AlphaTauri’s progress has some of its competitors concerned about the team’s close ties with Red Bull, believing it might be giving both teams an unfair advantage. The new AlphaTauri floor introduced in Abu Dhabi has raised eyebrows among rivals, sparking speculation about the team’s development direction and its potential impact on Red Bull.
The latest floor design marks a departure from the previous specification used by AlphaTauri during the season, while also incorporating lessons learned from the outgoing specification. Despite the fact that the full extent of the modifications remains hidden, it’s clear that the changes will have a significant impact.
One notable alteration is the enclosure of the lower SIPS within the floor, resulting in a gentler blister on the surface, detached from the outer floor fence’s ramped sidewall. The mid floor and ‘canoe’ surfaces have also been extensively modified to generate greater local load from that part of the floor.
In addition, the lower section of the edge wing has been restructured, with a return to the overlapping tongue-style arrangement seen in Qatar. This, along with a reduction in the camber of the element, has led to modifications in the floor’s strakes, and an elongation of the section aft of the strakes. The reshuffling of the floor fences has also seen the addition of a splitter winglet to achieve the team’s aerodynamic goals.
Overall, the new architecture topside reflects AlphaTauri’s commitment to optimizing development paths and capitalizing on the benefits of closer collaboration with Red Bull.
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