Tech Heads F1 Podcast- Ep. 13 (Preseason, Peeks and Previews)

Welcome back to the Tech Heads F1 podcast episode 13! This week Bryson, Molly and Dr. Obbs discuss all things F1 preseason. From what to expect during the upcoming Bahrain pre-season test, the creative ways teams conceal true performance from their competition when testing, why teams test, thoughts on car launches, key shakedown takeaways, and surprising/unsurprising features of 2023 seasons cars so far. The team deep dives into each of the teams 2023 cars following their launch and shakedown debuts, what we can see, what we can't, and who we haven't seen so far. As well as analyzing the fascinating new features and design strategies teams have arrived with, signs of teams' learnings from 2022, as well as converging and diverging feature strategies through the field. There is no shortage of exciting tech to talk about and the season hasn't even begun!

Time Codes:

What to Expect and Look for During Preseason Testing- (1:49)
Sandbagging and Secret Keeping During Testing- (5:35)
The WHY of Preseason testing- (7:48)
Function of Flowvis- (11:51)
Front Suspension Changes - (15:05)
Car Launches- (16:20)
Red Bull RB19 and Ford - (17:00)
Haas VF23 - (19:14)
Is the RB19 the Bigfoot of 2023 F1 Cars? - (20:10)
Ferrari SF-23 - (22:55)
Outwashing Front Wing Slot Gap Separators -(24:52)
Ferrari S-Duct- (27:55)
Mercedes W14- (32:03)
Downwashing Cooling Cannon Designs - (35:30)
W14 0.5 pods and Side Impact Structure Mirror Support - (39:35)
Wake Management - (43:26)
Ferrari Front End and Grid Trends of Wing Designs - (47:37)
Aston Martin AMR23- (50:20)
Upstream Design Solutions and their Downstream Aerodynamic Effects - (53:02)
Suspension Shake-ups on the Grid - (56:20)
Cooling flow disadvantages - (59:57)
Alpine A523 - (60:01)
Alpha Tauri AT04 - (63:43)
McLaren MCL60 - (64:11)
Alfa Romeo C43 - (66:47)
More McLaren MCL60 - (70:05)
2023 Season Focal Point and Testing Outcome Hopes - (73:45)
Williams FW45 - (76:11)

Hosts:
Bryson Sullivan (@NaturalParadigm)
Molly (@mollym_o)
Dr Obbs. (@dr_obbs)