00:00 Matt Harmon, Technical Director of the BWT Alpine F1 Team.
00:04 Matt Harmon, Technical Director of the BWT Alpine F1 Team.
00:08 We've evolved it front to back.
00:12 We've changed almost every component on the car,
00:14 looking for optimisations in every area,
00:17 be it thermodynamic or aerodynamic,
00:19 making sure that we've got good compliance and good stiffness in all areas,
00:22 making sure that we optimise that aerodynamic platform as best we can.
00:26 We've also maxed out our ability to open up the window of the car
00:29 so that we can use it more aggressively at more events,
00:32 ensuring that we've done a lot of specific work
00:35 at some of the events that maybe we didn't perform as well last year.
00:38 Some of the key differences, we've been very aggressive with the chassis.
00:44 It's something you won't be able to see from the outside,
00:47 but you will see it over the year, I'm sure.
00:49 We've also been very, very aggressive with the rear suspension configuration,
00:52 where we've changed some of the kinematics of the rear suspension
00:55 to give us a better aerodynamic performance,
00:58 but mainly to give us a better vehicle dynamic performance,
01:02 allowing us to have better low-speed grip and improve the lap times generally.
01:07 We've reached a lot of milestones as we stand here today.
01:12 We've homologated the vehicle, which is always a tricky time for any F1 team,
01:16 but we've done that.
01:18 We've also run the full car on our dyno,
01:20 where we've achieved well over 3,500km,
01:22 where we've tested the full powertrain and all their systems,
01:24 matching those results to our simulations.
01:26 So we're fully prepared for the test in Bahrain.
01:29 Yes, very much so.
01:33 Looking forward to their comments.
01:35 We obviously have their comments from the driver in the loop simulator,
01:38 understanding some of the changes we've made in great detail,
01:40 but it's always great to see them in the car for the first time,
01:43 testing it, using it aggressively,
01:45 and also understanding what we need to improve further.
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