Mclaren’s aerodynamic chief considers an opportunity to exploit the field of aerodynamics.
It will not be esthetically pleasing to everyone but for team engineers, the Halo opens doors to new innovations. From Mclaren, Peter Prodromou, points out that the Halo can open new options to aerodynamic improvements on F1 cars.
The Halo has caused more than one problem in the design of the 2018 car, the first year in which it is an obligation. The main problem rises in the work that makes the air in the back of the car. The main objective of the Halo is to protect the head of the pilots, but brilliant minds like that of Promodou go beyond safety.
The chief of aerodynamics of the Woking team has stated that for him, it is a challenge at the aerodynamic level: “For the aerodynamics, there is no doubt that there is a challenge there to deal with, from the first practice, and then we have to see the opportunity and explore”, said Prodromou.
But Prodromou is aware of the limitations of work in the Halo: “It’s something that opens some paths that are interesting to see, I’m sure there will be a variety of solutions out there. What can be done is quite limited, we have certain permission with the basic form, but there is an opportunity there in relation to aerodynamics”.
He also set the work road to follow and said that all teams will end up finding very similar solutions: “Everyone will face challenges on how the air flow affects the engine, how it affects the flow to certain ducts that the car has in that area, including us, and how it affects the flow to the rear wing, but also, on the other side, there are opportunities there. I would give it half a season and everyone will have solved it in a similar way. My guess”, finished Prodromou.
