AR3-GP wrote: ↑03 Jun 2025, 01:27
I agree with you on this theory. They can mix hot brake exhaust with fresh air to create a warm air layer under the outermost cake tin layer in order to warm the wheel rim/tyre. I was able to find the fully blanked brake exhaust outlet in one of the photos from Spain, so they also have the option to go to a "maximum rim cooling" configuration by blocking the hot brake exhaust from entering that outermost shell.
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Interesting. Sometimes the front wheel is too cold. I take it the dilution/warming version was at Japan?
Good comparison photos there. The disc collector looks about the same size both years. In 2025 they add the windows to it which exposes the insulation. Qs: was there the same insulation the previous year just without the windows. Are the windows just there to allow the insulation to breath. Are they for slight weight savings. Etc.
AR3-GP wrote: ↑03 Jun 2025, 06:39
I also think your theory could fit what they are doing with the rear collector (RBR). The rear brake disc collector on the Red Bull has a large mushroom shape. What would the excess volume be fore? Perhaps the extra volume is used for mixing...
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Regarding dilution. That could be, I can't say from the photos. The collector looks insulated so that would explain some of its voluminousness. Otherwise, a larger air gap is a simple way to provide thermal protection. Or R&D led them to conclude the aero of a larger collector/scroll/exducer was better.
