Why are the veteran F1 teams performing so poorly this year?

Currently, due to the new rules, all fins and heat dissipation holes have been cancelled. In other words, the aerodynamic research and development that the big teams are proud of cannot be reflected in the competitiveness of small teams.

The current dispute about the rear diffuser involves BGP, Williams and Toyota, which can have a huge advantage of 0.5 seconds faster than other teams per second.

So, in the face of such a huge advantage, it is understandable that small teams have taken the lead.

However, after F1 returns to Europe, the major teams will increase their research and development angles in all aspects, and it is likely that there will be a huge recovery in performance.

The rules changed this year are divided into several aspects

1. The front nose is widened and lowered, and the driver can adjust the angle independently, but currently the driver is limited to only It can be adjusted once up and down to increase the flow of upward airflow and enhance downforce, and can be fine-tuned by the rider according to the situation.

2. The rear wing is narrowed and raised, so that the airflow on the surface of the car output by the rear wing and the airflow on the bottom of the car output by the diffuser will not mix together to cause turbulence. It affects the vehicle behind and enhances the efficiency of overtaking.

3. Bald tires. Bald tires will run faster, but obviously, compared to tires with pits, bald tires wear faster and are prone to blistering. After current use, especially They are soft tires and are very easy to blister. A set of soft tires can actually be used for only a dozen laps.

4. All the original auxiliary wings and small exhaust holes have been cancelled, which means that the downforce auxiliary measures have been reduced to a very low level.

For this year, the overall direction of improvement is indeed based on some measures taken by A1 to encourage competition. At present, it seems that in addition to image issues, it does have benefits in terms of competition.

1. Small teams (Brown GP, ​​Williams, etc.) use diffusers. This diffuser is considered legal and can make a lap faster by around 1 second. If Ferrari wants to install this kind of diffuser, it will need to overhaul the F60.

2: In the first few races of the season, the KERS used by Ferrari had problems, such as Australia: burned out, Malaysia: water failure, and Shanghai: simply not used. How can a team that does not fully understand KERS achieve good results?

3: In 2009, the FIA ​​canceled many aerodynamic packages, which was very detrimental to teams that had this as their strength. This is where Ferrari comes in. The gap between the cars narrowed. What's more, the regulations on wind tunnels and test runs make Ferrari even more "suffering"

4: There is a lack of leadership in the team. Todt left, Brawn was suave in his team, and M Schumacher was "delegated" due to tactical mistakes, so the original unity of Ferrari no longer existed. Although Dominica is excellent, he is slightly less coquettish than Aristotle, Ross Brawn, Dennis, and even Whitley (Red Bull). So Ferrari became more and more struggling.