At the beginning of the article, let me talk about my thoughts on the new 2024 F1 car. I have written an introduction to the aerodynamic package for many years. This time I feel very confused because Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, and Red Bull all have reservations. Some designs can be seen as “Smoke bombs”, some are “helpless actions”, and some are “not yet completed”! SF-24, W15, and RB20 all have their own unspeakable secrets.
At the beginning of the article, let me talk about my thoughts on the new 2024 F1 car. I have written an introduction to the aerodynamic package for many years. This time I feel very confused because Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, and Red Bull all have reservations. Some designs can be seen as ” Smoke bombs”, some are “helpless actions”, and some are “not yet completed”! Facing the new 2024 F1 season, the new racing cars of these three car manufacturers should not be able to meet the inner expectations of engineers. In addition, I have to explain again that the ranking of the three major components that affect the aerodynamic effect of F1 is “chassis, front and rear wings, and body.” We must remember this basic concept first so that we will not be deceived by the superficial “decoration”.
SF-24, W15, and RB20 all have their own unspeakable secrets. Perhaps even the design team itself has “difficulty evaluating” the strength of the new racing car. (Picture source: F1 official website www.formula1.com)
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Ferrari SF-24 “Practice the basic skills first, and then talk about the rest of the moves.”
Before I saw the car, I probably heard about many possible development directions for the Ferrari SF-24. Among the many directions, I most expected Ferrari to refer to the Williams team’s approach, which is to fully squeeze the aerodynamic effect of the chassis, even if it only uses The most “basic” design can achieve the same effect as the complex “ducted” intake and exhaust flow. As long as the power unit space can be compressed, or the vehicle’s center of gravity and component positions can be adjusted, more diffuser (Diffuser) space should be able to be obtained, thus maximizing the benefits of the Venturi effect. In other words, the evolution of the Ferrari SF-24 is Make the suction cup of the chassis bigger!
SF-24 strives for more Diffuser space to maximize the benefits of the Venturi effect. (Picture source: F1 official website www.formula1.com)
This method sounds very simple, and the principle and effect are also very simple, but simply strengthening this area will make the car unable to fully challenge the tuning of various tracks throughout the year, and may also face serious “dolphin jumping” problems. But when I saw the Ferrari SF-24 released, I was excited, surprised, and worried! I’m excited that Ferrari’s engineers can still deliver this “heavy” work despite the major reorganization. And I am surprised that the Ferrari team has practiced some more tricks in addition to the “basic skills” and still has room for limited optimization.
In addition to the “basic skills”, the Ferrari team also practiced some more moves, and the appearance of the SF-24 car body was optimized to a limited extent. (Picture source: F1 official website www.formula1.com)
However, I am also worried that Ferrari’s design is still too conservative. Their car still leaves a lot of room for compromise in an attempt to challenge the “world championship”. It does not go all-in on the chassis specialization like the Williams team. For a long time, the Ferrari SF-24 can actually only have one special training, and it cannot take into account the overall situation. This is the cruel fact! But as long as you recognize your own abilities and strengths, you can achieve real comeback and innovation!
[2024 F1 new car announced]
Mercedes W15 is the product of “helplessness, smoke, and time”
Time, time, time! Looking back on the historical process of F1 technical rules this time, Mercedes-Benz has been going back and forth. Whether it is “Plan A” or “Plan B”, they can actually win the world championship, provided that they must be “completed” and “complete” ”, being “recognized”! This may be the backlash of Mercedes-Benz having too many talents, too many ideas, and too much strength. Yes, too long a wheelbase is a problem, as is excessive vehicle weight. They affect the performance of jumping in a straight line, throwing out in corners, and accelerating respectively. However, every improvement plan introduced by Mercedes-Benz along the way is ” Correct and effective design!
Looking back on the historical process of this F1 technical regulation, Mercedes-Benz has been going back and forth, and perhaps the Mercedes W15 has also been affected. (Picture source: F1 official website www.formula1.com)
But they were not used in the correct combination, and each “treatment course” was not implemented in time. I once explained the effects of “Plan A” and “Plan B”, and I was probably the first person on the Internet to explain that the so-called “zero sidepods” (thin sidepods) are by no means the key to dragging down performance, they just follow other mutually exclusive Kits are used together, and there is no original sin in those other kits. They are the victims of two high-end design teams, two riders with different styles, two groups of heads with different goals, and mutual struggles and compromises.
The W15 has so many designs that amaze me! These design elements are so bold! So bold that it’s a bit like a “smoke bomb”? (Picture source: F1 official website www.formula1.com)
This time around, the Mercedes W15 also seems to me to have some compromises and time pressure, but the W15 has many amazing designs that amaze me! These design elements are so bold! So bold that it’s a bit like a “smoke bomb”? Perhaps Mercedes itself is in urgent need of winter testing to verify these design effects. Regardless of the results, Mercedes-Benz is a team that truly innovates and develops every year. Their design “concepts” are the brightest flowers in this F1 technology reform. He is the brave man that the author regrets the most.
2024-02-17 11:51:47
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