Aston Martin, we anticipated yesterday, is the team that introduces the most technical innovations at Suzuka. The Silverstone team in Japan brought a very important aerodynamic package which includes the redesign of the bottom and the bellies.
The belief of Dan Fallows, Aston Martin technical director, is that the potential of the AMR24 is decidedly superior to what we saw in the first three races: the “green” suffers from tire wear in the race stints, while it demonstrated good aptitude for qualifying flying laps.
The indications had emerged quite clearly already in the pre-season tests in Bahrain and what we see in the Japanese event is the first response that comes in the attempt to find the right aerodynamic balance.
Looking at the AMR24 you get the clear feeling that the aerodynamicists at Silverstone went in the direction of Red Bull: not so much towards the current RB20, but taking inspiration from the world champion RB19.
Aston Martin AMR24: here is the new belly that will be tested by Lance Stroll
Picture of: Giorgio Piola
If we start the analysis from the bellies we discover that the concept has been changed: the massive external wall of the Grand Canyon has disappeared, preferring to adopt a side with a decidedly more pronounced slide, while the excavation in the upper part is less extreme.
What also makes the AMR24 more similar to the Red Bull is the flare that can be seen in the lateral trailing edge of the belly, just behind the micro vents of the radiators: the attempt is to bring part of the flow that laps the upper part of the side towards the bottom, with the aim of increasing the aerodynamic load.
The main innovation, however, concerns the floor which is of a new design: the evolved version has for the moment only been mounted on Lance Stroll's car, to carry out comparative tests tomorrow with the standard version entrusted to Fernando Alonso.
Detail of the Aston Martin AMR24 equipped with a micro flap near the front suspension arm
Picture of: Giorgio Piola
From the images of Giorgio Piola for now we have only seen a change to the external edge of the floor in front of the rear wheels: the… side-hinged scimitar no longer blows into a slot that channeled air under the pavement, which, instead, has a more linear progression, following the concepts that have been seen more recently. The news at the fund are more extensive, but for the moment they have still remained hidden…
Looking at the shots of our technical collaborator, another gem emerges: in the rear arm of the upper triangle of the front suspension you can notice a curious fairing at the point of attachment to the frame. The red arrow, in fact, identifies a micro flap of approximately one centimeter of cord that curves upwards, moving the grazing flow near the body.
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