Red Bull RB11 Renault

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Long run pace of RB11 looks really competitive. Ricciardo was able to do several ~15 laps stints without a significant drop of time (<1 sec) over the last two days. Regarding 1 lap performance it seems we need to wait until Melbourne.

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Yes, their long run pace looked very good today. They look to be the team to beat besides Mercedes.
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Same yesterday. And if you look at the temperatures (air and track - 10/13 vs. 17/21), they have been very different. Seems like they already understand the car and also the tires very well at this point of season.

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Here's the official image from the team: http://twitter.com/redbullracing/status ... 8432978944 Image

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2015 Winter testing | Session 3, Day 4 - Circuit de Catalunya, Spain (01.03.2015)

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Some details of the shots. Thx stefan_!

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Regarding the flow viz pattern on the wing, you should also watch this great analysis of Matt Somerfield (31:48).


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On the front wing, in the middle there is some kind of new sensor. What would it be used for? air/track temperature?
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Hmm, I like the more prominent purple. 8)
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I like the livery =D>
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this may have been explained before...but, what is the long adjustable rod coming from low down on the side pod, to the top of the rear suspension?

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Its the pull rod of the rear suspension.

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gandharva wrote:Its the pull rod of the rear suspension.
thanks. it appears very light and seems to imply that the springs are below the engine??????