Red Bull RB8 Renault (pre-launch speculation)

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Given that the cold blowing used by Renault to help cool the engine has been banned, I wonder if the radiator cooling is going to have to be increased which could lead to further packaging issues.

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Were they really used in 2007-2009 though? I wonder...
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Boost wrote:Given that the cold blowing used by Renault to help cool the engine has been banned, I wonder if the radiator cooling is going to have to be increased which could lead to further packaging issues.
Forgive my ignorance, which rule in the 2012 regulations specifically prohibits the Cold blowing?
I recently looked over them and couldnt find it.

To my knowledge the throttle position has to intrinsically reflect the accelerator position (no throttle maps that allowed Hot blowing), and the new exhaust positioning, was to eliminate most cases of exhaust blowing benefit.

Are these the only new governing regulations on the exhaust systems?
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I thought it was a case of not banning the hot/cold blowing, but merely making it redundant as a result of the exhaust positioning?

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ajdavison2 wrote:I thought it was a case of not banning the hot/cold blowing, but merely making it redundant as a result of the exhaust positioning?
I remember they tried to ban the blowing as well during the off season and McLaren and RB got annoyed. I don't know if they revoked the ban though.
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There is no ban on the exhaust overrunning - which is altogether different from just using fuel to cool the engine. I think what has changed is that over a certain rpm only the driver's right foot controls the throttle.
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All of the recent posts related to "left foot braking/exhaust blowing" have been moved to the 'Braking and turning in?' discussion. Only RB8-specific discussion will remain here from now on.
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μυστικό σχέδιο?? RBR8

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That's not an RB8 as the shark fin isn't allowed to join up with the rear wing (looks like an early pre-f-duct RB6).

Love the paint scheme tho! 8)
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That's an RB6 for sure.
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when's the launch?
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RB8 launch is on the 6th of February.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the RB8 will have much tighter side pods and an mp4-26 style snorkel cooling duct to augment the cooling. The reason why I make this speculation is that I believe the snorkel cooling duct will integrate very well with the RB7 style hot air outlet, which I expect RB8 to carry over. All this tightening of side pods making for an even more effective diffuser.......just my guess

Edit: I will even say that, looking at the frontal view of the car, the side pods will slop down quite drastically towards the outside margins of the car...opposite of the mp4-27

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which snorkel are you talking about?
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The one under the engine intake, behind the drivers head?
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