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Originally Posted by GuidoK
Interesting pictures of the floors 
Not all the details are visible, but to me the RB floor looks very different from the Ferrari floor and MERC floor (which look a bit more the same).
Those air channel guides at the front of the floor (which guide the air to the side and create the downforce behind that) look way less aggressive on the RB floor than on the Ferrari and Merc floor.
Spaced further apart and I think it has 1 lamel less.
So maybe less downforce and better suitable to guide turbulent air where the Ferrari and MERC lamels convert the air to more laminair flow?
Maybe less is more and the reason the RB car has the least porpoising?
The lamel air guides on the MERC look the largest and most aggressive.
Of course it's a combination of front wing, aero from the wishbones and the floor, and the sidepods on top; they all work together. |
People on f1technical say it's also the insane detail on the RB floor that helps prevent air flow from stalling, i.e. the indents, curves etc. Instead of it being so flat like the Ferrari and Merc floor.