Red Bull RB8 Renault

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amouzouris
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Or you can look here! :wink:

Here is my analysis on Red Bull's new front wing:

http://technicalf1explained.blogspot.co ... .html#more

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beelsebob wrote:http://cdn-0.motorsport.com/static/img/ ... 0/s1_1.jpg
Certainly this image shows large plates on the ends of the DRS flap which have never been present before, and what looks like the border of a hole behind there. I think RBR may well be DDRSing – perhaps that's where all this straight line speed came from in qualifying.
Probably.
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Doesn't look like shadows to me.

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amouzouris
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this photo indeed shows a plate on the upper flap similar to the one Mercedes use to cover their DDRS holes...but from photos we have seen there aren't (at least not apparent) any pipes from the front bulkhead to the nosecone...so maybe they are not using the DDRS effect on the front wing...
then again it would explain how Vettel was easily opening his DRS through 130R

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amouzouris wrote:this photo indeed shows a plate on the upper flap similar to the one Mercedes use to cover their DDRS holes...but from photos we have seen there aren't (at least not apparent) any pipes from the front bulkhead to the nosecone...so maybe they are not using the DDRS effect on the front wing...
then again it would explain how Vettel was easily opening his DRS through 130R
Yeh, no idea where it's going to, but there are tons of different things you could do with the air from there – it could be as simple as swapping it to the bottom of the rear wing.

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The rear of the car looked very different today, anybody have pictures of the rear end?
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amouzouris wrote:Or you can look here! :wink:

Here is my analysis on Red Bull's new front wing:

http://technicalf1explained.blogspot.co ... .html#more
Cheers Z :mrgreen:
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After looking at holes all this year id say that is not a hole

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does anyone has a clue or estimate how much of the downforce has been regained compared to last year?

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Forza
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n smikle wrote:The rear of the car looked very different today, anybody have pictures of the rear end?
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raymondu999
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I don't see a massive difference in the rear end
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Kiril Varbanov
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According to AMuS, Red Bull is using double DRS!

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amouzouris
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Martin Brundle on his grid walk says that there is speculation of blowing the beam wing

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Speed is also reporting DDRS on the RB8. You can see the inlet cover on the end of the flap.

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Kiril Varbanov wrote:According to AMuS, Red Bull is using double DRS!
sky report the same thing.
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Javert
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bhallg2k wrote:Speed is also reporting DDRS on the RB8. You can see the inlet cover on the end of the flap.

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Incredible wind tunnel =D>
Lotus are trying the thing for months and got nothing :lol: