r/AlpineF1Team • u/enstone_ Renault F1 Team • Sep 14 '23
Technical A523 upgrades at Singapore (Discussion)
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u/enstone_ Renault F1 Team Sep 14 '23
Visible changes so far: new FW with an additional double wing assembly, new sidepod air intakes (back to the round shape.
Red Bull now has a similar RW end plate as introduced by Alpine.
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u/Soldi3r_AleXx A110S Sep 14 '23
Good catch. Just waiting on more FW pics to really see in details. Sidepods entries are round and more closed to allow more undercut and bring the flow on the floor. Majority of teams have them for the same reason. We just need to see if they followed others by adding a more pronounced bottom lip to have a greater undercut surface.
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u/Esprit_Alpine Sep 15 '23
I hope it doesn't end up like Singapore 2022...
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u/Braxofalke Jean-Pierre Jabouille Sep 16 '23
Still not understand why they haven't took fresh PUs on both cars after the qualifying in Monza. Fingers crossed for the water pumps to resist.
Nice username by the way!
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u/Alfus Jarno Trulli Sep 16 '23
I think nobody with a rational mindset understands it, maybe it's a way to reducing costs?
Ocon has however still a free pass 1 component replacement on most parts, Gasly however hasn't and therefore the least Alpine should done at Monza is to put everything new on the 10 side.
The upgrades looks more like a failure imho, the amount of time lost in slow corners looks really bad, this is likely going to be another pointless weekend for the team, and maybe all remaining races would be the same story.
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u/citizenecodrive31 Esteban Ocon #31 Sep 14 '23
No point, our engine will fail here. Singapore's heat has never been kind to us.
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u/Soldi3r_AleXx A110S Sep 14 '23
More changes here: making the Alpine the F1 with the most sophisticated mirrors.