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Getting Technical: Renault R.S.17 - Rear-wing mount
As soon as the R.S.17 was unveiled there were complaints from Renault’s rivals about their rear-wing, more specifically the central mounting pylon. It isn’t a huge deal, and to be honest the other teams flagged it just for the sake of it, but the pylon used to connect to the DRS actuator pod (see inset above), which contravenes the part of the rules that state that the DRS system must be structurally and aerodynamically isolated. Choosing to merge the pylon with the pod in this manner is slightly advantageous as it does not intersect with the main plane of the rear-wing itself, thus making the wing more efficient. Cheekily, the new version of the pylon merely connects to the...
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