Posts by Gregory Brown94

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I’ve honestly fallen in love with this design. I don't know how much the car reveals or the whole hunt for that "silver bullet" excites you all, but lately, I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas. I look at these cars and just can't believe my eyes. No matter what happens next, the Ferrari F1-75 is going to hold a special place in my heart for a long time.

This Ferrari is pure art on wheels—just look at this beauty



I was talking about this yesterday, and it turns out I called it 🙂. Turns out I was right
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This is terrifyingly thin. Williams is going all out and they aren't playing around at all.

I didn't have much time, but I'll try to flesh out some of my theories a bit. This is an analysis of the fluid flow on that upper 3D model:



That green edge marks the boundaries of the Venturi tunnel. Honestly, I think what we saw with several teams—including Ferrari—with that famous double floor (those yellow lines on my scribble) is intended to further accelerate the fluid under the Venturi, which should actually increase downforce. This might be the first time in modern Formula 1 that a double floor is being used specifically to feed the diffuser rather than just managing the side edges or deflectors. Nowadays, since the 2022 regulations, deflectors are tucked away under the car's floor. If you look at the top 3D model, you'll see that even though they are positioned underneath rather than out front like they used to be, they still perform that same role of creating vortices to generate extra grip through turbulence. So, nothing is really "new" here; it's just moved. Unfortunately, we won't be able to see the specific deflector designs the teams are using because they're hidden. We can't analyze them as deeply as we'd like, but that shouldn't stop us from looking at the rest of the car.



Speaking of the Alfa Romeo, which I managed to take a quick look at, there's plenty of interesting stuff going on:



The different fluid colors are used to represent certain component functions. Light blue shows the fluid traveling through the entire car along the floor and diffuser. But the real fun starts at the rear wing endplate, or the guide vane, where the previously stable fluid is suddenly kicked upward (dark blue), almost touching the flow coming off the upper edge of the rear wing (purple). You'll notice on the 3D model that in the top view, alongside the deflector vortices, I've shown how the edge of the rear spoiler itself creates a vortex that sticks the rear of the car to the ground much more aggressively than the 2021 models did.

On the Alfa Romeo, for example, you can see this in the pink-colored fluid. Now, moving back to the sidepods and the rear wing guide vane: what's interesting here is that the double-floor effect at the sidepod level actually accelerates the fluid, sending it aggressively toward the rear wing guide, which then kicks it upward. Aston Martin is doing something very similar.

Williams, on the other hand, is trying to achieve something similar in a completely different way. They use a sharp drop in the sidepod shape to accelerate the fluid, which then reaches the rear end. To be honest, I'm mostly just curious to see who actually pulls it off on the track. Hopefully, I'll have more time over the weekend to write more about the other cars; I shouldn't forget that. 😁

ruggedhawk20 said:Hey, can der Alen explain where the venturi tunnels actually are on these new cars? They definitely aren't under the sidepods, since those look so slimmed down. Are they positioned toward the middle or somewhere else?

The inner part of the sidepods is raised, but you just can't see it from an overhead view. Here’s a basic 3D model so you can get a better idea of how everything is laid out:

fadedwalker18 said:It’s not just the colors Williams took from Alpine; they basically grabbed that entire upper intake right above the driver's head too... honestly, forget that whole 2021 Alpine design style.

Williams looked at the Alpinin design and decided to push it to the absolute extreme. Why? Well, much like Ferrari, they went with that dual-opening sidepod setup where one hole is just a fake vent feeding air through the louvers while the other actually hits the radiator. Here is Craigov's analysis:

I’ve been staring at this Ferrari, and honestly, I think they’ve gone for the most radical sidepod design out there. Here is my take:



So, what are we looking at here? To me, it feels like a callback to the 2011 McLaren design with those L-shaped sidepod inlets, but Ferrari pushed it much further. Instead of just stopping at the McLaren extreme, they added an aero attachment to the sidepod that basically creates a wing-shaped intake. I also suspect Ferrari filled that L-shaped gap with a "double sidepod" setup—meaning if you look past the crash structure bar, you're actually seeing two separate inlets: 1. the actual radiator intake, and 2. a dummy intake that directs turbulent, hot air through the top edge of the L-opening and the bargeboard. Ugh, they really made this complicated, but man, this is easily the most radical sidepod I've seen in ten years.

