At the last Hungarian Grand Prix, Aston Martin surprised its rivals with a new rear wing that takes advantage of a loophole in the technical regulations. Its director, Mike Krack, anticipates that it will be copied by its rivals at the latest at the Singapore GP.
In Formula 1 they are the best engineers and designers from the world of competition. This means that, even in the least competitive teams, innovative and attractive ideas and concepts emerge for the rest.
This is what has happened with the Aston Martin’s new rear wing, the team in which Fernando Alonso will play next year. Despite being penultimate in the constructors’ championship and having starred in the controversy of the ‘green Red Bull’, the Silverstone-based team also has enough talent in its ranks to innovate and lead the way to the leading Formula 1 teams.
A clear example of this is its new rear spoiler released in the Hungarian Grand Prix. On the circuit near Budapest, Aston Martin surprised with a spoiler fitted with end plates or lateral drifts, which with the new regulation had disappeared.
Thanks to this, Aston Martin can channel aerodynamic flow more efficiently, which allows to generate more load on the rear axle. Something that the new regulation aims to avoid because it also causes a higher turbulent wake, thereby making overtaking more difficult.
A legal spoiler and soon to be copied
Regardless of whether it contravenes the spirit of the regulations, the truth is that Aston Martin’s rear wing is completely legal, so rival teams are already studying its operation and the best way to apply it to their respective cars.
mike krackdirector of the British team, has spoken about it, anticipating the moment in which he believes that these types of wings will begin to be seen on other cars on the grid.
“You have written a lot about Barcelona, when we changed our concept,” said the Luxembourg engineer, referring to the ‘green Red Bull’. “I think that this shows that our team can also innovate, that we also have many ideas.. Perhaps we will see that other teams can follow a similar approach.
“The next high downforce races are the Netherlands and Singapore. I would be surprised if we were the only ones in Singapore competing with this idea.”has expanded Mike Krack.
For his part, Alfa Romeo’s chief track engineer, the Spanish Xevi Pujolar, admitted at the Hungaroring that “we will probably have to take a look at this wing. In qualifying, I don’t know why, they didn’t consolidate their performance, but in the race their pace was good.”
Formula 1 returns to activity on August 26 at Spa-Francorchamps. Later, Zandvoort, Monza and Singapore will arrive, all of them in the month of September.
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