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Infiniti Red Bull RB9 Renault

Team: Adrian Newey (CTO), Petr Prodromou (CA), Rob Marshall (CD), Christian Horner (TP)
Drivers: Sebastian Vettel (1), Mark Webber (2), Sebastian Buemi (reserve)
Team name: Infiniti Red Bull Racing

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Red Bull RB9 Renault

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Barcelona Session 1 - Day 4 (22.02.2013)
Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1

RedBullRacing RB9 driven by @AussieGrit on the 4th day at Barcelona has Flo-Viz applied to the Rear Wing

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"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985
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stefan_ wrote:Barcelona Session 1 - Day 4 (22.02.2013)
Matt Somerfield ‏@SomersF1

RedBullRacing RB9 driven by @AussieGrit on the 4th day at Barcelona has Flo-Viz applied to the Rear Wing

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDs-wvUCYAE_RVd.jpg:large
Also, the expansion of the exhaust flow means less energy. I believe the transverse flow of around the sidepods of the Mclaren keeps the Exhaust flow more focused.
"I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it".
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Barcelona Session 1 - Day 4 (22.02.2013)
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Front wing
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 204.91.jpg

Front view
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 205.21.jpg

Back end (suspension, exhaust, RW)
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 205.58.jpg

Side view
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 205.92.jpg

Back end (suspension, exhaust, RW)
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Front view
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 206.81.jpg

Front suspension / nose
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 207.26.jpg
"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985
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Same thing Diosfenix posted, brightened up a little bit.
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"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985
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As everything is taking the shape of Infinity logo, I think those Pit-stops mechanics should wear
a helmet with the infinity shape on the back. Don't you think?
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Redragon wrote:As everything is taking the shape of Infinity logo, I think those Pit-stops mechanics should wear
a helmet with the infinity shape on the back. Don't you think?
Rather at the front, would look a bit darth vader'ish :)
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stfn_ger wrote:
Redragon wrote:As everything is taking the shape of Infinity logo, I think those Pit-stops mechanics should wear
a helmet with the infinity shape on the back. Don't you think?
Rather at the front, would look a bit darth vader'ish :)
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woowww :shock:

ferrari and rbr's mysterious design. Cooling or another? :?
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diemaster wrote: woowww :shock:

ferrari and rbr's mysterious design. Cooling or another? :?
External airflow management. Scarbs already wrote about it. Last year's RB8 also hat that slot under the nose.

Edit: Scarbs2
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@diemaster We know what it does :D
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Also if you scroll some pages back you can see it in action in my CFD test

:arrow: http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... 37#p411537
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Barcelona Session 1 - Day 4 (22.02.2013)

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"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985
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This red bull nose is broken in some places because of its flexibility?

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