F1 | Technical Analysis – Sidepods and Branches Aston Martin AMR 22
Since the presentation of the new car from Aston Martin, the “gills” and sidepods, shown for the first time in this regulatory era, have been noteworthy. But the news did not stop!
The new Aston Martin presents interesting technical solutions, in particular on the front of the gills and sidepods. Thanks to the AMR22, we are finally able to see several technical details dictated by the new regulation.
Gills: a welcome aesthetic return
Looking at the new AMR 22 ground effect car from above, you can see these openings, called gillswhich extend to almost all the length of the bellies. From their entrance, located on the sides of the passenger compartment, almost reaching the central exhaust. These openings on the hood and on the bellies thus extended, are provided for by the 2022 regulation, but it is not the first time which can be seen in formula 1. In fact, it is enough to go back a few years to find similar solutions, for example Williams FW36 or even on the Renault R25. It is obvious that these openings are useful for the thermal management of the radiant masses under the carbon fiber shells. Moreover, these are also subject to dimensional limitations by regulation, with one maximum extension from 150000 mm^2 both right and left and the possibility of having others 30000 mm^2 to use on surfaces that are no more than 25 mm apart from the central axis.
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Sidepods: differences and similarities
As for the sidepodswe can go for a quick comparison with those we saw aboard the “alleged” Haas VF-22. Starting from similarity we immediately notice that even here the entrance is very miniaturizedto try to reduce drag as much as possible, but with one different shape. Here on the AMR 22 la shape is much more “simple”, rectangular (highlighted in orange), while on the Haas they were semi-elliptical. It is interesting to note that the bellies here too they begin really first of the passenger compartment. All this to try to maximize what is the potential of venturi channels which develop a little below.
So we just have to wait for tomorrow and hit the track with the first of the new ground effect cars, hoping to grasp other details. We will also see if these solutions of the sidepods and gills will return the values obtained with the simulations.
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