.
They are a little smaller than before but not that small - http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/saub_koba_jere_20120206-1.jpg
Looking at my Brawn poster, it isn't much smaller than that for example.
Looking at my Brawn poster, it isn't much smaller than that for example.
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Nose looks like a ducks bill there.
Caporegime
It has a kind of brutal aesthetic to it, doesn't it? Much better looking than most.