Red Bull RB11 Renault

[FrukostScones]

only for my valued foe, here we go:

[FrukostScones]

some view of the s-ducking and "chimneys/grills" close to the cockpit:

[i70q7m7ghw]

Are there any reports of Kvyat crashing? How the wing was damaged? It's not the first time there's a problem with a new front wing -- I remember same happening to Massa @Ferrari in 2009, to Trulli @Toyota 2009, and to Hamilton last year, who had a crash due to FW failure.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117555

[Blanchimont]

Not a real picture though
https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/561902421174407168

[Juzh]

https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/562269715725582336

[acidtech]

[raymondu999]

https://twitter.com/ScarbsF1/status/562269715725582336

Darn that is an amazing amount of rake in these regs. What's this like compared to last year?

[Aaronque]

Oh no...

[gandharva]

Oh no...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B86Cg0zIEAAGnMd.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B86ChxSIYAA-xuB.jpg:large

All cars will show sparkles in 2015.

[turbof1]

Guys, no fantasy liveries in the car topic please. That belongs in the team thread: http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... 15&t=21197. Unless your livery suggestions gives the car a higher top speed, more downforce or creates vortices, it does not belong here.

For the record, aesthetic discussion about the current confusing livery belongs in the team thread too. Only if it hampers you from figuring out a particular shape of the car, you can mention it (and only mention it, don't make it the main subject).

[Henne]

Oh no...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B86Cg0zIEAAGnMd.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B86ChxSIYAA-xuB.jpg:large

All cars will show sparkles in 2015.

Have those titanium blocks underneath the cars been approved for 2015? I thought they where only testing some different things to bring the sparks back. Not sure if this has already been approved?


And that's really a serious amount of rake on that Red Bull. Does this improve the downforce from the airflow underneath the car? Or just worsen it?

[turbof1]

It increases the angle of attack of the diffuser, making it bigger as it is, but also make it much more vulnerable for messy airflow going underneath the floor. The trick is being able to close the sides of the floor with vortices. It seems Red Bull has that very much handled.

[danielk]

their paint job seems to show the air flow of better

You can also see where its travelled round to the side of the car in the channels below the sidepods

[Steven]

A view on the rear suspension:

[Pedrolito]

Interesting article about the s-duct on the side of the RB11 on Omnicorse : lateral hole that powers the S-duct