OO7 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2021, 14:11If you mean the sides of the coke bottle area just ahead of the rear axle, I think that's just the shape of the cooling exit. Merc for the past few seasons have tended to alternate (depending on ambient conditions and circuit characteristics) between a 'V' style opening (looks like a 'V' from the rear, with the bodywork exit walls creating a gap to the gearbox casing) or a long (horizontally) exit, with the exits beside the gearbox casing essentially closed off. Red Bull have completely closed off this area in their 16B, giving it a very tight rear coke bottle shape.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑05 Mar 2021, 06:46The covering on the sides of coke bottle area is what catches my interest. It looks either to be a cover to hide something or it is a type of heat resistant covering not seen on other Mercedes powered cars.
I was rightHungarianRacer wrote: ↑05 Mar 2021, 17:06"Completely closed off" lol, that would make for a bit of a compromise in the drag and cooling efficiency department, don't you think?... I'd like to know what you base this on, as we're (as far as I'm aware) yet to see a single photo/digital render of the RB16B's rear heat outlets, I mean, sure, based on the released pictures the "heat exhaust tunnels" seem to start higher on the sides of the engine cover and have more arch to them than before, but I'm willing to bet the outlets themselves will still be larger than the Merc's, as it's been tradition for Red Bull in recent seasons...
