Your channel is massively under rated. With your current work ethic, this season could be the one that shoots your channel into the best F1 channels available
@@ChrispyNut not as in low ratings from individuals, I meant in terms of viewership & subs when compared to channels like the race, sky sports f1, the official f1 channel etc. It really won't be long until this is considered by many to be one of the best available (if not already)
@@lewisredwood06 Not really and doubtful. This is way too nerdy and technical for most people. The target audience is a small percentage of motor sport followers. In case you hadn't noticed last season, a huge percentage don't even care about the rules, only whether their preferred team/driver gets favourable treatment/results.
@@ChrispyNut You are right with what you say about that audience, but I see it as wider than just that. I also consider this channel appealing to engineers and people who appreciate complex engineering (why i started watching) and also anyone who follows motorsport but doesn't really understand the intricacies of aerodynamics (an awful lot of people). I'm not looking for a battle in the comments section, your viewpoint is valid and I respect it.
It really feels like while Ferrari has tried to innovate with an extreme and very out-there interpretation of the rules, Mercedes decided to adapt and perfect a more conventional and already proven concept. I don't know about the actual racing, but from an engineeristic point of view this is one of the most exciting seasons in decades, F1 teams truly never fail to amaze me.
@@KevinJDildonik Could be, but they also might have smashed it out of the park, we literally have zero way of knowing yet. If you remember the last big rule change in 2017 Ferrari was by far the most innovative on the grid, and went from a winless season straight to challenging for the title. They've been so conservative after 2017-18 that it's really exciting to see them try something so extreme for once. And of course the Merc being competitive is a safe bet, yes, but we really can't know for sure until after Bahrain. I'm not trying to jinx them, but If you saw the 2005 Ferrari before the season started you'd swear it would dominate just like its predecessors, cause why wouldn't it? And to top it all off we're still yet to see whatever monster Newey's genius has birthed in its full (presumed) glory. I'm just hoping for a close fight at the top, and if Ferrari is part of that then it would make it that much better.
@@mesterorange8181 While i wouldn't call the F-14T extreme (certainly not in the same way as the F1-75 and not any more than the W05) that car's main problem was the PU, which was both heavy and _severly_ underpowered, everything else was just a concequence. Don't get me wrong, the Merc was better overall, but switch the PUs and it would've surely struggled to win races. The aero concepts weren't night and day (at the nose at least), but the engines definitely were.
Amazing work your doing! Would be really cool if you could do a series on analysing some of the most creative and successful cars throughout f1 history (Brabham Fan car, lotus 79, Ferrari F2004 etc.)
Such an interesting video. Thank you so much. Just a small thing - when you draw over elements of the car, it can sometimes be hard to then remember exactly what I’m looking at as it is covered. I wonder if a brush that was more of a highlight (70%-80% opacity) rather than a solid brush (100% opacity) might help to be able to understand the intricacies of what you are talking about better. Might just be me who is having trouble here but thought I’d mention it. Thanks again
I was about to suggest something similar, because I also feel that at the end of the explanation the picture is hidden under a lot of lines so I can’t see anymore the part. Other channels erase the previous lines when they talk about another element or another think to look on the same picture and I think it would be also more clear and cleaner here too
Agreed,. Maybe a side by side so we can compare the drawing to the actual in real time. Playing with opacity might work but it'd have to be just right and hence would prefer a side by side.
I would love to hear discuss classic car from the ground-effect era such as the Lotus 79, LIgier JS11, Brabham BT49 and others. I was always impressed seeing some of them race without a front wing. They looked sexy and awesome
This is what I want as F1 content! The expertise and the knowledge you have to explain these Aerodynamics to us is not measurable! This is top notch content keep it up!
Best series on the Tube. As a true Red Bull fan I respect Mercedes so much, the best team of the decade and also creator of the killer of a car W11. I know they will be competitive this year, even if they are 2nd or 3rd fastest from the go they'll be a problem down the line, never count this team out. The livery is actually growing on me, it's so classy!
He's an engineer, not a journalist. Leave that stupid prediction stuff for the journalists. Engineers don't make claims without data or evidence. Eyeballing is not enough
@@SoumilSahu he’s an aerodynamicist but yeah, I highly doubt Kyle is interested in conjecture like journalists when there’s no data at all and barely any video footage of the cars running. Who can even make an educated guess at performance with the cars unlikely to stay the same come testing?
