Red Bull Racing’s technical director Pierre Wash said he was surprised F1 rivals had yet to emulate the DRSS concept with the RB19. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are often unstoppable on the straight thanks to one of the RB19’s distinguishing features: DRS. An impressive performance in qualifying was key to allowing both drivers to pass effortlessly in the race.
The sheer magnitude of Red Bull’s DRS gains led to rumors earlier this year that it was a trick system to unleash its speed boost, but rivals quickly came to understand the dynamics. In fact, Red Bull’s DRS system has more to do with how it balances drag levels in the rear of the car than it does operating in the gray zone of the rules. Red Bull deliberately has more drag from the rear wing than the beam wing. Therefore, the leap in speed when the main wing opens increases. But rivals simply cannot imitate this approach. This is because the rivals’ machines are not able to draw out the necessary performance from the diffuser, so it is not possible to reduce the beam wing. Beam wings create high downforce and high drag, and are a valuable tool for improving rear-end stability. McLaren has started pushing a bit more in this area, introducing more efficient beam wings at the Belgian Grand Prix. He hoped to start trying to improve DRS further by changing the rear drag ratio. But McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has made it clear that it will be a long process to develop the rear of the car the way Red Bull has done for the past two seasons. Asked if the beam wing approach was the key to improving DRS, Stella explained: “It seems they have been pursuing this concept for some time.” “So, in a way, it might be an advantage for them to have a lot of experience in developing configurations like this. I think this has become clear over time.” We are now trying to see what is possible with any team developing in this way in a way.” The shortage was conspicuous, but it is said that it is trying to improve in this direction. Aston Martin performance director Tom McCullough said: “I think the updates we brought[to the Belgian Grand Prix]were in line with that trend. “It’s all about the interaction behind the car. Whether it’s the rear brake furniture, the diffuser, the beams and the rear wing. If you look at the back of the car, it’s all working together.” It’s sucking everything out and it’s obviously the ratio between them.”Of course you want stable aerodynamics, but you also need a big switch when you activate the DRS. Rear wing level and many other factors. “Red Bull showed its strength from the opening round of last year, and last year Red Bull was strong in that respect. I think everyone has been trying to catch up to some extent.” Red Bull’s technical director Principal Pierre Washet says he’s surprised no rival team has yet copied the concept. “What’s crazy is that people are talking about it two years after we introduced the concept,” said Wasche. After a hundred tests, people don’t understand (even these days) why the advantage disappears on tracks with very high downforce.”Yes, they still don’t understand. It’s a big surprise for us.”
2023-08-24 13:33:00
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