Really cool,how this so advanced and omniscient high-tech company Formula 1 has once again messed everything up with their great, new changes to the regulations....
https://www.motorsport-magazin.com/...ussell-lando-norris-2022-slipstream-bouncing/
Norris and Russell: slipstream suddenly less efficient
The new generation of Formula 1 racing cars had already created a side effect with the bouncing that occurred on the straights, which came as a surprise to many teams.
But that's not all. Because George Russell and Lando Norris explain that the new cars should make it easier to follow the car in front in the curves, but at the same time it should have become more difficult to get closer to the car in front on the straights. "I think that following the car in front has been improved, but the slipstream effect has been reduced, which I think is quite significant," Russell said in a press conference on Friday at Barcelona testing.
"Of course you need a delta on the straights to be able to overtake. Because you can only overtake at the end of the straight when entering the corner," the Mercedes driver goes into detail.
The Brit tried to get close to Lando Norris on the straight, but it reportedly didn't work so well. The cause of this problem lies in the new technical regulations. This has ensured that the cars are aerodynamically less complex and, among other things, less air turbulence is generated.
As a result, the cars create less air resistance. This is tantamount to producing fewer slipstreams. In the past, this air turbulence on the straights also created a zone of lower pressure behind the car. Cars driving behind were able to suck themselves up to the vehicle in front and start an overtaking manoeuvre. However, since the new cars generate less air turbulence, the effect could be weaker, which would also explain this.
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