Red Bull RB8 Renault

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raymondu999
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I don't get it either tbh. I mean they made a massive tunnel in the V2 tunnel which they tested on Friday - and Caterham seems to still have it.

To my memory, Gascoyne is one of the better "copycat" tech directors out there, but not exactly creative in his own way - but what is it that he's doing with the tunnel that arguably the best aero mind in the business cannot do?
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raymondu999 wrote:I don't get it either tbh. I mean they made a massive tunnel in the V2 tunnel which they tested on Friday - and Caterham seems to still have it.

To my memory, Gascoyne is one of the better "copycat" tech directors out there, but not exactly creative in his own way - but what is it that he's doing with the tunnel that arguably the best aero mind in the business cannot do?
Caterham couldn't get it to work either.
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I thought they raced it?
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raymondu999 wrote:I thought they raced it?
Well Red Bull raced it even though they couldn't get it to work. Just means it was better than their alternative configuration of the day, not that it was perfect.

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Is prodromou still working for rbr or is he in gardening leave already?
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shelly wrote:Is prodromou still working for rbr or is he in gardening leave already?
He's still a full time employee, and no intentions to leave
myurr wrote:
raymondu999 wrote:I thought they raced it?
Well Red Bull raced it even though they couldn't get it to work. Just means it was better than their alternative configuration of the day, not that it was perfect.
I meant Caterham
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Caterham went back to their more neutral exhaust interpretation
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raymondu999 wrote:I thought they raced it?
Nah.
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This forum has been asleep for a while.

Does anyone have any information on updates coming for the Bulls? I'm curious what's coming soon from the Newey mind...
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Side pod detail


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Suspension detail

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@shelly damn photographers and their "descriptions" My apologies
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thats a lot of heat shielding

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Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Side pod detail

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@crucial: this should be lotus e20. Notice that rad position and the different crash pods. lotus' pods are filled in white (rohacell?) whereas rbr's pods are hollow
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shelly wrote:
Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Side pod detail

[img]http://www.formula1.com/wi/sutton/2012/ ... 95.jpg[img]
@crucial: this should be lotus e20. Notice that rad position and the different crash pods. lotus' pods are filled in white (rohacell?) whereas rbr's pods are hollow
Yes. Look at the blurred shirt in the back. I can make out the logos of Total and TW Steel, i.e. It's Lotus.
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Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Side pod detail


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Crucial, please move this to the Force India's thread, because it is VJM05... Look at that Mercedes engine ;)

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Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Side pod detail

Suspension detail

http://www.formula1.com/wi/sutton/2012/d12esp291.jpg

http://www.formula1.com/wi/sutton/2012/d12esp292.jpg


@shelly damn photographers and their "descriptions" My apologies
What's that jig on the back of the car, suspension jig maybe? Havn't seen anything like that before. I'm pretty confident its not part of the rear crash structure and beam wing.
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