Take a look at my image. That blue part at the top represents the fluid entering the sidepod opening, and you can see how it splits up at the orange section. The upper flow follows the bargeboards and exits near the exhaust, while the lower flow actually passes through the radiator. I changed the color to pink because that fluid is now heated, and that hot flow exits the sidepod and ends up way up high, above the rear wing endplates. All of that then mixes with the airflow coming off the rear wing and the diffuser. What Ferrari pulled off here is... I'm honestly a bit stunned.

New shots of the Williams





Alex behind the wheel.

I'm just bored, so here’s a mirrored version of my guess for what the Mercedes W13 looks like. Personally, I think it looks pretty powerful.

Tyler Bennett5 said:The actual FW44 was running at Silverstone, and the first thing I noticed was that rounded nose and those massive cooling inlets. They look huge compared
to the other cars on display.

Alfa has sidepods similar to Aston.



Edit:

My latest guess looks more like the Mercedes W13. My assumption is below, while the McLaren idea is above:



It’s basically the same as the Lane car, just tweaked for the regulations and with a better aggressive rake. It features sidepods designed to work alongside the full Quantum effect package. The engine radiator opening is larger, and the cooling duct is packaged differently than the Lane car—it sits closer to the diffuser and the rear wing guide.

Looking at this Alfa, I can't help but feel it's basically a carbon copy of the 2014 Williams, just with a slightly more polished engine intake setup inspired by the Mercedes W01. I have a feeling this Alfa is going to be absolute beast on those tight, twisty tracks where low downforce is the name of the game.

One thing that really jumps out at me is how those ultra-wide, flat vents for hot air exhaust are positioned on cars like Alpha Tauri or McLaren—they're sitting so high up, almost level with the exhaust. I'm pretty convinced that even Mercedes will probably go with a similar concept, maybe a bit shorter and shaped more like a bottle, just to slightly speed up the airflow toward the rear wing assembly. That's become that famous Beam Wing, you know? The wing that directs the flow. Basically, that rear spoiler element is going to take the place of those heavy diffuser edge flaps we saw this year.

Unfortunately, they only showed off the colors, just like Red Bull did. Still, I actually dig this—it’s a huge step up from that whole smoothie lane mess.

A photo of the Williams car leaked about thirty minutes before the big reveal!



Alex and Nicholas looking sharp in their new racing suits

Sam Clark75 said:After last year's invisible performance, they've basically decided to be almost literally invisible this time around. 🤣

Between an invisible Bottas and a totally unnoticed Zhou 🤣

A few more photos:

Someone leaked photos of Alfie Rome at the Fiorano track wearing a camo livery!

Look, I totally get where the ladies are coming from. I'm not being a simp, I promise. It’s just that, from a pure design standpoint, the MCL36 is an absolute visual nightmare—something you rarely see in Formula 1. It reminds me of how Williams used to look back in the day.

McLaren always seems to be messing with their livery. Back in the 70s, before those massive sponsorship deals took over, they actually had this beautiful, cohesive identity in both Can-Am and the World Endurance Championship.

Once Vodafone left the team, that iconic aesthetic they built starting with West basically died. They've tried everything to reclaim those "original" colors, but honestly? Nothing. Zilch. Ferrari stays red because it's red, and you have to respect that. I lost respect for Mercedes once they went with black, and teams like Williams just seem to lose their way... Speaking of McLaren, they actually had two schemes that should have been untouchable:

1. A modern take on the classic colors from 2018-2021



2. A modern tribute to the Gulf colors—Monaco GP 2021



This year's McLaren is just a mess, kind of like that disaster back in 2017. Just a jumble of random colors and weird lines. Why couldn't they just brighten up that old blue and call it a day? Voila.



Ferrari is the gold standard, the true institution for everyone else in Formula 1! As for the rest of them, they're just drifting aimlessly, living by the idea that even a broken clock is right twice a day.

hiddenridge99 said:Can someone please explain this to an idiot?
If testing starts on February 23rd, but Alfa Romeo doesn't unveil the car until the 27th, does that mean the Alfa won't be at the Barcelona test?

Alfa Romeo will be running the 2022 car in Barcelona because the Barcelona sessions are basically "secret testing" where they keep the media away. Still, for the sake of official protocol and good PR, they’ll do the formal reveal on the 27th.

But let's be real—there's always going to be some guy hiding out in those hills with a camera lens, so don't worry, we'll probably catch a glimpse of the car before the big reveal anyway.

AlphaTauri just unveiled the AT03!











It looks like the Koanda effect is back ♥ But combined with those Aston Martin style bargeboards, it might actually be a perfected Koanda effect, which is pretty impressive.