Mercedes F1 equipped George Russell with an upgraded floor at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix, while keeping in mind that performance improvements might still cause porpassing to recur.
Mercedes F1 has made good progress with its W13 in recent races following a difficult start to the season. In the previous race in Hungary, George Russell took pole position, and the team won a double podium for the second race in a row.
It was a big step up from the early part of the season, when both George Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton were bogged down by excessive porpassing that took months to overcome.
One of the compromises Mercedes F1 had to make to combat bouncing was to get rid of downforce, but the phenomenon seems to have gone away, so teams are now looking to add more performance to their cars. promoting.
Mercedes F1 brought a minor upgrade package to Spa-Francorchamps this weekend, but George Russell says he is happy with the performance-enhancing upgrades at the risk of recurring porpathing problems. talk.
“I think we’ve made a lot of progress in that regard,” said George Russell.
“But I think you also know that we had to drop quite a lot of performance to achieve that.”
“Naturally we are pushing the boundaries once more and are not under any illusions regarding the fact that Porpassing may reappear.”
“It’s a competitive sport. We accept that we have to endure it and that might be the best compromise to get the fastest lap. We’ll have to wait and see, but the circuit. It is undoubtedly slightly dependent on
The floor upgrade that George Russell is trying will reduce the load on the edge cords, thereby improving flow to the diffuser and increasing downforce.
Mercedes F1 is also running revised front wing endplates to improve wing tip flow. The W13’s floor fence has also been modified to improve alignment in various conditions. In addition, the resistance of the rear wing has been reduced to increase the straight line speed, which is essential for good lap times at the F1 Belgian GP.
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