*He could give his OPINION!* And would be wonderful to hear KNOWING it does NOT determine/predict anything. _Nothing less nothing more... just my opinion._
@@900108Chale opinion without any knowledge is just playing a lottery, as it was said before - leave those cheap "WHO WILL WIN" titles to cheap journals.
Wow, just discovered a treasure. I always love the technical analysis from sky sports f1, but this is another level. Keep up the marvellous work as this year is an aero year.
engineers: "with these restrictive rules, all cars will look the same and you can only see marginal differences." expectation: "the top teams will be severely restricted in their developments by the budget cap and cfd time." reality: "by far the most different and complex cars with many technical refinements of the last decades!" I really like these new rules :D
I love F1 and spend tons of time reading articles, looking at pictures, and watching videos like this and i still cannot get my head around the amount of detail and differences you are able to pick out from just these simple shots
Last time Ferrari tried to play with mirrowstays, it was banned just 2 races after they implemented it. This mirrowstay is much more tricky than Ferrari's one...
@@Solomon4567 Just like they didn't ban DAS or engine modes? Or the entire 2021 reg changes which were made to hurt low rake cars like the Merc and Aston?
@@areebsiddiqui758 Mercs were able to keep DAS for all 2020 season. Other constructors weren't allowed to copy it because FIA feared that costs would skyrocket. It doesn't sound right to me. If you say something, be sure to get the whole picture.
Thank you so much for these detailed analyses. Your insider viewpoint, unparalleled understanding, and ability to explain very difficult topics in a palatable manner are truly incredible. I hope your channel becomes one of the main F1 channels and I think it will be with this incredible series! I personally would love to see a video summarizing all the cars where you compare and contrast the most innovative, cheeky, and strange aero bits on each car.
I was worried thinking you might have skipped the Merc analysis. But given the long leave and assuming more junior (no offence, but just not Allison type) you should be able to do whatever you want to help your own interests. Like dropping all that sweet, sweet sweet aero knowledge. Best channel on F1 right now, makes the launches exciting. RU-vid F1 engineering was what got me into the sport in the first place, including you racing stuff. Wish I had the money and time for more advanced stuff.
Wow this is just amazing content. It's what I've been looking for on youtube and elsewhere for so long, with very little success. I'm so sick of having to settle for channels like The Race and Autosport for analysis of these cars. They may have some talented journalists, but their technical analysis is always incredibly superficial. And despite the fact that both also have capable technical experts who could actually explain the concepts, they always keep those people hidden from view. Anyway rant over, thanks so much for all the work you put in to this, and for sharing your knowledge with us!
I didn't see anything like this last year so your channel will make F1 vastly more enjoyable for me. I started following the sport just after the great Jim Clark died and back then the magazines would have some technical articles. Today's video coverage falls short in that area, thus I'm very grateful for your efforts.
🤯🤯Your channel is a MUST to understand F1 aerodynamics. Congratulations for the series and have a lot to learn with respect to aerodynamics. Thank you so much !!!
I have been waiting and visiting your channel since this morning for this video 😀😀😀😀 lobe the channel man, thanx for the incredible analysis and insight
9:07 looks like you have drawn a displeased face! Loving the videos though keep up the good work. Once launch season is over could you do the Porsche Le Mans Prototype?
Watching this video is quite interesting when you are talking about the sidepod given the context that they ditched this style and went for a "zero-sidepod" concept from the bahraim test. Shows how much thought goes into any concept.
Thank you so much for this videos, i have to recognise that this videos when you are tired makes you fall asleep 😅, yesterday i falls asleep with the ferrari video ahahsh, but is so interesting, maybe i don't really know some words, but with your drawing i kinda understand nearly all, i love it!
Perhaps the back is a new tactic for “malicious aero”. Since cars will in theory be closer together, if you design the car so the trailing air is disorganized or disruptive, it can make you a difficult car to follow or overtake. Just a random thought.
Kyle, you're gonna go a LONG WAY on youtube, i suggest you invest in a good editor, mainly in graphics and more, it will push your channel to new hieghts
I agree with the other comment but wont use the word under rated but more like deserves way waaaay more subs and with the changes in F1 hopefully this helps Kyle's channel blow up definitely loving the insights and explanation and I am very very thankful for that
Isn't it great to see your old collegues work finally ? I find it amazing how Mercedes's approach is so different to other teams and that every teams has its own concept this year !
