Red Bull RB12 TAG-Heuer

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Incredible zero wing and flat profile! They are evolving car downforce generation in a way nobody else is capable :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

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The wing is asymmetric it seems, the right end-plate doesn't have a slot while the left does
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wesley123 wrote:The wing is asymmetric it seems, the right end-plate doesn't have a slot while the left does
If it actually is a slot.

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wesley123 wrote:The wing is asymmetric it seems, the right end-plate doesn't have a slot while the left does
Good point, I don't think it is a slot, but rather a spooning-out of the inside of the wing. Looks like something you'd do to save weight; with no slots in the endplate, the plate is structurally stronger and hence some material can be removed, preferably as heigh as possible to lower the CoG as well.
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Juzh wrote:
wesley123 wrote:The wing is asymmetric it seems, the right end-plate doesn't have a slot while the left does
If it actually is a slot.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrQK4jjUsAEDGyV.jpg:large
It's RB11 (2015) wing, not RB12.

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Albrodpul wrote:
Juzh wrote:
wesley123 wrote:The wing is asymmetric it seems, the right end-plate doesn't have a slot while the left does
If it actually is a slot.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrQK4jjUsAEDGyV.jpg:large
It's RB11 (2015) wing, not RB12.
It looks to be the same wing, just repainted with current livery. Often times Monza-spec aero packages are reused for successive years, especially rear wings since they are end-of-the-line aero devices which don't need a lot of retuning for the current car, if at all (again given it's Monza spec).
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Albrodpul wrote:
Juzh wrote:
wesley123 wrote:The wing is asymmetric it seems, the right end-plate doesn't have a slot while the left does
If it actually is a slot.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrQK4jjUsAEDGyV.jpg:large
It's RB11 (2015) wing, not RB12.
eh.. you're right. have a +1.

Though they do loke the same.

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turbof1 wrote: YOU SHALL NOT......STALLLLL!!!
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Yeah I just noticed it as well. Reflections have claimed yet another victim :D
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Monza, Thursday:
by @ScarbsTech

New fin on the t-tray:
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At a first look, I got the impression that only the left rear wing endplate features slots:
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But it's been an optical illusion:
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Floor:
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Closed up blown axles:
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Those endplates look like they've cut a "regular" endplate. That rounded section on top looks like the bottom of the louvres, and if you look at the image you can see what looks like the fillings on the hollow section of the CF.
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It's hard to think Red Bull would do such a bodge job, but by the looks of it it almost makes sense.

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Pany wrote:Incredible zero wing and flat profile! They are evolving car downforce generation in a way nobody else is capable :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
So true. Nobody else is capable of making less downforce by reducing the overall size and angle of attack of the wing. Such genius on the part of RedBull. Will anyone else figure out the secret?!!!!!













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The whole rear end of that car is a masterpiece. The wing, rear body work, suspension all look similar to how the car was on the old v8 red bulls.

How they are that close to Mercedes is just amazing. Ferrari must be wondering what to do next.

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I wonder what those box sections on the lower plane of the rear wing are. They look like sensors, or something.
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DiogoBrand wrote:Those endplates look like they've cut a "regular" endplate. That rounded section on top looks like the bottom of the louvres, and if you look at the image you can see what looks like the fillings on the hollow section of the CF.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrRs_dLXgAACFIP.jpg:large

It's hard to think Red Bull would do such a bodge job, but by the looks of it it almost makes sense.
The shiny parts that you are referring to as "fillings" are actually the wing mounting pieces. They are created so pieces can be changed and changed the position and angle of attack of the wing without actually having multiple different rear wings.