May 20, 2011

2011 Spanish GP Wing Analysis

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You can draw your own conclusions from this super slo-motion clip but it would be fascinating to hear the opinions of someone like Craig Scarborough or perhaps even Giorgio Piola...

2011 Santander Spanish GP Practice 2 results


Pos  Driver              Team                   Time                Laps
 1.  Mark Webber         Red Bull-Renault       1m22.470s            35 
 2.  Lewis Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes       1m22.509s  + 0.039   27
 3.  Sebastian Vettel    Red Bull-Renault       1m22.826s  + 0.356   37
 4.  Jenson Button       McLaren-Mercedes       1m23.188s  + 0.718   32
 5.  Fernando Alonso     Ferrari                1m23.568s  + 1.098   34
 6.  Nico Rosberg        Mercedes               1m23.586s  + 1.116   35
 7.  Michael Schumacher  Mercedes               1m23.981s  + 1.511   30
 8.  Felipe Massa        Ferrari                1m24.278s  + 1.808   30
 9.  Kamui Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari         1m24.290s  + 1.820   33
10.  Nick Heidfeld       Renault                1m24.366s  + 1.896   31
11.  Sergio Perez        Sauber-Ferrari         1m24.483s  + 2.013   38
12.  Vitaly Petrov       Renault                1m24.786s  + 2.316   43
13.  Sebastien Buemi     Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m25.296s  + 2.826   33
14.  Rubens Barrichello  Williams-Cosworth      1m25.303s  + 2.833   38
15.  Jaime Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari     1m25.457s  + 2.987   34
16.  Pastor Maldonado    Williams-Cosworth      1m25.603s  + 3.133   43
17.  Paul di Resta       Force India-Mercedes   1m26.073s  + 3.603   32
18.  Heikki Kovalainen   Lotus-Renault          1m26.417s  + 3.947   37
19.  Adrian Sutil        Force India-Mercedes   1m27.123s  + 4.653   20
20.  Jarno Trulli        Lotus-Renault          1m27.189s  + 4.719   34
21.  Jerome D'Ambrosio   Virgin-Cosworth        1m28.036s  + 5.566   36
22.  Timo Glock          Virgin-Cosworth        1m28.062s  + 5.592   28
23.  Narain Karthikeyan  HRT-Cosworth           1m29.469s  + 6.999   28
24.  Tonio Liuzzi        HRT-Cosworth           1m29.476s  + 7.006   31

All Timing Unofficial

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4 comments:

  1. TristanFriday, May 20, 2011 9:22:00 PM

    Wow!!! That's why they run the rake... the wing is making a ground effect!! That is amazing footage.

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  2. ACSaturday, May 21, 2011 12:51:00 PM

    You noticed how the other cars have started to raise the rear, but none as much as the RB....

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  3. TonySaturday, May 21, 2011 2:24:00 PM

    And is it just me, or does it seem like the RB wing isn't just flexing, but twisting?

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  4. DatsoonMonday, May 23, 2011 2:27:00 PM

    @ Tony

    I think it is. I think they test the front wings by applying a known weight to a point on the wing, and measuring the deflection. If the wing is designed to twist as it is loaded, it would increase the angle of attack, and the downforce created by the wing would also rise. This would only occur at speed, not during the scrutineers' testing while the car is standing still. The wing might be designed to create more downforce as it flexes.

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