Monday saw Aston Martin Red Bull release the first pictures of its brand new RB14, just before the car was sent out on a wet Silverstone track for a shakedown and filming opportunity.
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If any team came up with a different air intake to go with the halo I thought it would be RBR. However air intakes (on the 3 cars shown so far) don't seem to have changed appreciably due to the halo.
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As it's an actual car and not a render, it's the first time we've seen the 3-d camera too. Those sidepods are sooo narrow! Maxed out engine cover, halo looks like a lower drag treatment than the Toro Rosso or McLaren multiwings. Overhead intake looks bigger than last year, so maybe that's doing more cooling.
Love the livery, I wish they'd keep their 'special' liveries, regularly better than the race ones.
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I really love the engine cover!! How smooth it is! Not seen this idea for long! I think due the new location of the side crash protector, this is possible!
- completely reworked front suspension
- s-duct is back
- sidepod cooling inlets are crazy. look at how they incorporated the crash structure!
- super thight packaging