Bojan Vrbnjak
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the greats Formula 1 for 2021 have decided to perform with the so-calledCarry-Over”Race cars from the 2020 season. It means they are main components frozen, and changes can be made to aerodynamics and the areas they cover development tokens - but restrictions apply here as well.
Although it is playing surface for modifications thus limited, however, in the view Pat Fray, technical team chief Alpine, there are still many areas that can evolve and change. “Although the various parts of the car are homologated so that they cannot be changed, there are still a multitude of parts that are open. Of course, we can’t make a whole new race car, but we can definitely make at least half. We work to see what makes sense to us and try to improve as much as possible.“When asked where he is main point team focus, however Fry issued by: “With the exception of the nose, chassis, engine and transmission, most of the rest of the car will be redesigned. I think all teams will do that."
Last year, the team was still under a name Renault managed to achieve good aerodynamic improvements and he wants to build on that now. “The direction we have taken in the development of aerodynamics has been solid and we must now continue on this path. The new bottom of the car dramatically changes the airflow structures, but it’s the same for everyone. We need to get the best out of this. But we are basically trying to continue to build on the philosophy we have had so far. There’s still quite a bit of playing space for what we can do within the policy."It simply came to our notice then changes introduced regulations for 2021 to reduce the vacuum. The biggest change concerns the bottom of the car, because the part of the area in front of the rear wheels is cut off so that the external dimensions of the bottom towards the end are changed.
New rules aim to be vacuum reduced by about ten percent. The first tests of the new bottom design have shown that the changes will have a big impact. “Changing the bottom looks pretty insignificant, but how it actually changes the aerodynamics in the rear of the car is really dramatic. It will depend on who is best here to see how this might change the order," so Fry, which at McLarn sees a certain advantage: "I estimate that McLaren can change more than most other teams, because with the new engine they can change many other parts of the car within normal homologation."
