Red Bull RB8 Renault

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raymondu999
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Given the stuff that already has showed up in the RB8 speculation thread; I thought it was better that a la Ferrari/McLaren, we separated the post-launch talk from the speculation.
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Stepped nose..but looks more elegant...heavily undercut sidepods..wow!!

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Stepped nose looks like there is a small "bridge" between the ridges where the air goes below.....or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

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I'm not sure that is it "not as ugly as the Ferrari" :?

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Pull rod at the front ??

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Lurk wrote:I'm not sure that is it "not as ugly as the Ferrari" :?
bingo! :)
Relax, man. Have an elliptical drink or something® ( bhallg2k )

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Nah that conk is very far from elegant.....
More could have been done.
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Lorenzo_Bandini wrote:PIC
The nose step seems vertical almost, maybe even a slight pocket shaped?
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stringy
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Yep, thats actually pretty ugly!

The back end looks good, nice and tight.
I was expecting the nose to look a bit like last years, maybe a bit like Lotuses, but thats ugly! Very pronounced step there.

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Lorenzo_Bandini wrote:Pull rod at the front ??
pushrods..

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Is the step nose an intake, or is it a bar above the nose?

Edit: Or a vertical step?

Another pic:
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