Alfa Romeo's F1 2023 car certainly caught the eye with a 'mean' new livery 👀 But there are some intriguing changes beyond simply a paint job 🔎
Alfa Romeo also released CGI images of the C43, which provided the clearest indication yet of how their actual 2023 car will look.Technical director Jan Monchaux explained that development towards the rear-end of the car was the biggest area of focus for Alfa Romeo over the winter.
Monchaux, who described the C43 as “well-born” and “mean” looking, stressed that improved reliability was also a priority. The rear suspension, bodywork, gearbox and cooling elements have been reworked, while revisions have also been made to the floor amid a rule change designed to combat“Just seeing the evolution of the regs last year we had to acknowledge that there were better solutions on how to manage the flow to the diffuser, between the rear tyres,” Monchaux explained.
“From what we’ve seen, some of the weaknesses we had from an aero point of view which was effectively high-speed performance has been also significantly improving thanks also to the new potential we unleashed with this new bodywork and this new way of working the floor between the rear tyres.”Monchaux revealed that Alfa Romeo ultimately decided to favour development at the rear-end of the car as part of a strategic call influenced by aerodynamic testing and budgetary constraints.
“Let’s say the return in investment is smaller. That doesn’t mean there is no performance. As long as we are not first in the timing sheets we have performance to grab everywhere, but since you’ve got a limited amount of wind tunnel runs, and also limited resources, at some point you need to make strategic calls.
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