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Post by wilmywood8455 on Sept 27, 2023 2:01:56 GMT -8
Red Bull’s spectacular fall from domination in Singapore and its equally spectacular return to form in Suzuka has highlighted just how hyper-sensitive this generation of cars are to set-up – specifically regarding ride height.The ground effect principle by which these cars generate a big proportion of their total downforce is dramatically more effective the closer the lowest point of the floor is to the ground, until it becomes so low that the airflow stalls. The ride height of the car as it sits stationary in the garage is just the foundation for the actual ride heights the car will see when out on the track. Downforce generally squares with speed and as that speed and downforce increases, the car is forced lower on its suspension, rising again as the speed reduces. There are also the effects on ride height of roll as the car corners, diving as it brakes and pitching as it accelerates, plus any bumps or kerbs which must be absorbed. The team will set the static ride height as low as it can to maximise the downforce, but different tracks impose different practical limitations to how low that can be.
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