venkyhere wrote: ↑19 Jul 2024, 04:02
organic wrote: ↑18 Jul 2024, 23:05
KimiRai wrote: ↑18 Jul 2024, 20:08
So in the end were Newey's requests followed on the extreme cooling and the Halo openings?
If you mean in terms of this upgrade walking back previous design decisions Re: the cooling inlets.. I don't think so.
The new bodywork is more about managing the losses and controlling airflow to the rear of the car than changing the architecture of the car
Sorry I have to disagree. The airflow to the coke bottle area (undercut and engine cover changes) that would work in tandem with the diffuser is changed. That means, beam wing, rear wing are all getting worked differently. That in turn means there has to be corresponding 'adjustment' to the flow coming off the floor.
Doesn't all this that mean they are atleast partially 'dialling back' on their RB19->RB20 architecture change ? Even if a layman, to me it smells like desperation, when changes are this basic.
Whether or not they have physically dialed back the car, they are anticipating a reasonable step in performance. This is the most important thing. A true rollback comes with a roll back of performance. That is not expected to be the case here.
Also in my opinion it is not a reversion to the engine cover of the highly successful RB19 either. The RB19 still had a pronounced shoulder/sidewall structure. This one does not. It can be compared more closely to that of the RB18 but the rest of the car is different which is also an important detail. Sometimes old concepts make their way back into new things. If there's an argument that they have abandoned the engine cover concept of the RB20 (which is reportedly returning for Spa in any case), then they also abandoned that engine cover detail of the RB19 as well. The reasons for changing are not easy to decipher.
Would Red Bull have rather found more performance earlier in the year? Yes, any team would like to. Are teams constantly under pressure to find performance? Yes. You might as well call it a permanent state of desperation for any team. If you are comfortable, you are not moving fast enough.
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