Red Bull RB22

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Rikhart
Rikhart
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Re: Red Bull RB22

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Surprised no one has posted this yet:

https://x.com/ScarbsTech/status/2073089 ... 21217?s=20

"For aero you'd like sharp sidepod edges, but regs enforce a large minimum radius.
Red Bull fit this 'floor body stay', which is a cable running down the ridge of the sidepod. Rules allow body work near this to have just a 20mm radius 😉 "

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venkyhere
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Re: Red Bull RB22

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Clever.
Very clever.
If only they were as clever to see how Mercedes gamed the system to win ADUO by making everyone agree to the "measure only ICE, but grant tokens for entire PU"

Owen.C93
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Re: Red Bull RB22

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Rikhart wrote:
04 Jul 2026, 08:53
Surprised no one has posted this yet:

https://x.com/ScarbsTech/status/2073089 ... 21217?s=20

"For aero you'd like sharp sidepod edges, but regs enforce a large minimum radius.
Red Bull fit this 'floor body stay', which is a cable running down the ridge of the sidepod. Rules allow body work near this to have just a 20mm radius 😉 "
I did :)
Owen.C93 wrote:
04 May 2026, 23:42
Looking at the sharp edge, and the way it connects to the floor with the metal footplate, I think they’re using the allowed floor stay wire as part of the solution. It helps create a ridge along the water slide.

I need to read a bit more of the regs to understand where they can avoid the radius rules though.
Motorsport Graduate in search of team experience ;)