This is a screenshot from F1TV’s Tech Talk, I believe this is the best size comparison I have seen since the reveal last Thursday.

  • listener17@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    They’ve been touting this size reduction for a while. I am not sure what I expected, but only reducing by 20cm length and 10cm width? Really?

  • Olissipo@programming.dev
    0·
    5 months ago

    At first glance the difference in width comes from the front wings, which protruded beyond the wheels in the '22 cars.

    So hopefully the wings last longer in wheel to wheel action.

    • FrostyTrichs@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      5 months ago

      IMO the new reg renders make the front wing look deceptively small because of the geometry. They are still huge but as you say it looks like they no longer protrude past the wheel. Still looks like something fairly easily broken in wheel to wheel battles but maybe it’ll hold up.

    • tankplanker@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I would guess that their reasoning is that the increased area allows for more/better sculpted ground effect.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I wonder what the reasoning for bringing back the wide flat floor on either side of the coke bottle is

      100% to avoid front wheels lodging against rear wheels. One car inevitably takes off in such cases (see Ocon-Gasly in Monaco).