Just found your channel through this video. It's great to hear from an aerodynamicist instead of a journalist. I need to watch your earlier videos to understand everything you're saying but don't worry, that's a good thing! Long chord is something I want to learn about.
Great channel, great content. I'm 25 and into motorsport/F1 since I was 5. Particularly interested in the tech side and that's what I needed. Keep up the good job, I really like your videos!
Good to see so many teams coming up with differing interpretations of the new rules. Not long now before we see if there's anybody with it spot-on straight out of the box.
Will we see less riding over the kerbs to protect the floors? Will the car become much more unstable if it lifts off the ground if floor suction is lost, compared to previous generation of cars?
These are great. You use the term “cranked” an awful lot and for non-aerodynamicists it might be helpful to understand a bit. Maybe flash up a definition in text onscreen so folks can follow.
Great aero analysis! But what about the diffuser? Also interesting to see the placement of the pitot tubes on the floor. You can see where they are trying to maximise downforce through the floor for the driver. Maintaining effective sealing off the floor as much as possible also seems to be one of their goals for drivability.
Once all the cars have been launched, can you perhaps do a slightly more opinion-driven bit where you order the cars to your personal preference? Which ones do you think will work best? What concepts would you have gone for if you would have to design a car from scratch? And who's going to kick-off best in Bahrain? :)
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Thank you🙂 Last year i watched Mark Priestley F1 2021 videos but i think yours are better. As a very long time F1 fan i really like technical videos like this. Sad to not be able to spectate winter testing in Montmelo, i go there every year usually.
This was amazing, thank you for helping us understand what's really going on with these cars. As someone who loves F1 and would love to understand the cars more, you are incredible at explaining it. So please keep doing this as they keep testing and changing the cars. Amazing job and subscribed!
I love this series you're my fave, But it would be nice if you would at the end of your video give us a quick summary of your overall thoughts, So we get a better idea of how you feel about each car compared to the others in terms of overall potential, maybe rate or grade their potential as you see it or your favorites to least. I don't know just an idea, take care!
It’s because all levels of media won’t use live footage for articles they will all use high quality render images released so this way they have most eyes looking at old designs.
I wonder if the way they’re attaching the planes on the front wing to the end plate is to allow more flex on the front wing at speed. Their recent video around Silverstone seems to demonstrate a lot of flex, even at reduced speed
Thought that too, as I was watching the Silverstone run immediately before Kyle's analysis. The front wing was already flexing a lot at low speeds, how flat (or fluttering) will it look at 350 kph 🙈
In this series you spend a lot of time talking about vortices. Could you do an episode about what vortices do, why you would want them or not want them and what different shapes do to vortices? Would be great for understanding this better!
Huge differences between rendered model and real one is like from some kind of a meme. Like "mom i want a new mercedes f1 car. -Son, but we have mercedes f1 car at home. Mercedes car at home: ... ", or "expectations vs reality".
Hi Kyle, thank you. Your channel continues where the other media just don't go and I have so many questions. Can you go back to the mercedes 2019 lanch pics and presentation and tell us what was real and what was old or fake to mess with the competition? Or is that breach of contract? Cheers, Alex
@@mowglines85 I am not betting on it being legal. We all know we have to take these launches with a grain of salt and he can tell us the size of the grain. It would be a good video I think.
This is a great and interesting video. As regards to the renders they are actually renders of the FIA show car that was used to demonstrate the new look of F1 from 2022 onwards. There cars were made available to F1 teams for reference and display purposes and Mercedes along with Ferrari purchased 8 of them.
It's interesting to me, Kyle, that you didn't mention the opposing paradigms in play... Mercedes is going for a shrink wrap with no louvers and large side pod entrances, the contrary style is a small side pod entrance and a large horizontal surface, like the Aston Martin and Ferrari
Kyle, great series of videos on the new crop of F1 cars! Could you do something about vortices, explaining why teams generate them, why they direct them where they do, and what the effects are? You have an old video about keeping flow attached to wings, but the implementation on these cars seems far more complex than that.
