Brake duct development at Renault

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With Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve being particularly hard on the brakes, all teams have modified their braking systems to cope with the additional demand. On a full lap, the cars are for 16% of the time under braking, more than any other track on the calendar.

Renault for instance clearly increased the brake duct aperture, catching more air to provide more cooling to the brake discs and pads (notice the difference with the Turkish configuration in the inset). Renault also ran a new front wing, removing the stacked elements of the wing. The rear wing was also modified, retaining the unique W-shape, but extending its curves and reducing the frontal surface of the wing.




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By Jonsson on 14-06-2010 at 18:18

I'm new here, and have just gotten back from the Canadian Grand Prix wondering what the heck happened to the Red Bulls. Aside from staying out with heavily grained tyres, I think Vettel was having overheating issues with his brakes. This is very odd since the brake ducts on the RB06 look gargantuan compared to the R30.

http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/ ... 9/754.html

The R30's front wing end plates look like they divert air flow away from the brake duct as well. Plus, the duct's vertical composition on first glance would scream "overheating" to me especially on a track like Gilles Villeneuve. Was the R30 having brake issues in Canada as well?


By Steven on 14-06-2010 at 21:10

I don't think Vettel was having brake issues. He was holding back from early on in the race due to a gearbox problem. I could be missing something though...


By Jonsson on 16-06-2010 at 01:05

Ah. I just remember listening to Vettel's radio communication during the race. The podium was lost, and Vettel started asking about the fastest lap time. I believe it was Christian Horner who said, "don't even think about it. We are resolving an overheating problem...." or something along those lines.


By Jonsson on 23-06-2010 at 16:43

Any news on McLaren's progress on their exhaust system and Red Bull's F-duct?


By mx_tifoso on 24-06-2010 at 03:48

Why not direct those questions to the respective car threads?

http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... start=2400

http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... start=1260


By Jonsson on 24-06-2010 at 05:28

Thanks!


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