The front suspension of a F1 car has got a lot of arms: The upper and lower A-arms, the tie rod for steering and the push other pull rod to link the wheels to the shock absorbers.
I have the idea of a double A-arm suspension but with fewer arms.
I show now an image:
The push rod bar is no longer needed. The upper A-arm (as seen in the image) or maybe the lower A-arm or both, can be used to link the wheels to the shock absorbers. The A-arm should be very stiff. It only needs to be lenghtened in the inner side of the car. That A-arm would have got the joint to the chassis in the middle, one end linked to the wheel and the other one to the shock absorber.
Furthermore, the tie rod would run inside the upper A-arm.
The only arms that would be seen are the upper and lower A-arms. Aerodynamics of the car would be improved because there would be 2 less bars in the suspension.
Nice idea!
ResponderEliminarIt would be more aerodynamic. Less turbulences...