RB20 speculation

[BlueCheetah66]

People should keep in mind that it looked as though they brought their updated sidepod inlet shape to their shakedown last year and only rolled it out later in the season. May end up the same way

[Cs98]

Conclusion: Scarbs is not Newey. OR, trickery?

[delsando53]

[organic]

Conclusion: Scarbs is not Newey. OR, trickery?

Maybe it's not exactly what they'll run

Yes or there's something that's not visible from the pics so far that makes it viable

[AR3-GP]

I don't understand what Scarbs thinks is negative about the design (other than negative connotations because of a differenct car)

[BlueCheetah66]

I don't understand what Scarbs thinks is negative about the design (other than negative connotations because of a differenct car)

I guess the whole development path with the downwashing sidepods has been in maximising the undercut and flow into that region. An 'overbite' inlet would seemingly backpedal on that development, and I would be surprised if that is what the design actually is. It seems that people have just seen Dr Obbs theorize that its this design and people have just accepted it

[AR3-GP]

Rear view suggestive of waterslides to me. Also can't see a floor edge wing.
https://i.imgur.com/vFZQorV.jpeg

Do you still think that is missing in the newer footage?

[AR3-GP]

I don't understand what Scarbs thinks is negative about the design (other than negative connotations because of a differenct car)

I guess the whole development path with the downwashing sidepods has been in maximising the undercut and flow into that region. An 'overbite' inlet would seemingly backpedal on that development, and I would be surprised if that is what the design actually is. It seems that people have just seen Dr Obbs theorize that its this design and people have just accepted it

I personally drew my own conclusion that it was overbite based on the photos.

This is very convincing:



I'm also confused by why you think the overbite does not support downwash.

[yinlad]

https://i.imgur.com/qnuY20y.jpeg

This generation of car have always done this. Here's a picture from Silverstone 2022

[Venturiation]

Lol rb just never dissapoints, they always deliver something interesting, that most of the time work

It's the W14 with RB livery and chassis

[marcel171281]

If you look at the little video of the car being pushed backwards into the box, you can see the mechanic on the RHS sticking a cooler into the top of the sidepod near the mirror. You can see it sticking out while the car is pushed back as well. That wouldn't work when the inlet is on the underside.

Approx at 2 minutes:

[f1rules]

Dream on

Lol rb just never dissapoints, they always deliver something interesting, that most of the time work

It's the W14 with RB livery and chassis

[Venturiation]

I don't understand what Scarbs thinks is negative about the design (other than negative connotations because of a differenct car)

The negative is because everyone said aero on the W14 was the worst and didn't make sense, and now they are surprised RB are using the same

[BlueCheetah66]

I don't understand what Scarbs thinks is negative about the design (other than negative connotations because of a differenct car)

I guess the whole development path with the downwashing sidepods has been in maximising the undercut and flow into that region. An 'overbite' inlet would seemingly backpedal on that development, and I would be surprised if that is what the design actually is. It seems that people have just seen Dr Obbs theorize that its this design and people have just accepted it

I personally drew my own conclusion that it was overbite based on the photos.

This is very convincing:

https://i.postimg.cc/k4gN7ps2/image.png

I'm also confused by why you think the overbite does not support downwash.

I'll admit I'm wrong. This is the first photo I've seen that shows a hint of an overbite inlet

[f1rules]

I still think it has underlip and intake at the top,

If you look at the little video of the car being pushed backwards into the box, you can see the mechanic on the RHS sticking a cooler into the top of the sidepod near the mirror. You can see it sticking out while the car is pushed back as well. That wouldn't work when the inlet is on the underside.

Approx at 2 minutes: