Red Bull RB8 Renault

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Red Bull changed the RB8's engine mapping during the Brazilian GP to try and keep the exhaust as cool as possible to try and prevent the exhaust pipe from breaking and catching the car on fire.

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Nando wrote:I´d agree with that, basically at Valencia they got 99% of the puzzle done.
DDRS was the final piece to make it a very competitive package, on all types of circuits.
yea once they had sorted the tunnel / exhaust etc and probly figured out the tires i think the DDRS allowed them to get to the front in quali
and from there vettel could do his 2011 usual and check out

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Nando wrote:I´d agree with that, basically at Valencia they got 99% of the puzzle done.
DDRS was the final piece to make it a very competitive package, on all types of circuits.
But didnt they bring updates for the exhaust and tunnel in singapore where they also brought the DDRS? Such as the tunnel not being 2 channels anymore.

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Just curious is it possible to actually run to different fuel mix and valve setting for left and right side of the V8 cylinders

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Huntresa wrote: But didnt they bring updates for the exhaust and tunnel in singapore where they also brought the DDRS? Such as the tunnel not being 2 channels anymore.
Hmm i thought the merged tunnel came in Abu Dhabi?
Exhaust? What changes are you thinking about?
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Found the two versions of it before they removed the tunnel wall,

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So they merged the tunnels in India but kept the wall so it was still two channels only that they sat next to each other.
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Gary Anderson's Analysis of RB's latest FW iteration

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Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Gary Anderson's Analysis of RB's latest FW iteration
I just LOVE the final passage.
Typical Anderson's style!

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It is a bit of an oxymoron :lol:

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CHT wrote:Just curious is it possible to actually run to different fuel mix and valve setting for left and right side of the V8 cylinders
I think that is illegal

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raymondu999 wrote:It is a bit of an oxymoron :lol:
indeed it is, how many times have we seen people go faster even while missing some important bits from their cars :lol:

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The most "wtf of which was Barcelona 2010. No one was matching the Red Bulls in early race pace. Felipe knocked his front right endplate and had his cascade then angled downwards rather than horizontal. Felipe then started matching the Red Bull laptimes :lol:
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raymondu999 wrote:The most "wtf of which was Barcelona 2010. No one was matching the Red Bulls in early race pace. Felipe knocked his front right endplate and had his cascade then angled downwards rather than horizontal. Felipe then started matching the Red Bull laptimes :lol:
No he did'nt not even close, he just started setting personal bests lol....

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Amazing how the championship stood on a knife edge for the whole race. :wtf:
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ell66 wrote:
raymondu999 wrote:The most "wtf of which was Barcelona 2010. No one was matching the Red Bulls in early race pace. Felipe knocked his front right endplate and had his cascade then angled downwards rather than horizontal. Felipe then started matching the Red Bull laptimes :lol:
No he did'nt not even close, he just started setting personal bests lol....
Remember that haha, Rob Smedley (straight from Snatch or lock stock & two smoking barrells) is awesome :)
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