Red Bull RB15

A place to discuss the characteristics of the cars in Formula One, both current as well as historical. Laptimes, driver worshipping and team chatter do not belong here.
PhillipM
PhillipM
386
Joined: 16 May 2011, 15:18
Location: Over the road from Boothy...

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Yeah, the RB15 has very, very high inner wishbone mounts compared to everyone else.

User avatar
MtthsMlw
1036
Joined: 12 Jul 2017, 18:38
Location: Germany

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

RB testing new (S-Duct) Inlets.
Image
Source

User avatar
Flying JPS Lotus
37
Joined: 28 Feb 2017, 08:43

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Image

Image
"Looks like meat's back on the menu boys!"

#AeroUruk-Hai

zibby43
zibby43
613
Joined: 04 Mar 2017, 12:16

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

https://twitter.com/RacecarEngineer/sta ... 3560399874

Camera mounted on the lower wishbone of RB15's suspension. Possibly measuring the deflection of the brake duct at varying speeds.

User avatar
HPD
198
Joined: 30 Jun 2016, 16:06

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Image
Image
Image

User avatar
Godius
186
Joined: 02 Mar 2013, 12:49
Location: NL

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Image

User avatar
MtthsMlw
1036
Joined: 12 Jul 2017, 18:38
Location: Germany

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Image
via funoanalisitecnica

User avatar
ScrewCaptain27
577
Joined: 31 Jan 2017, 01:13
Location: Udine, Italy

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Image
Image
Image
"Stupid people do stupid things. Smart people outsmart each other, then themselves."
- Serj Tankian

User avatar
Big Mangalhit
27
Joined: 03 Dec 2015, 15:39

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

muramasa wrote:
21 Feb 2019, 20:47
santos wrote:
21 Feb 2019, 17:06
Could this be something related with the rumor of vibrations? Perhaps they are trying to make the rear more rigid.
Jeez once you learn one thing you apply it to everything, so how about those bargeboards, side wings and rear wings flying off on the other cars, are they due to vibration as well perhaps? It's just that RB15's diffuser or side connection is too fragile requiring re-design that's it.

PhillipM wrote:
21 Feb 2019, 20:24
What? It very much is an outlet, it's as clear as day to see from the rear.
Yeah...do some people not explore and look at other pics but only judge from one studio pic? On that studio pic it's shadow cast over it which makes it look like opening but it's not, opening is on the rear and also on some day they ran without the duct but with bulged cover.
Not so sure what do you mean and maybe I am not saying anything new but front of the outlet of the S-duct also has a small opening on the front

Image

User avatar
HPD
198
Joined: 30 Jun 2016, 16:06

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Image

Image

Image

roon
roon
412
Joined: 17 Dec 2016, 19:04

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Big Mangalhit wrote:
28 Feb 2019, 18:50
Image
Shows well how the bar/cover/hoop over the s-duct opening should be acting as a venturi. More accurately... a wing gurney at the end of a duct. Sort of like:

Image
Last edited by roon on 28 Feb 2019, 22:46, edited 2 times in total.

Just_a_fan
Just_a_fan
593
Joined: 31 Jan 2010, 20:37

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

I think the top slot over the s-duct exit is an extractor helping to pull air out of the s-duct. This will be helping the front wing work better.
If you are more fortunate than others, build a larger table not a taller fence.

User avatar
Sieper
73
Joined: 14 Mar 2017, 15:19

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

I think that specific part looks very much like the force India resolution from the last 2 years (allthough I don’t think that was open).

User avatar
Big Mangalhit
27
Joined: 03 Dec 2015, 15:39

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Yeah I think it is made to extract air from the front of the nose and help the air stay attached.

As for Findia I think on their case was just a steep nose cause of the regulations at the time

User avatar
Morteza
2308
Joined: 10 Feb 2010, 18:23
Location: Bushehr, Iran

Re: Red Bull RB15

Post

Image
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare