Aston Martin Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer RB14

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Also an aluminium (or is that titanium?) insert at the front of that little airflow ridge.

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Often done because metal is ductile while carbon isn't, so if debris hits it the piece deforms but doesn't shatter and compromise the integrity of the fin.
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thanks! I noticed that on the Renault cars this is also common practice.

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It's no metal, it's the shade of the tire. Look at the floor next to the ridge, there you see a difference in color also.

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SPYK3R wrote:
11 Apr 2018, 13:25
It's no metal, it's the shade of the tire. Look at the floor next to the ridge, there you see a difference in color also.
it seems you are right, simply shadow indeed, look from the angle of today's china pics, def simply carbon, and this is that same new floor with the curved up and back inwards even shaped piece on the outside in front of the rearwheel

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Blown wheel nut detail
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Some very interesting tunnels under there!

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2017-2018 packaging comparison:
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Impressive how much shorter and tighter the exhausts are.
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Radiator intake is also shortened a lot, that's also very impressive.
And they call it a stall. A STALL!

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Vanja #66 wrote:
17 Apr 2018, 18:47
Radiator intake is also shortened a lot, that's also very impressive.
The main improvement probably comes from those two radiators (intercoolers?) that have been moved up near the airbox
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ScrewCaptain27 wrote:
17 Apr 2018, 17:25
2017-2018 packaging comparison:
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Impressive how much shorter and tighter the exhausts are.
I think it's the 2016 car, it has D. Kvyat name on it and the vertical rear wing.
Nevertheless great packaging on the new one!

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