Red Bull RB9 Renault

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Gridlock
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Are either of these actually openings? And if so, why, especially the red one?

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Gridlock wrote:Are either of these actually openings? And if so, why, especially the red one?

http://i.imgur.com/nqD3Wfr.jpg
My best guess: The red arrows point to the same thing as the yellow arrows, only a reflection of it on the deflector. The yellow arrows points to the end of the little winglet they have there (lotus has a similar little winglet there IIRC)

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imightbewrong wrote:My best guess: The red arrows point to the same thing as the yellow arrows, only a reflection of it on the deflector
Oh, good spot, you can see the metallic thing reflected too. OK, carry on :)
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dren
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Maybe one of the channels under the exhaust ramp is feeding the beam wing support?
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Gridlock wrote:Are either of these actually openings? And if so, why, especially the red one?

http://i.imgur.com/nqD3Wfr.jpg
The red one I believe is a reflection of the floor, the yellow one is the floor scroll which is detached from the floor.
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ringo
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Sad to say; but this car is on another planet design wise.
They are going to be champions this year again. :lol:
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ringo wrote:Sad to say; but this car is on another planet design wise.
They are going to be champions this year again. :lol:
What makes you believe that? Which technical aspect of the car tells you that?

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beelsebob wrote:
ringo wrote:Sad to say; but this car is on another planet design wise.
They are going to be champions this year again. :lol:
What makes you believe that? Which technical aspect of the car tells you that?
rake (diffuser size, front wing lower to the ground than anyboday else), beam wing (space between crashstructure and the free floating beam wing), size of side pods, "free floor space", room/ space leading to beamwing/ rearwing, the details, the finishing, etc.
Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.

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FrukostScones wrote:
beelsebob wrote:
ringo wrote:Sad to say; but this car is on another planet design wise.
They are going to be champions this year again. :lol:
What makes you believe that? Which technical aspect of the car tells you that?
rake (diffuser size, front wing lower to the ground than anyboday else), beam wing (space between crashstructure and the free floating beam wing), size of side pods, "free floor space", room/ space leading to beamwing/ rearwing, the details, the finishing, etc.
Okay, and how have you gone about accurately calculating the speed of the car to within a tenth of a second per lap, and the tyre degredation to within a hundredth per lap from looking at those things?

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Don't take things that seriously; someone just made an enthousiastic comment.
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