Red Bull RB20

[michl420]

For me, it looks like the "conventional" engine cover is now the standard, and the "high shoulder" engine cover will disappear quickly and will be back maybe just in las vegas.

[stewie325]

For me, it looks like the "conventional" engine cover is now the standard, and the "high shoulder" engine cover will disappear quickly and will be back maybe just in las vegas.

Slightly odd because it was supposed to be only for high downforce tracks (it was introduced in Hungary and dropped the next race for Belgium).

I don't think of Brazil as a pure high DF track - there are two quite long stretches where you need low drag for higher top speed.

[marcel171281]

For me, it looks like the "conventional" engine cover is now the standard, and the "high shoulder" engine cover will disappear quickly and will be back maybe just in las vegas.

Slightly odd because it was supposed to be only for high downforce tracks (it was introduced in Hungary and dropped the next race for Belgium).

I don't think of Brazil as a pure high DF track - there are two quite long stretches where you need low drag for higher top speed.

But the weather prediction were already 100% rain a week ago, so high DF was always the way to go.

[stewie325]

For me, it looks like the "conventional" engine cover is now the standard, and the "high shoulder" engine cover will disappear quickly and will be back maybe just in las vegas.

Slightly odd because it was supposed to be only for high downforce tracks (it was introduced in Hungary and dropped the next race for Belgium).

I don't think of Brazil as a pure high DF track - there are two quite long stretches where you need low drag for higher top speed.

But the weather prediction were already 100% rain a week ago, so high DF was always the way to go.

Ah, fair point, and clever if that was their reasoning.

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[Z-one]

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gc86-6_akAA ... name=large

The 2nd floor fence extended above the floor has been a feature on the w15 all season. Borrowing some ideas

You can see the way the carbon has been filetted on that floor fence as well, so the sense of the vortex is apparent

[Lasssept]

https://x.com/robertofunoat/status/1860 ... nximg&s=19

https://x.com/diegofmejia/status/185997 ... LLdyA&s=19

[KimiRai]

[AR3-GP]

Red Bull showed their R22 update at the Las Vegas GP. The update included a revised forward floor fence geometry changing the height and placement of the fence forward surface. From what I’ve been told, the aim of this update is to have better forward floor extraction resulting in more outwash to the forward floor edge. This improved extraction and outwash MAY result in,

Improved forward balance with better forward floor load. More on the nose feel.
better front Tyre wake control with improved edge outwash
Less ride height sensitivity for better overall setup balance