Formula OverAnalysed

~40 min read Welcome back to Formula Over-Analysed, after a nearly 17-month-long hiatus. I was busy with the A levels for the past 12 months and for the 5 months before, I lost some interest in the writing process of F-OA. Fortunately, though, my love for aeronautics has intensified in the meantime, and I finally have the time to actually write about the biggest passion I have now. Hence, I decided to write about aero in F1 again. I will be writing my summarised version of each team's progression through the season whose cars have been fast, inconsistent or noteworthy in other regards, namely Aston Martin, Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes, based on my limited knowledge and observations. After that, I intend to write about the 2023 minor aero regulation change and my little research with regard to aeroelasticity. This page may again take a hiatus as I have to serve the nation come January 2023. Due to aero and F1 not being on my list of priorities (anything academically useful for the

Hello and welcome along to round 2 of the Formula OverAnalysed papers- Why are flexi-wings so sought after in the 2021 grid? To quickly introduce this topic to the unaware, the FIA announced that it will outlaw flexi-wings from the French GP. Why is that? And what are flexi wings in the first place? For beginners, flexi-wings are the rear (and in some instances, front; but this article focuses on rear, since that is the primary concern in 2021) wing attachments that flexes under loads brought about by acceleration or breaking. This 'flex' is merely the changing of the length of its horizontal width and vertical tilt under applied forces during the races especially, since the performance gain in qualifying (over just one lap) is almost not significant. (Its like running full wets when the dry track has only just started to get wet from the rain; the conditions are not as demanding).  Referencing the second law of Newtonian motion, it can be connoted (simply) into the following

  Welcome along to the Formula Overanalysis paper number 1- Aston Martin, smart or wasted? A quick introduction to today’s topic: Aston Martin Cognizant BWT SportPesa Racing Point Sahara Force India Spyker MidLand Jordan F1 team were the third fastest car in terms of pace in 2020, behind only Red Bull and Mercedes. Without going into the whole Pink Mercedes saga, the then Racing Point team finished 4th in the constructors, which should’ve been third if it wasn’t for Karen Abiteboul. However, in 2021 preseason testing and in the early races, the pace that once was in the car, seemed to have evaporated into nothingness when 2021, Sebastian Vettel and a rebranding to Aston Martin Cognizant came around. However, as analysed by F1 tech guy ( I guess idk) Mr Sam Collins in one of the first episodes of this year’s tech talk, Aston Martin seem to be the only team running a new chassis, unlike everyone else who decided to continue their previ