Trick suspension by Merc and Red Bull

[Duke]

So you may have read about Ferrari raising this with Charlie Whiting and its up to Red Bull and Merc to decide whether to keep running their systems (which were perfectly legal last year) or not. Link - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127615/ferrari-letter-prompts-f1-suspension-row

I had a rough idea of how the previous FRIC system worked (until banned) but not heard much about its replacement until now.

Have a read below at how Red Bull used this - fantastic idea and engineering.

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/has-ferrari-just-handed-mercedes-2017-f1-title

How the system was used on each car was very different. Mercedes used it to maintain the car’s balance through a wide speed range of corners, by manipulating the car’s aerodynamic platform. Red Bull manipulated its platform rather differently – using it to enhance the effectiveness of its high static rake philosophy, by allowing the rear to sink back down once past a certain (pre-set) load threshold and thereby stalling the rear wing to boost straightline speeds.

 

[Duke]

Video by Scarbs explaining this - https://drivetribe.com/p/f-S9gOlGRvq7BzdXB2w_bw/Uf8x_hc8RB6stNk7GfziRQ