Aston Martin Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer RB14

[Sevach]

Old vs new.

[Godius]

VER/RIC RW comparison, via AMuS:

[Godius]

Ricciardo lost parts of the the upper elements of his FW on both sides during the race it seems:





edit (motorsport):

[Brake Horse Power]

After qualy he did say the low DF setup would have been a better choice

[Sieper]

He lost those elements to the left hand side just prior to the pitstop, there is a Pic of him leaving the pits with them missing (and later on another with Kimi in the background, so just before he got overtaken, I think the right hand side was still there at that time).

They must have been lost (right hand side) very late in the race, certainly a construction error, this cannot be a coincidence of debris hitting twice.

The image cannot be mirrored as the driver info panel is on the left hand side (which is the correct place).

[roon]

Look closely and you'll see the upper two vanes broke at approximately the same location on both sides, inboard of the pivoting carrier they use to adjust flap angle.

[zibby43]

Look closely and you'll see the upper two vanes broke at approximately the same location on both sides, inboard of the pivoting carrier they use to adjust flap angle.

https://d3cm515ijfiu6w.cloudfront.net/w ... 11111.jpeg

https://www.jamesallenonf1.com/wp-conte ... 067688.jpg

Structural failures or debris strikes?

[ScrewCaptain27]

Look closely and you'll see the upper two vanes broke at approximately the same location on both sides, inboard of the pivoting carrier they use to adjust flap angle.

https://d3cm515ijfiu6w.cloudfront.net/w ... 11111.jpeg

https://www.jamesallenonf1.com/wp-conte ... 067688.jpg

Structural failures or debris strikes?

That appears to be a failure. Both flaps broke exactly in the same spot, on the adjuster pivot point.

[zibby43]

Look closely and you'll see the upper two vanes broke at approximately the same location on both sides, inboard of the pivoting carrier they use to adjust flap angle.

https://d3cm515ijfiu6w.cloudfront.net/w ... 11111.jpeg

https://www.jamesallenonf1.com/wp-conte ... 067688.jpg

Structural failures or debris strikes?

That appears to be a failure. Both flaps broke exactly in the same spot, on the adjuster pivot point.

I agree 100%. I guess I was just hesitant to believe, initially, that lightning could strike twice there on such a critical component.

[JonoNic]

Wouldn't that be the perfect place in the FW to cause some form of deflecting (not the correct term) to decrease drag on the straights? Unfortunately failure was caused by the grippier asphalt caused higher cornering speeds for longer than anticipated in the race.

[lio007]

When did they revert back to last years suspension internals?

old:

Front suspension internals (via Scarbs):

New, Austria(Thursday):

[Godius]

Bargeboard detail, via AMuS:

[Morteza]

Via AMuS

[Sevach]

Ricciardo has this at the front to match his skinny RW.

[Morteza]