(This page is what the text was written in Japanese by March 01, 2016, was translated into English in the May 20, 2016.)

Sauber a machine C35 for 2016, it was published on February 29, 2016.
Also continue to mount the power unit manufactured by Ferrari this year.
Photo of C35, please look at the F1 Tsushin.
The following is my opinion.

The front wing, a multi-element along the trend.
Sauber until last year, was a wing gap it is not in the inside of the flap. This year, there was a gap.
Front wing from that narrow clearance between the road surface, better gap often would aerodynamic behavior is stable.

Seen from the front, the front suspension is weakened drop angle, the front roll center has become lower.
From this year, a lot of teams are weak drop angle.
If the roll center is high, the resistance against the cornering of the roll.
Instead, limit speed cornering is reduced.
In recent years, a strong drop angle with priority aerodynamic machine were many.
However, the adverse effects of the suspension function was too large.

Vanes surrounding the side pod front is arched, but quirky form.
Dare, it does not take advantage of the maximum the scope of the regulation.
Only in consideration of the flow of the side pod to form a vane.

Side deflector has not been the gap. There may be updates during the season.

Subduction of the side pod rear, very low. Become a rear wing and a set, it has become a major dent curve.
This is to improve the efficiency of the rear wing, the efficiency of the diffuser becomes sacrificed.
The reason is that, of the side pod exhaust heat (the slow airflow), a problem in the terms of processing in the rear end.
If the side pod is low, side pod width spread.
In a broad side pod, and a lot of waste heat flow to the diffuser top surface, diffuser efficiency is reduced.
Last year of Williams is, by raising the side pod rear, it is an example of a narrower width.

C35 is, in order to lower the side pod rear and packaging,
the upper arm of the rear suspension is a strong V-shaped angles.
In this way, the rear roll center is low.
Roll center axis of the racing car, before fall is the ideal.
(Front roll center and the angle of the line connecting the rear roll center.)
C35 is a front roll center of the low, the rear is in favor of the aerodynamics of the rear wing.

For induction pod, Sauber from 2010, "separator narrowing position of the problem" and I have adopted a design that has been pointed out. It seems that the induction pod point to join again in the rear part, it has been in the rear. This I believe that would reduce the efficiency of the rear wing. C35 is, at the point where the separator of the induction pod divide the airflow to the right and the left, side protector top surface is sinking rapidly. This air flow is supplied from the separator to the side protector rear, can be interpreted as the lift at the top surface is the manner does not occur. Exactly in that position, wearing the camera to the right and left of the induction pod. An attempt to stabilize the air flow in the camera. My idea of previously did not seem enough. The main exhaust pipe is upper. Two of the waste gate is on the lower side. So far, any machine also does not take advantage of the wastegate to aerodynamic. Since Way exhaust waste gate valve is not constant flow rate, it will not be available aerodynamic. Rear wing stays is the two, it is V-shaped. rare. Central portion is large interference resistance have stay is approaching, rear wing efficiency is reduced. On the outside of the rear wing wing end plate, and with a lot of fins. Fin might be the role of the gurney flap. In the old machine, the rear end of the wing end plate, the vertical gurney flap was installed. It is improve the aerodynamic stability at high speed. Since the vertical of Gurnee large air resistance, might be there as a fin-shaped in C35. Taken together, as a midfield team of the machine, it is usually of workmanship. Technical Director Mark Smith. The driver in the same pair as last year, Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson.

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