Red Bull RB6

[djones]

Surely that device just lifts the entire car at once?

No point messing about doing one end at a time when you can put the entire car in the air???

[autogyro]

There are a lot of interesting things going on with the pull rod suspension.
You need some better detailed shots of it though.

[segedunum]

I've just heard Christian Horner say that they think the Renault is 30 or 40 horsepower down in power on the Mercedes powered cars. Surely that can't be right?

With engine homologation and some clever lubricant combinations I'm sure you can extract an extra few horsepower here and there which is what Mercedes did last year, but from what I've seen of that Renault engine certainly in the Renault itself, it was nowhere near looking as if it was that much down on power. Only a concerted development effort, surely, could give Mercedes that much more power and that's pretty muched stopped via homologation.

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

If the rear dampers are in the transmission area I would bet its running off the gasses from within that area, as some experts have aluded to already. Could it be the secret is out.......

[autogyro]

I've just heard Christian Horner say that they think the Renault is 30 or 40 horsepower down in power on the Mercedes powered cars. Surely that can't be right?

With engine homologation and some clever lubricant combinations I'm sure you can extract an extra few horsepower here and there which is what Mercedes did last year, but from what I've seen of that Renault engine certainly in the Renault itself, it was nowhere near looking as if it was that much down on power. Only a concerted development effort, surely, could give Mercedes that much more power and that's pretty muched stopped via homologation.

Sour grapes? or perhaps a smoke screen motivated by the RB reliability scares?

[Blackout]

This is the new wing (and you can also see the new fins under the nose a la Ferrari)

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Autogyro


Horner is a renowned BS'er. How is it Renault could reovertake an F-duct equiped Mclaren at Sepang? Most certainly not with an engine 50bhp down on the mercs.

He ought to shut up. Seen as though he keeps bleating on how everyone is pointing fingers at his team with the wunder suspension.....a bit too rich for my liking.

[raymondu999]

Oh wow. I love the lock of that sexy angled new front wing.

[Blackout]

I've just heard Christian Horner say that they think the Renault is 30 or 40 horsepower down in power on the Mercedes powered cars. Surely that can't be right?

Bullshit. People say not more than 10 HP... The RS27 is not that far... and it will be updated in Barcelona...

[Blackout]

...and new deflectors

[djones]

How come Renault get to change the engine.

Or do all the teams?

If its just Renault then how on earth did that ever get passed?

[imightbewrong]

[axle]

How come Renault get to change the engine.

Or do all the teams?

If its just Renault then how on earth did that ever get passed?

They put forward reliability issues and fixes to the FIA who run them by the other manufacturers, they then agreed to the changes on that basis.

[manchild]

How come Renault get to change the engine.

Or do all the teams?

If its just Renault then how on earth did that ever get passed?

Renault just follows what Mercedes has done - asked FIA to fix reliability and gain more power. 30 HP is how much Mercedes gained by fixing "reliability" issues.

Now it's Ferrari's turn - to ask FIA to reduce power in order to increase reliability.

[timbo]

Now it's Ferrari's turn - to ask FIA to reduce power in order to increase reliability.

The work is already being done=) Nobody would say that Ferrari has too much of a reliability!