Naa F1, in each regulation cycle the same pattern is repeated. In the first year, there were always different cars, with each team interpreting the regulations and showing different concepts. But as time goes on, the teams are examining elements that work from other ranges to study their possible implementation in their own concept car. And so, single-seaters are becoming more similar and closer to the track. This has always been the case and will continue to be so. You shouldn’t be surprised. But red bull that bothers you.
In the current grid, it can be clearly seen how most teams have chosen to use the concept of sidepods (sides of the car) equivalent to red bull, with a lower cut and posterior drop. This can be seen, for example, in Alpine, Alfa Romeo, AlphaTauri or McLaren, to give some examples. But Red Bull just complained about Aston Martin. They do this because in Bahrain the green car is the second fastest on the track, with the new car having improved its 2022 times by 2.4 seconds. Something unusual.
The basis of his complaint is nothing more than the brain drain that has occurred from Red Bull to Aston Martin. Those in green want to be a champion team and they are putting together all the ingredients for it. Among them, the hiring of engineers. They have signed dozens of minds from the best teams, such as the great ideologist of the current car, the former head of Red Bull aerodynamics, Dan Fallows, former number 2 of Adrian Newey.
In that sense, red bull has done something similar, recently recruiting dozens of Mercedes engine engineers for its new powertrain structure.
That equipment needs time to bear fruit and generate innovative ideas of their own. And so far, the first car, the work of Dan Fallows, surprised by the adaptation of some of the elements that worked best in other cars from last year.
The complaint
He Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko, did not hesitate to complain from the first race. “Aston Martin is the most similar to Red Bull. There are reasons why this is so. Not only Dan Fallows moved to Aston Martin, but also other employees. They obviously have a good memory,” he said. . and after the race‘Checo’ Perez He went further: “It’s great to see three Red Bulls on the podium.” Just like Marko said Servus TV‘: “Today we have three Red Bulls on the podium, only the last one (in third position) with a different engine”.
Similarities, but also many differences
The side view makes it clear that the concept is the same. And only Aston Martin has curved suspension arms instead of straight. But from there to say that the cars are the same, it goes a long way. In fact, the front suspension concept itself is the opposite, with Red Bull going for pull-rod and Aston Martin going for push-rod. In addition, the Aston Martin is powered by a Mercedes, and therefore uses the same gearbox and rear suspension as the star. Of course, it is not known what the floor is, the most important aerodynamic element.
Red Bull’s complaints indicate nervousness. They are superior, but Aston Martin has 37% more simulation time per regulation to improve this year.
From far away
In 2021, the Austrians took those in green to court for the signing of Dan Fallows because they required him to comply with a quarantine, without working at Aston Martin for a short time. Finally, things worked out for them and they reached an agreement for it to start working in April 2022. In addition, at the 2022 Spanish GP, Aston Martin presented both sidepods. Those from Milton Keynes formally complained of “illegal” plagiarism but the FIA only saw it as a coincidence. Marko is sure there is a “file download” and subsequent transfer which he cannot prove
Source: La Verdad
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