Red Bull RB21

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McLarenHonda wrote:
19 May 2025, 20:11
Red bull’s rear wing is flexing like crazy…

I don't see anything you're suggesting. Looks very solid and not different then it does for a long time.

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McLarenHonda wrote:
19 May 2025, 20:11
Red bull’s rear wing is flexing like crazy…

I think Imola being bumpy is what makes it feel like it's moving a lot. If it is, Red Bull are just following suit with other teams. I think this is better for the flexi-wing thread.
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McLarenHonda wrote:
19 May 2025, 20:11
Red bull’s rear wing is flexing like crazy…

'like crazy' ? yes, the whole wing moves up when the load goes off, but by very little.
If you call this 'crazy', you should see videos of the way the Mercedes and Mclaren rear wings actually 'bend down'.
From what I understand, the rear-wing-bending saga never made it to a TD from the FIA, it was only the mini-DRS flap-gap which did. And in Barcelona, as I understand, the TD is only addressing front wing flex.

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The rear wings are shaking due to the bump. I think the wings on Merc is worst.

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Also raced in Imola with different front wings. I assume due to parts shortage from qualifying crash. Higher angle front flap on Verstappen nose, among other things.

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Any underfloor shots from Yuki's accident in Imola?
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I think that Red Bull's new high downforce rear wing and beam is actually intended for Hungary and Zandvoort. The rear wing is slightly lower load than we saw in Monaco in previous seasons and the beam wing also seemed like a slightly lower load as well. So perhaps it is a budget cap compromise to make a higher load rear end with an eye towards some actual race tracks and not just dirty downforce for Monaco.
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Apparently Red Bull are using the same wing?

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On first glance it visually looks the same as the wing Verstappen ran in Imola.Image
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I think this is a new rear wing for Barcelona, not the Monaco one. :wtf:

The usual cutout behind the DRS actuator is gone.
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AR3-GP wrote:
29 May 2025, 20:28
I think this is a new rear wing for Barcelona, not the Monaco one :wtf:

The infamous RB cutout behind the DRS actuator is gone.
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Correct yea

Here's supposedly the "new" directive-legal front wing. I spent about 2mins looking for geometry/connection differences but couldn't see anything. Maybe this is still the old spec idk.

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