Red Bull RB18 Speculation Thread

[the EDGE]

There's absolutely nothing below those sidepod inlets!
Seems a really huge undercut!

I think they are same style side pods as the AT03

[.poz]

photoshop, artifact or there is something ??

[RossWZA]

From the angle of the latest clear picture, can't really see anything 'special' on the car.

Looking forward to more pictures of the sidepods and rear.

[Hoffman900]

There's absolutely nothing below those sidepod inlets!
Seems a really huge undercut!

I think they are same style side pods as the AT03

Same.

I think this is going to look like a cousin to the Mclaren

[miguelalvesreis]

There's absolutely nothing below those sidepod inlets!
Seems a really huge undercut!

I think they are same style side pods as the AT03

Yeah, checking again the AT03 and you might be right. Not so square but same style of undercut

[the EDGE]

There's absolutely nothing below those sidepod inlets!
Seems a really huge undercut!

I think they are same style side pods as the AT03

Same.

I think this is going to look like a cousin to the Mclaren

well as a McLaren fan... i'm hoping its her slower, uglier cousin you'r refering too ... but I have a sinking feeling its not

[Sieper]

Is there any doubt that the car that went though the shakedown is not the RB18? Why not open the RB18 thread.

[PlatinumZealot]

Typical Adrian Newey design philosophy.
Anorexic bodywork.

Nose box appears slimmest so far but could be an illusion with the dark colour.

Have they managed to create a boomerang wing with the floor entry?

The engine cover looks slim and side pod inlets are Aston-like. Probably double floor side pod style too?

[the EDGE]

Typical Adrian Newey design philosophy.
Anorexic bodywork.

Nose box appears slimmest so far but could be an illusion with the dark colour.

Have they managed to create a boomerang wing with the floor entry?

The engine cover looks slim and side pod inlets are Aston-like. Probably double floor side pod style too?

looking at the other spy pics the sidepods seem to slope down

[Hoffman900]

Typical Adrian Newey design philosophy.
Anorexic bodywork.

Nose box appears slimmest so far but could be an illusion with the dark colour.

Have they managed to create a boomerang wing with the floor entry?

The engine cover looks slim and side pod inlets are Aston-like. Probably double floor side pod style too?

looking at the other spy pics the sidepods seem to slope down

This. Looks very similar to the AT that I can see.

[PlatinumZealot]

Yes. It appears so.

[RZS10]

To me it looks like the lower sidepod lip (or whatever you wanna call it) is significantly further forward than the upper one (?) which could result in a slim cooling opening when looking from the front

[morefirejules08]

Is there anyone within RB’s design team who has experience with front pull rod suspension?

[Pandamasque]

Apologies for my incredible technical doodle skills unleashed upon the MS Paint. This is how I see the sidepods openings. The dotted green line denotes the edge of am imaginary flat surface of a typical sidepod inlet. The stuff above it is really behind it.

[timbo]

Probably the rear element of the upper suspension arm is hiding behind the front one in this picture, which would give it some pretty extreme anti-dive geometry.

Yes, if that is the case then the anti-dive is extreme. Wouldn't such suspension also be extremely hard on the bumps?