Aston Martin's steep improvement in performance this season has led to jibes that it has copied Red Bull's design. But those claims couldn't be further from the truth, as we explain: F1
Indeed, even F1’s pacesetting team itself joined in the fun when its motorsport director Helmut Marko joked earlier this year that it has been nice to see ‘three Red Bulls’ on the podium.
This is also why our attention is drawn to the big-ticket items, such as the sidepods and engine cover, as these are areas that now have the most design freedom.In terms of sidepod design, Red Bull’s own RB19 is almost identical to its predecessor. Luckily, should any of other team want to investigate the concept's merits, it can do so knowing that the bodywork on the AMR23 isn’t shrink-wrapped to the internal components in the same way that it would have been under the previous regulations.
The sidepods and engine cover are already a very visible indication that the RB19 and AMR23 are not alike, but there are plenty of other important differences between the two. Those elements are housed on top of the gearbox casing, allowing more freedom in the shapes used in the lower half of the casing. This also results in the designers being able to express themselves more freely with the underfloor and diffuser.
Again, it’s horses for courses, but these are the sort of decisions that are usually driven by aerodynamics, as teams look for ways to improve the airflow’s passage from one area of the car to another. This not only has a bearing on the aforementioned behaviour, with the forward mono-arm of the upper wishbone swept rearwards, it also alters the wheel assembly’s position relative to the front wing, floor and sidepods.
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