Red Bull RB15

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mzso
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I wonder why RB has a gaping hole as an air intake while the TR has the usual triangle within.

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Zynerji wrote:
18 Feb 2019, 23:39
I would protest those mirrors.
why?

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Zynerji
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Capharol wrote:
19 Feb 2019, 02:32
Zynerji wrote:
18 Feb 2019, 23:39


I would protest those mirrors.
why?
Clarification. Can say it has 4 mounting points.

cramr
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Zynerji wrote:
19 Feb 2019, 03:47
Capharol wrote:
19 Feb 2019, 02:32
Zynerji wrote:
18 Feb 2019, 23:39




I would protest those mirrors.
why?
Clarification. Can say it has 4 mounting points.
You can't, the housing of the mirror is connected to the chassis by 2 connection points (even if their shape is very complex)

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Flying JPS Lotus
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Red Bull look to have really refined their package this year. From RB14 to RB15 the changes are very subtle, look at how they've narrowed their nose this year. The nostrils on the side that mount to the front wing are less flared out than last year. I couldn't quite put my finger about what seemed different to that area of the car with the test livery but it's very apparent to me now.

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dxpetrov
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Yeah, but much nicer with the ''nostrils'' though!
Can't get my head around these new rear wings! So ugly... F1 keep shooting themselves in the foot with these ridiculous changes each year! Finally they got the proportions right last year and now this!

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Adding to that collection. Could someone confirm for me that this flow around the sidepod is extreme? It's on the floor, not the side pod at all?

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I'm not sure it's extreme from an F1 point of view. The teams are all doing similar things. It's about getting the cleanest flow, with whatever vortices they are introducing, to go around the sidepods and "seal" the floor. They are still pushing front tyre wake outwards and bringing "clean" downwards from above the car and the suspension to feed around the body / over the floor.

It's another example of how draggy these cars are - every time you work air, you add drag.
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zac510
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Are you sure this flowviz picture is the car returning to the pits? It may just be leaving the pits so you're seeing the flow viz of gravity :D

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nevill3
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I presume everybody knows that the flow vis paint is not supposed to flow to where the air is moving but rather indicate the direction of the air that passes over it. It is quite runny to start with and "sets" as the car drives the lap. The team then photograph the results when the car returns for analysis.

The fact that some paint invariably gets washed down wind is not what the teams are looking at (Unless it all gets blown of immediately which would indicate a serious problem #-o )
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dren
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I was wondering how the flow would look just under the crash structure/wing at the side pod inlet. Thanks for the post. It looks to flow well. All of the suspension components are directing air down to that area.
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seezung
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A piece of art;

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Bandit1216
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Since when is that 6 legged lower wishbone design?
But just suppose it weren't hypothetical.

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DiogoBrand
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Bandit1216 wrote:
19 Feb 2019, 17:28
Since when is that 6 legged lower wishbone design?
I don't see anything new. 2 wishbones, a pushrod and a steering bar on each side.