January 31, 2010
It's the first of the 2010 racers to have a low-slung nose. The idealist would suggest that they've found that it's better than the high nose. The cynic, however, will say that all the prevaricating over coming back that Renault did last year prevented them from doing enough design work to discover the possible benefits of the high nose. The sidepod air intakes are larger and lower than the other new releases as well. The front wing is pretty generic, but that'd be easy to change.
My apologies for the render, but it's the only side shot the team has released so far. The dorsal fin is a RB5-style. The sidepods are similar to the Ferrari F10's... and last year's R29.
The biggest change, obviously, is to the livery. The past few years have seen the car look like it was afflicted with mange. This paintjob is a throwback to the late 1970s, the last time the team used yellow and black. It's also quite similar to the color scheme the Jordans. used in the early 2000s. Quite striking, I'm beginning to think that it's better than the McLaren glare on wheels. Of course, the beauty queen championship doesn't count for anything. We'll see how quick it is soon, however.
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Posted by: Mallory at January 31, 2010 02:39 PM (WJ2qy)
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at January 31, 2010 06:13 PM (/ppBw)
Posted by: Wonderduck at January 31, 2010 06:51 PM (Cpxcy)
One of the reasons the P-51 Mustang was so fast was that the engine cooling air was ducted out the bottom rear and yielded additional thrust, something called the Meredith Effect.
Could something like that be done with an F1 car? Would it be legal? (Are they already doing it?)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at January 31, 2010 07:14 PM (+rSRq)
Which isn't to say that it's non-existent at lower speeds, just perhaps not worth the trouble. The various ducts and piping and what-have-you the engineers would need to install to get the small bonus it'd generate... would probably counter the bonus and add extra complexity to the car.
Would it be legal? I think the answer clearly would be 'yes.' There's already some (very) small oomph generated by the exhaust system. The Meredith Effect would just add to that. Of course, if a team DID manage to get a measurable and worthwhile bonus from it, the FIA would probably outlaw it, much the same way they did the fan car, and probably for the same reason.
Posted by: Wonderduck at January 31, 2010 11:07 PM (Cpxcy)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at January 31, 2010 11:41 PM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Wonderduck at January 31, 2010 11:59 PM (Cpxcy)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at February 01, 2010 12:51 AM (+rSRq)
The principle obviously was well-known in the English-speaking part of the aviation industry as well. "Fundamentals of Fighter Design" by Ray Whitford notes (p. 61): "In 1926 it was realized that airflow through the radiators on liquid-cooled engines could, if properly ducted, eliminate the cooling drag and even produce a little thrust at speeds above 260 kts (483 km/h)." "
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Posted by: Wonderduck at February 02, 2010 09:25 AM (Cpxcy)
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at February 02, 2010 06:05 PM (/ppBw)
I can't find anything about Virgin F1 and Campos Meta.
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