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[univex]

Scarbs has indicated that these are merely cooling ducts.

My guess is that they are cooling the gearbox.

[imightbewrong]

Cooling exits for the suspension & gearbox?

[volarchico]

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Thanks for the "history" lesson! Still a tiny bit surprised they have such a large hot-air exit and still need even more cooling, but I guess it seems to be working just fine for them...

[ESPImperium]

Thats Red Bull given Mark Webber the maiden outing in both RB7-02 and RB7-03 this week. Thats Red Bull got a full race set of chassis. 02 and 03 will be Raced in Oz i think and 01 will be the unbuilt T- Car.

[Raptor22]

What's the exit in the central section on either side of the crash structure below the beam wing? They have a gaping bass-mouth hot-air exit above...I'm surprised they'd need even more cooling exits!

GEarbox cooling outlet.
In previous yeasrs it was not too obvious since the rear bodywork sort of ended abruptly and the gearbox oil cooler exit just filled the end of the body work.

this year all the teams are sculpting the bodywork to much more truncated end point hence they need to provide a cooling air outlet for the gearbox oil cooler

[volarchico]

GEarbox cooling outlet.
In previous yeasrs it was not too obvious since the rear bodywork sort of ended abruptly and the gearbox oil cooler exit just filled the end of the body work.

this year all the teams are sculpting the bodywork to much more truncated end point hence they need to provide a cooling air outlet for the gearbox oil cooler

Thanks for the info! Blackout sent a link to a similar answer previous in the thread, but your explanation makes it even more clear.

[imightbewrong]

New frontwing:


The cascade is integrated into the endplate.

Edit: I see now that they already had it yesterday...

This is the old one as a comparison, used the first day of this test, and then changed to the newer one during the test:

[imightbewrong]

Some more pictures:

[muelte]

Exhaust blown diffuser detail:

[PlatinumZealot]

It is going to be fun to see RedBull evolve the exhaust.

[forty-two]

Isn't it a bit vulnerable there? Let's say for example the two red bulls will be mixing it and going wheel to wheel, surely that plate is at risk of getting broken?

Granted, that's a low likelihood of being a risk, given last year's performance, but still it must be a consideration?

[Robbobnob]

Which plate are you referring to?

[D'Leh]

I doubt any chief engineer would design their cars with a potential crash between the team's two drivers in mind. This is not stock car racing.

[forty-two]

Which plate are you referring to?

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear.

I meant the triangle of the floor bounded between the rear of the bodywork, the side of the car and the back of the floor which contains the "cannon" exhaust.

I'm sure it's strong enough to resist a minor impact, but if the wheel of an F1 car were to find itself in that corner, I doubt the car in question would be able to continue, although arguably, the same would be true of most cars on the grid?

[forty-two]

I doubt any chief engineer would design their cars with a potential crash between the team's two drivers in mind. This is not stock car racing.

Well, it wouldn't have to be the two of the team's cars involved in the crash. I only mentioned last year because that exact thing did happen then, but in fairness there were several occasions last season, and most seasons where such an event does occur (two cars of any team or teams go wheel to wheel and one ends up placing one of it's wheels in "that triangle" of the other).

Presumably, this would result in a significant loss of downforce on one side of the car if it smashed the cannon exhaust?