May 20, 2011

2011 Spanish GP Wing Analysis



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

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

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

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  4. @ 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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