Red Bull RB18

[lio007]

Quite a difference in ride height between loaded vs. unloaded:

[Bandit1216]

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Red: Lower suspension arms
Green: Steering arm
Yellow: Pull rod
Blue: Strange upper suspension arms??

Can anyone explain the blue ones?

Looks like it has huge caster.

[Just_a_fan]

Looking at the rear views of the diffusers and the area inside the rear wheel, RedBull appear to have a much more developed junction between floor edge and diffuser. Knowing their historic excellence at dealing with tyre squirt, I wonder if this is going to be a key development area.

[Just_a_fan]

Quite a difference in ride height between loaded vs. unloaded:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMRrjbaWUAI ... name=large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMRrkXLWYAE ... name=large

Or roll and no roll

[mantaque]

Just my observation - I would say from the pictures of the rear, the RB18 has the most circular/bigger radius (or least square if you like) corner shape or the diffusor.

[Pandamasque]

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Wonder how long before Mercedes protest the mirror stays!

Both teams (+ AT) exploit the same loophole, which is likely to be closed, perhaps even during the season. FOM representatives mentioned that now tech regs can be changed without teams' consent not only for safety reasons but to bring the letter of the law more in-line with the spirit of the law. This is a prime example where a loophole allows designs that directly contravene the very aim of 2022 regs.

[scheffers]

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Wonder how long before Mercedes protest the mirror stays!

Both teams (+ AT) exploit the same loophole, which is likely to be closed, perhaps even during the season. FOM representatives mentioned that now tech regs can be changed without teams' consent not only for safety reasons but to bring the letter of the law more in-line with the spirit of the law. This is a prime example where an unintended loophole allows designs that directly contravene the very aim of 2022 regs.

If you mean the upright winglet, Mercedes is doing the same thing there.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMN9XSnXEA8 ... =4096x4096

[Pandamasque]

If you mean the upright winglet, Mercedes is doing the same thing there.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMN9XSnXEA8 ... =4096x4096

That's why I said BOTH teams + Alpha Tauri.

[scheffers]

If you mean the upright winglet, Mercedes is doing the same thing there.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMN9XSnXEA8 ... =4096x4096

That's why I said BOTH teams + Alpha Tauri.

Hehe yes, sorry. I misred!

[Mumbler]

bargeboards looks unparallel

https://i.postimg.cc/nrstcNsZ/RB18-race ... -02-23.jpg

Top-down view confirms that is the case

https://i.imgur.com/3YttddK.jpeg

Perhaps in straight ahead mode, the downforce is bled off using turbulence from the converging strakes. In cornering mode the convergence on one side is blanked off and the tunnels can operate fully. Probably wrong

[godlameroso]

Seems to me they sacrificed a few mm of diffuser volume to sculpt the walls.

[organic]

Seems to me they sacrificed a few mm of diffuser volume to sculpt the walls.

May it be important to extracting performance out of their chosen beam wing concept?

[Big Mangalhit]

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Unbelievably short wheelbase. It will be good at Monaco hairpin

[BrunoH]

i was thinking that the car was even lower at the back than it looks

[MercAMGF1Fans]