wedge
25th March 2010, 12:35
Unlike McLaren's system, Sauber has intake duct ontop the sidepod and exits onto the wing profile.
http://images.gpupdate.net/large/148484.jpg
http://images.gpupdate.net/large/148526.jpg
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82346
PDLR:
"Yeah - I knew a little bit about what McLaren was trying," he explained. "But this is a Sauber system. It is a different system."
"We have no testing, and this is the first opportunity we have to try it. We have to test it, make sure it works and then decide if it is raceable or not. We just have to have the patience to test it properly."
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/sauber-to-trial-an-f-duct/
Either the team rely on a a puely aerodynamic way to control the rear wing stalling, such as the duct choking at high speed and cutting off the flow the slot. Or the duct merely adds mass flow to the exisiting blown slot (raced in Bahrain) to allow the wing to be run even steeper and create yet more downforce. We will need mor eimages to be sure what Sauber are trying here.
http://images.gpupdate.net/large/148484.jpg
http://images.gpupdate.net/large/148526.jpg
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82346
PDLR:
"Yeah - I knew a little bit about what McLaren was trying," he explained. "But this is a Sauber system. It is a different system."
"We have no testing, and this is the first opportunity we have to try it. We have to test it, make sure it works and then decide if it is raceable or not. We just have to have the patience to test it properly."
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/sauber-to-trial-an-f-duct/
Either the team rely on a a puely aerodynamic way to control the rear wing stalling, such as the duct choking at high speed and cutting off the flow the slot. Or the duct merely adds mass flow to the exisiting blown slot (raced in Bahrain) to allow the wing to be run even steeper and create yet more downforce. We will need mor eimages to be sure what Sauber are trying here.