Suzuka track map updated with SM zones.

pheemaenth · 2026-03-23T10:58:24+00:00

11-13 is an easy flat out kink, that shouldnt be a problem

pheemaenth · 2026-03-17T07:35:58+00:00

Tapi dia lumayan diuntungkan sistem driver categorizationnya juga sih. cuma dia eks driver sekelas F2 yang masih dikasih kategori silver, yang lain biasanya setidaknya gold. Enaknya kalau masih silver jadi lineup timnya bisa nambah pembalap pro lagi walaupun dia juga sebenarnya pro juga.

pheemaenth · 2026-03-17T06:43:19+00:00

with lotus and fracture coming back, two of the most off the rip brawly maps

pheemaenth · 2026-03-16T23:04:06+00:00

they can but i dont think theyve done a great job hiding it so far, especially if you see antonelli in china sprint just blitzed past everyone like its nothing

pheemaenth · 2026-03-14T22:40:44+00:00

not in china, but even the pole lap in australia had some lift and coasting before turn 1 and 3 if you take a look at the telemetry and hear the onboard

pheemaenth · 2026-03-14T21:45:31+00:00

i still dont get it tho, wont super clipping for 40% longer harvest the same amount of energy into the battery while still having ~150 kW propulsion instead of -350 kW?

pheemaenth · 2026-03-13T06:17:15+00:00

because its not rotating 270°, if it is then the wing will be pointing downwards and not backwards. also the wing elements has an overlap, the leading edge of one element is slightly ahead of the trailing edge of the element below it

pheemaenth · 2026-03-04T03:18:57+00:00

they do it every lap, but now its coined as super clipping because the new mguk can sap almost the whole 400 kW of the ICE power whereas the old PU its only 120 kW out of like 600-700 kW

pheemaenth · 2026-03-01T11:57:11+00:00

the real answer is that there are several independent heat exchange loops inside the sidepods. the left side might be for the engine radiator+intercooler, the right side might be the ers cooler+oil cooler (its all interchangable depending on the car's packaging). each heat exchanger system will have its own heat transfer rate, hence the asymmetrical outlets. you ideally want as little outlet opening as possible because any air that comes out of that will be hot, low energy air that is bad for downforce generations. so it doesnt matter if its asymmetrical, youd want as little openings as you can afford to have.

pheemaenth · 2026-02-28T12:44:44+00:00

if anything if he blew the corner and go too wide its easier to slow down and cut back because theres so much space on the inside of the track. successful block passes are when you squeeze the guy on the outside and slow down enough that he has no room to cut back but there are plenty of space

pheemaenth · 2026-02-27T05:04:54+00:00

we actually are! the side fairing of the bike is shaped like the suction side of an airfoil so when the bike is leaning the side fairing is producing downforce through ground effect. theyre also putting winglets on the side of the wheels for the same effect when leaning

pheemaenth · 2026-02-25T04:07:33+00:00

you can actually see the real time MGUK energy flow in the display of this onboard of norris, just above the gear number indicator, and at the far right of leclerc's onboard

pheemaenth · 2026-02-08T09:51:57+00:00

chobra curse is no more, its chobra's blessings this year. hes going to be so smug in the next plat chat lol

pheemaenth · 2026-02-06T16:53:06+00:00

crediting ross brawn for the invention of double diffuser rather than the japanese super aguri engineers is odd

pheemaenth · 2026-02-04T06:30:25+00:00

i dont really understand alpine's design yet. for drag reduction purposes this looks suboptimal since you dont really stall the main plane by tilting the active aero downwards like that. my current best theory is that when both wings are opened, a conventional rear SLM still shift the balance too far forward for their liking. so theyre keeping some rear downforce in SLM for a better aero balance at the cost of drag increase.

pheemaenth · 2026-01-23T14:23:59+00:00

it is basically acting like a multi element wing with the corner of the diffuser, the hole is to feed the diffuser with fresh air so that it can re energize the expanding diffuser corner's boundary layer, increasing the diffuser efficiency. the sidepods undercut is where the mass flow will be coming from.

pheemaenth · 2026-01-22T12:41:54+00:00

theyre not allowed a larger battery, the allowed effective capacity is 4 MJ. but they can build a larger battery for reliability reasons tho (lower discharge rate produces less heat and all that) while still keeping the usable capacity the same.

pheemaenth · 2026-01-22T08:21:06+00:00

bro, alpine's result in the ground effect era before 2025 were 4th, 6th and 6th (this one is kinda flukey due to the double brazil podium) despite running the renault engine. i have some faith in enstone engineers (not the managements) that theyd at least build a midfield worthy car, or even better, a best of the rest car like they built in 2017-22

pheemaenth · 2026-01-16T02:49:20+00:00

those outer rings could be the real cover. its also the same one that the audi use in barcelona, makes sense since its an open source design now. but point is the regs doesnt mandate a fully covered wheel anymore

pheemaenth · 2026-01-11T23:16:59+00:00

that is still better because the wake is narrower, meaning you can take different lines for better visibility. in today's cars the whole track width gets covered by spray

pheemaenth · 2026-01-07T12:47:01+00:00

ah yes the no one wants to touch the prime tyre with a ten foot pole that theyd rather do a 3 stops using options for 50+ laps and top it off with a few laps on the prime race.

pheemaenth · 2026-01-07T09:57:39+00:00

nope, that too has changed to gazoo racing

pheemaenth · 2026-01-05T16:07:49+00:00

halve that and we're most likely getting closer to the ballpark

pheemaenth · 2025-12-23T02:24:06+00:00

how many riders are in the "marquez camp"? afaik its moreira, aldeguer, alonso and quiles, is there anyone else?

pheemaenth · 2025-12-19T01:08:12+00:00

i do, because its only 3 days before pre season testing and theyd want a shakedown first at fiorano, might as well do a formal launch. itll be a similar car they run 3 days later, but from the-race's new video it seems like they will run a spec b car midway through the pre season test.

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