迈凯伦褶皱式尾翼亮相荷兰大奖赛F1升级套件
在F1荷兰大奖赛前夕,迈凯伦推出最新尾翼升级,其引人注目的褶皱式端板设计成为围场内的焦点。
迈凯伦最新的尾翼升级在荷兰大奖赛前就引起了一些关注,这要归功于其引人注目的端板设计。
该研发套件的第一部分已在匈牙利首次亮相,第二部分则包括一副新尾翼、经过修改的中央车身以及调整过的后刹车导流管。
这三个方面都旨在更好地控制赛车后部的气流以提升下压力,但正是尾翼方案把水平提升到了新的高度。
带波纹的端板拥有多条压筋线,比迈凯伦本赛季迄今为止使用过的任何设计都更进一步。
这些波纹的设计目的是帮助更好地控制从后轮胎流出的气流,以及它随后对翼尖处涡流产生的影响。
在尾翼端板上使用这种压痕线条的趋势始于2023年,当时阿尔派和阿斯顿·马丁在摩纳哥大奖赛上同时带来了类似方案,随后其他车队纷纷效仿。
迈凯伦的最新概念比以往更进一步,因为这一区域的端板厚度受到规则的严格限制,可发挥的空间本就很小。
因此,像迈凯伦这样的设计必须相当精巧,同时在结构上也要足够坚固,以承受尾翼所承受的巨大空气动力载荷。
很有意思的是,可以看到迈凯伦在尾翼端板外表面上加装了大量导流叶片(转向叶片)。
这些叶片有助于梳理来自后刹车导管上导流叶片的气流,进而提升扩散器的性能。
让整个车尾作为一个整体协同工作,对赛车整体空气动力学性能至关重要。
阿斯顿·马丁对它在匈牙利大奖赛上带来的新前翼概念进行了调整。
最外侧的末端翼片采用了缩减的弦长,同时内侧底板也进行了升级。
车队还可以选择加装新的前翼襟翼,以便在需要时提供更宽的调节范围来平衡赛车。
阿斯顿·马丁还引入了经过修改的底板导向叶片(floor fences),并对扩散器小翼进行了改动。
法拉利也为赛车引入了一些底板升级,目的是通过让经过调整的后扩散器获得更充沛的气流,在全速度范围内增加下压力。
这些改进包括更新后的底板支撑布局和导流叶片布置,它们与修改后的扩散器和调整过的尾翼主翼(beam wing)协同工作。
阿尔派(阿尔派)的重大升级已经出现在皮埃尔·加斯利(加斯利)在赞德沃特(Zandvoort)的赛车上,队友弗兰科·科拉平托(科拉平托)预计将在下一站意大利大奖赛上用上这套升级。
这些改动集中在底板区域,包括新的底板主体、重新设计的底板侧板、微调的底板边缘以及重新设计的扩散器。
所有这些调整,再加上新的侧箱车身和新的后刹车鼓设计,目的都是增加下压力并改善气流质量。
车队本赛季一直受到高速行驶时平衡性问题的困扰。
科拉平托的旧规格阿尔派赛车在展示环节中亮相,这意味着我们还没能仔细看到升级部件。
英文原文
McLaren’s latest rear wing upgrade raised some eyebrows ahead of Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix thanks to a striking endplate solution.
The second part of a development package that first arrived in Hungary has included a new rear wing, revised central bodywork and tweaked rear brake ducts.
All three areas are aimed at manipulating the airflow better at the rear of the car for improved downforce, but it is the wing solution that has taken things to a new level.
The rippled endplate features multiple swage lines and is a step beyond what McLaren has run so far this season.
The idea of the ripples is to help better control the airflow coming off the rear tyre and the impact it then has on the vortex at the tip of the wing.
The trend for such swage lines on the rear wing endplates was started in 2023, with Alpine and Aston Martin bringing solutions simultaneously to the Monaco Grand Prix before other teams copied it.
McLaren’s latest concept pushes the boundaries more than before in an area of the car that is quite heavily restricted by regulations that limit endplate thickness.
So, designs like McLaren's have to be quite intricate but also structurally robust enough to withstand the high aerodynamic forces that rear wings are exposed to.
It's interesting to see the extent of turning vanes that McLaren have added to the outer surface of the rear wing end plates.
These vanes help the airflow that is coming off the turning vanes on the rear brake ducts, which in turn helps the performance of the diffuser.
Getting that complete rear end to work as one is critical to the overall performance of the car aerodynamically.
Aston Martin has made adjustments to the new front wing concept that it brought to the Hungarian Grand Prix.
There is a reduced chord to the final outboard elements as well as an upgraded inboard foot.
The team also has the option of fitting a new front wing flap to help give it a wider range of options to balance the car should it be needed.
Aston Martin has also introduced revised floor fences and a modification to its diffuser winglet.
Ferrari has also introduced some floor upgrades to its car that are aimed at increasing downforce across all speed ranges thanks to a more energised flow to a tweaked rear diffuser.
The revisions include an updated board brace layout and vane arrangement and they work in conjunction with the changed diffuser and altered beam wing.
Alpine’s major upgrade has appeared on Pierre Gasly’s car at Zandvoort, with team-mate Franco Colapinto due to get it for the next race in Italy.
The changes focus on the floor area, with a new floor body, reprofiled floor boards, a tweaked floor edge and a reprofiled diffuser.
All the tweaks, which are boosted by new sidepod bodywork and a new rear brake drum design, are aimed at increasing downforce and improving flow quality.
The squad has struggled with a high-speed imbalance problem this season.
Colapinto's older-spec Alpine was on display during the show-and-tell session, meaning we're yet to get a detailed look at the upgrades.
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