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[Jimi_Hendrix_1967]

Red Bulls are in Melbourne Ladies and Gents


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Vettel's own is the one without the dents all over it.

[FakeAlonso]

boxGP on RB8 exhaust

[Richard]

Surprisingly, there hasn't been a need for RB team thread until now!

I've created one for team talk viewtopic.php?f=1&t=12213

[Ferraripilot]

It seems to me that Red Bull have taken a step in a different direction with regards to their latest front wing which no longer has the double curl at either end of each wing end, but rather they are back to the single curl at the end. Was this possibly due it having too much downforce at the front thus causing it to unbalance the back end? I see Mercedes are the only team still running the late RB7 iteration wing. How does this affect RB8? Seems like a way of them saying the haven't enough back end downforce to allow them to run the late RB7 wing but I could be wrong.

[Neno]

It seems to me that Red Bull have taken a step in a different direction with regards to their latest front wing which no longer has the double curl at either end of each wing end, but rather they are back to the single curl at the end. Was this possibly due it having too much downforce at the front thus causing it to unbalance the back end? I see Mercedes are the only team still running the late RB7 iteration wing. How does this affect RB8? Seems like a way of them saying the haven't enough back end downforce to allow them to run the late RB7 wing but I could be wrong.

+1 =D> RB8 is not strong as RB7, at least in terms of downforce on back end. newey is trying to find most efficient way to have strong balance in rear, this is one of the reasons why he introduced new more extreme exaust system on last two days of test for Australia.

[Nando]

Edited because there was a thread created in General,

[hardingfv32]

RB8 is not strong as RB7

Can you demonstrate how you come to this conclusion?

Brian

[Joie de vivre]

RB8 is not strong as RB7

Can you demonstrate how you come to this conclusion?

Brian

for starters no engine mapping, no exhaust blowing on dif

[hardingfv32]

Good point.

newey is trying to find most efficient way to have strong balance in rear, this is one of the reasons why he introduced new more extreme exaust system on last two days of test for Australia.

Isn't everyone trying to do the same thing from day one. Then why did Adrian wait until the last test to get extreme?

Brian

[Owen.C93]

newey is trying to find most efficient way to have strong balance in rear, this is one of the reasons why he introduced new more extreme exaust system on last two days of test for Australia.

Isn't everyone trying to do the same thing from day one. Then why did Adrian wait until the last test to get extreme?

Brian

Because only Newey thought of trying to put DF on the rear of course

[Ferraripilot]

It possibly speaks volumes for Mercedes who are essentially running a late RB7 spec wing if that is the case. This wing RB8 has essentially looks like the wing RB7 had at the beginning of the season.

[hardingfv32]

It possibly speaks volumes for Mercedes who are essentially running a late RB7 spec wing if that is the case. This wing RB8 has essentially looks like the wing RB7 had at the beginning of the season.

Please expand.

Brian

[mith]

I'm surprised no one remember, it's third time already, when Red Bull shows their final exhaust configuration on the last days of testing. There were even some funny stickers on RB6 to fool competitors, where the actual exhaust is located! I'm not trying to say, RB8's bridge exhaust (or call it however you want) is working properly or that is not, because how could I possibly know? But for one, I'm sure that this late redesign was planned way ahead and is not a sign of panic by throwing on the car random concepts copied from the competition as some suggest or the lack of ideas as suggest the others.

[Ferraripilot]

It possibly speaks volumes for Mercedes who are essentially running a late RB7 spec wing if that is the case. This wing RB8 has essentially looks like the wing RB7 had at the beginning of the season.

Please expand.

Brian

Let me preface this by stating I am in no way an aero expert nor would I pretend to be. The front wing on W03 appears to offer more aerodynamic benefit than the recent RB8 wing which appears to be a throwback to the early season RB7 wing. This could mean W03 is running more rear DF than RB8 has thus Merc's ability to run what is essentially a late 2011 RB7 front wing. The additional inboard 'curl' on the underside of the wing I believe offers more surface area thus aiding downforce, as well as aids airflow to the sidepods (that's how I see it anyway). I'm wondering if once we see RB8 evolve a bit further if we will see that wing back in action.

[MIKEY_!]

Or perhaps the MGP wing is not producing as much DF as the RB7 wing it resembles. Rake and wing flex will also come into play. Don't take anything from this similarity until the W03 is faster than the RB8 in twisty sectors.

Now back to car at hand...