Edoardo Brosco, Head of Reliability and Chassis Improvement for Ferrari, reveals the challenges of the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit: the race takes place at an altitude of over 2,200 meters, the place the decrease air density requires changes to all cooling methods and the set up of upper downforce wings.
Fred Vasseur defined that Ferrari did a superb job getting ready for the Mexican GP. To know the challenges of racing at altitude, we spoke with Edoardo Brosco, Head of the Reliability and Chassis Improvement group for Ferrari. Edoardo Brosco, a 37-year-old engineer from Rome, is a part of the Maranello workforce that ready the SF-24 with a exact simulation program…
What are the traits of the Mexico Metropolis observe?“The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit is just not notably lengthy however may be very technical and demanding. In qualifying, the primary problem is to warmth the entrance tires whereas preserving the rear ones as a lot as attainable in the course of the warm-up lap. The alternation between lengthy straights and tight gradual corners signifies that tire administration is essential: in case you don’t rigorously management tire slip throughout acceleration, you threat overheating them irreparably, dropping traction, and subsequently important time not solely on the present lap but in addition within the following ones.”
The Hermanos Rodríguez circuit is especially demanding for the automobiles. Why, and what are probably the most essential points for race 20 of the Components 1 season?“The Mexican Grand Prix is synonymous with altitude. We’re over 2,200 meters above sea stage, the place the air density is about 30% decrease than at sea stage. This has two results on the automobiles: the primary is that, with the identical geometry, the airflow getting into the automotive by means of the facet pods, brake ducts, and snorkel is decreased. This necessitates particular methods to make sure the cooling of the automotive’s parts, in addition to elevated stress on the turbo, which has to function on the higher restrict of its specs to offer the required air to the engine.”
“The second consequence of the low air density is that each vertical aerodynamic downforce and drag are decreased by 30%. To provide you an thought of what this implies, the distinction in downforce between a Monaco (Max) and a Monza (Min) aerodynamic setup is about 20%, or if the Mexican GP have been held at sea stage, the automobiles’ high pace on the finish of the straight could be about 25 km/h decrease!”
Oct 25, 2024
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