Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Diffuser design and ease of overtaking

[Bruce Hill (bruce.hill1]

Did you see the segment on the movable front wing flap done by Jock 
Clear of Brawn GP? He indicated that the drivers can use the flap to 
increase front down force in order to get closer in the curves and then 
slingshot pass on the straights.

Bruce

Rick Lindsay wrote:
> Do recall that although Matchett is smart, his analysis is just an opinion.  If 
> the diffuser makes it harder to draft - which we are only assuming - its a 
> by-product of increased under-body down-force, not an anti-drafting device.  
> That's a lot of hyphenated words in one sentence!
>
> Rick
>
>
> --- On Tue, 4/28/09, Tom Reynolds <kjtar [at] cox.net> wrote:
>
>   
> > From: Tom Reynolds <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> > Subject: [Ferrari] Diffuser design and ease of overtaking
> > To: "rolindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 7:42 PM
> > The Speed commentators were saying that the double level
> > diffusers make
> > pasing more difficult-they say the air is disturbed which
> > negates what the
> > Sporting Regulations attempted to do-make overtaking
> > easier-in this example.
> > So, why did the Court of Appeal decide to declare the
> > diffusers used by
> > Williams, Toyota, and Brawn not in violation?  Maybe they
> > didn't violate the
> > letter of the law, but, given the information above, I
> > would say they
> > certainly violate the spirit.  Now, when everyone gets
> > their modified
> > diffusers on their cars, overtaking will, according to what
> > I heard during
> > the Bahrain Grand Prix, more difficult.  More difficult
> > than last year?
> > Don't know.  More difficult than was planned for this
> > season?  Yep.
> > So...?
> > Tom Reynolds
> > Tulsa, OK
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mike Fleischer"
> > <themightytoe [at] gmail.com>
> > To: <kjtar [at] cox.net>
> > Cc: "The FerrariList"
> > <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> > Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] SPOILER: Did anyone see the F1 race
> > this past
> > weekend?
> >
> >
> >     
> > > No kidding,
> > >
> > > I haven't enjoyed F1 racing this much, well ever
> > >       
> > really...
> >     
> > > The amount of passing, the fact that the TV coverage
> > >       
> > has trouble keeping
> >     
> > > up with the action, the text showing position
> > >       
> > constantly being slightly
> >     
> > > out of date...
> > >
> > > Some of the moves these drivers put on each other... 
> > >       
> > Man I'd swear they
> >     
> > > all were going to start chewing tobacco if they
> > >       
> > didn't have to turn
> >     
> > > right once in a while...  That is racing.  The
> > >       
> > Schumacher years, you
> >     
> > > watched for who survived the accidents at the 1st
> > >       
> > corner, then it was a
> >     
> > > parade to the end of the race...
> > >
> > >       
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SNIP<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >                                           
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