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Originally Posted by astroron
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Hi Ron,
With regards the noses, it is interesting to see the different engineering
interpretations, all of which, supposedly, are within the formula.
It makes you wonder whether there are F1 engineers who upon viewing a rival's nose
design for the first time, strike their own forehead and say, "Damn! Why didn't i
think of doing it like that!"
Looks like the changes challenged the best of them.
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Originally Posted by Adrian Newey
“Now the front wing endplates are right in front of the front wheel - they’re in about the worst possible place; not inside, not outside. That means the majority of the flow now stagnates in front of the front wheel. A little bit (of air flow) finds its way outside and the rest comes inside, and in doing so makes quite a mess of the front wheel wake.
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With those endplates right in front of your own wheels, you certainly wouldn't want
them bumped off as it looks like you will be the one scoring the punctures.