F1 Double Diffuser
Diffuser on mercedes gpw01 formula 1 car.
F1 double diffuser. And while red bull developed the blown diffuser using exhaust gases to energise the rear wing mclaren instead created the rw80 which became known as the f duct. Trough the year 2010 they were almost unbeatable. John owen principal aerodynamicist whats interesting about the double diffuser is that everybody thinks of it as being the big secret of the brawn car but its not. Many teams felt and still do that the interpretation should never have been.
The double diffuser the rules introduced for 2009 had set about limiting the dimensions of the diffuser to 1000mm wide 175mm tall and 350mm long. Red bull racing 2010 constructor champions with their 2010 racer turned out with double diffuser and with exhaust gas blowing inside and over it. The biggest news in formula one at the start of the season is the rear diffusers being used by the brawn toyota and williams teams. Well it is and it isnt and i think this is the key thing to understand.
With the announcement in early 2010 that double diffusers would be banned for the following season teams were forced to look for other ways to gain an advantage. No bodywork which is visible from beneath the car and which lies. Diffuser on ferrari f10 during 2010. The brawn and williams cars have double deck diffusers.
Behind 2009s double diffuser dominator rising from the ashes of hondas aborted programme brawn gp and its path to formula 1s 2009 drivers title with jenson button and constructors. The use of the double diffuser. The double diffuser the rules introduced for 2009 had set about limiting the dimensions of the diffuser to 1000mm wide 175mm tall and 350mm long. 3 this is the first brackley based f1 car to utilize mercedes benz engines in which it is used by its successor as factory team.
The use of the double diffuser arrangement. The truth behind the double diffuser.