Red Bull RB6

[autogyro]

Interesting that the TV image part of the signal went down in FP1 just as the cameras began covering the RB front wing issue.
I love the way Adrian is diverting attention from the front by taking loads of pictures of flow paint on the rear wing.
Crafty lot.

[WhiteBlue]

Red Bull was clearly running an old style front wing

[autogyro]

In the wet and one and two seconds of Alonso.
I agree meams nothing.
Wait till it dries out.

[bonjon1979]

It's the old wing, not the one used in Hungary.

[FW17]

It is the same wing

[aral]

The photos showed a car running with the wing. I just said that these could not be photos fron Spa, as practice was not allowed on Thursday. Perhaps the poster should have said that the photos were from Turkey. The implication was that they were from Spa.

I finally get your confusion. I thought I made it clear that the photos that I posted were from turkey, but I can see why you got confused. I posted those photos from turkey to show that the wing was the same as the one taken from spa.

Thanks. But I do agree that, today, in practice, they appear to be using the same wing. But what is interesting is the tv shots of the suspension, looking backwards. Even in accelloration, braking or cornering, there is not a mm of movement. Compare it to the McLaren ,which is bouncing up and down quite dramatically.

[zgred]

[raymondu999]

I wonder why the camera mounts have moved back to the beak though

[FW17]

Very steep angle of the rear wing when compared to some of the pics of the ferrari

[raymondu999]

What is it with Red Bull's affection for running more downforce and less top speed than everyone else?

[Richard]

What is it with Red Bull's affection for running more downforce and less top speed than everyone else?

They seem to be doing very well out of it

[thestig84]

What is it with Red Bull's affection for running more downforce and less top speed than everyone else?

Im not sure that its through choice. Their car creates a lot more downforce than the others, I remember a while ago some saying just the body creates quite a bit hence more drag and slower on straights. I guess you may mean running more rear wing? They have to maintain the aero balance so may have a limit on how low they can run rear wing and maintain good balance through might speed corners.

[raymondu999]

Yes, but they could afford to reduce a bit of wing surely, with such a downforce-y body?

[segedunum]

But it is being reported in the German press, that RBR WILL get merc engines next year. This is partly to stop their claims for engine equalisation, but mainly due to the fact that Force India are not coming up with the cash. FI are to get Renaults.

That seems logical, and Renault will supply one other team such as Williams or Lotus or both. We shall see. I don't see why Mercedes themselves, not the race team, would want to stop it. They seem to think the team should prove themselves.

Xpensive predicted that one so at least that's another Nomex suit he won't have to eat - if true.

Further, Dennis denied that McLaren were vetoing the supply of engines to RBR.

Difficult to judge that one. It was alleged that McLaren had a veto, but I'm not sure why they would since it wasn't really up to them unless some deal was done. It would seem more logical for Mercedes to complain since their team will be competing against two teams with the same engine. The road to the front gets ever longer, but I digress.

[ESPImperium]

I doubt that Red Bull will take Merc power for 2011 as Force India i feel will come up with the cash at the last minuite, as is their usual under Malya, even tho he has billions in the bank. One thing that Mercedes could do is allow Renault to do limited equaliseation, but i doubt that as well, as its either 40hp or not at all. With the Vettel thing, Mercedes would be ill advised not to get Seb under their wing, with this id expect to see their partnership with Force India get paid out from their side, it would be a cheap $10million for them ultimatly, just to get Vettel.

I doubt it untill i see more hard evedence, but im not saying its out the realms of posibility.