Red Bull RB8 Renault

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Crucial_Xtreme
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Everything in this picture is correct except it needs the blue arrow to go into the hole that leads to starter(not visible in first pic). Although I would think some goes down & some air stays up no?

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The blue arrow air should be directed into this red hole

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amouzouris wrote:i just had a thought...could that hole hide inside a cooling exit from the sidepods??? that would increase the volume of flow to the diffuser...
No it wouldn't... because the flow isn't going to the diffuser.

J-L
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Crucial_Xtreme wrote:That starter hole is huge!

right click>view image

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The starter hole ???
Where you see it ??

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Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Everything in this picture is correct except it needs the blue arrow to go into the hole that leads to starter. Although I would think some goes down & some air stays up no?
Agreed – having seen the positioning of the starter hole, the blue line should indeed be heading for there.

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beelsebob wrote:
Goran2812 wrote:is that hole even legal?
Why would it not be? Which rule do you think it breaks?
dk, just asking.. with all that blowing nonsense going around...
so, if it's okay, all other team engineers and designers are idiots...
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beelsebob wrote:
amouzouris wrote:i just had a thought...could that hole hide inside a cooling exit from the sidepods??? that would increase the volume of flow to the diffuser...
No it wouldn't... because the flow isn't going to the diffuser.
umm...excuse me?? here is the other end of the hole...it looks like its going to the diffuser to me...
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amouzouris wrote:
beelsebob wrote:
amouzouris wrote:i just had a thought...could that hole hide inside a cooling exit from the sidepods??? that would increase the volume of flow to the diffuser...
No it wouldn't... because the flow isn't going to the diffuser.
umm...excuse me?? here is the other end of the hole...it looks like its going to the diffuser to me...
Uhh, you can't see the underside of the diffuser in that picture... what on earth are you talking about?

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J-L wrote:
Crucial_Xtreme wrote:That starter hole is huge!

right click>view image
The starter hole ???
Where you see it ??
I was commenting on the post above when I replied.

@beelsebob that's what I was thinking. Very complex & elegant solution.

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beelsebob wrote:
amouzouris wrote:
beelsebob wrote: No it wouldn't... because the flow isn't going to the diffuser.
umm...excuse me?? here is the other end of the hole...it looks like its going to the diffuser to me...
Uhh, you can't see the underside of the diffuser in that picture... what on earth are you talking about?
i think we are misunderstanding each other!!:P im talking about the hole on the back side of the sidepods...its getting air from the hole in the side... and i was wondering if that could also be a cooling exit for the sidepods....meaning air exiting from that hole could be clean air from the side and air from inside the sidepods...thus increasing the volume of flow at the top of the diffuser

imightbewrong
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Where are the rear brake ducts? Up high under the vanes close to the upper WB?

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Let us remember that Red Bull are the first time to show their grid car.

The rest of the field are still launch cars...mind you i really want to see Lotus, Mercedes, Force india bite at the big teams heels to make it a thrilling season.
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amouzouris wrote:i think we are misunderstanding each other!!:P im talking about the hole on the back side of the sidepods...its getting air from the hole in the side... and i was wondering if that could also be a cooling exit for the sidepods....meaning air exiting from that hole could be clean air from the side and air from inside the sidepods...thus increasing the volume of flow at the top of the diffuser
It could be – but I doubt it, their cannon exit above the beam wing seems more than sufficient.

marcush.
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the detail is just astonishing you really can see where the flow should go ..i love it

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I wonder - how much of their packaging has had to be upsized in order to facilitate the change. Doesn't look as though the rear is as tight as the RB7 or even the initial RB8
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beelsebob wrote:
Timstr wrote:Slot closed here:
Optical illusion – that slot's open.
Is my screen that bad? Don't think so.

Open:

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Closed:

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