How have F1's technical and aero battles evolved over the first half of the 2023 season? From Red Bull's unprecedented pace to McLaren's mammoth gains, the convergence of sidepods across the grid and the importance of suspension in the Venturi Tunnel era, Jon Noble talks to Matt Somerfield and Jake Boxall-Legge to discuss all these technical points and more.
0:00 F1's 2023 Tech
0:43 Sidepod Evolutions
4:39 Why Merc's NoPod Didn't Work
6:10 Suspension & Venturi Tunnels
9:50 McLaren's Tech Transformation
13:12 Aston's "Downgrade"
16:27 Red Bull's Strengths
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Too few people mention Pirelli's tire structure change that upset AMR and settled for McLaren... They've said this themselves as I recall
@jeffsteyn7174 Says:
The lose rear end is what max needs in the car to be fast. It's not a flaw it's a feature.
@ankhayratv Says:
Ronald would have been a good addition for the video, yes.
@TeeQUEUE-no2kb Says:
Thank you! Well done!
@Sweaty__Sheep Says:
Loving Matt's input here, so detailed and insightful
@TC.C Says:
You guys love talking about the sidepods 😂
@Trailblazerz710 Says:
I’m absolutely with you guys. This is an unprecedented joy to see one driver and an amazing team coalesce to be so dominant, and like you said, dominant in a way that there is no compromise. Much like the MP4/4 we have a absolutely amazing driver tied to a Honda powered car, which has a Honda fanboy makes my heart grow 10 times its size. ❤
@williamshaneblyth Says:
B1 Sport channel talked of aero INSIDE the sidepod through the radiators and out the beam wing got into some interesting detail and one thing he mentioned was aero is drastically effected by wind angles and everytime a car turns the angle changes. So if you can get aero inside the structure that is strong then you loose a decent amount of those external factors like wind , angles and effect of aero when the car turns . This brings stability. They have a unique radiator setup for sure inside the side pods.
@timquerengesser1561 Says:
F1's tech commentator does a good job of showing what's happening and why, and explaining it all. Some of the explanations here were not explanations.
@darkwa456 Says:
Love tech videos
@philliptiestopl1511 Says:
GET RID OF THESE GROUND AFFECT CARS
@jrother Says:
If there is a weakness to the RB19, it's the lower readiness to heat up its tires, especially for quali.
@mrbungle3310 Says:
Whenever a team makes a huge leap its for p2 no one car still touch red bull, especially how Max understands that car...Checo can struggle but Max can overcome everything...and i think 2024 still will be a Max championship but it might get closer near the end and 2025 be a decent closer on this regulation
@64kofrice92 Says:
Damn
@PbPomper Says:
Remember Mercedes saying that side pods didn't matter? Right.
@Lonelyplanet3 Says:
Thank Perez. Is that a rabbit.
@Shadow_1695 Says:
1st
Now an analysis on how everyone could catch up to red bull pls-
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