Red Bull RB15

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Maplesoup
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I don't think there is no such thing a "sealing" the floor. It's not possible, they can create vortices to capture a cleanup the turbulent air from the front tires to prevent it from disturbing the ground effects of the floor similar to how the Tyre squirt slots work on from of the rear wheels.

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Maplesoup wrote:
24 May 2019, 23:44
I don't think there is no such thing a "sealing" the floor. It's not possible, they can create vortices to capture a cleanup the turbulent air from the front tires to prevent it from disturbing the ground effects of the floor similar to how the Tyre squirt slots work on from of the rear wheels.
Not that wrong tho, as as the flap also help prevent air move inward to floor, so different in terminology, in expense of big additional drag. But yeah, sealing the floor is incorrect term.

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godlameroso
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Was the floor reverted to previous spec for Q?
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lio007
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godlameroso wrote:
25 May 2019, 16:08
Was the floor reverted to previous spec for Q?
Why, what happened?

Maplesoup
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lio007 wrote:
25 May 2019, 16:26
godlameroso wrote:
25 May 2019, 16:08
Was the floor reverted to previous spec for Q?
Why, what happened?
The floor was off, doesn't look like they replaced it. I think they were just working on the car and needed to take off the floor to access it

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Sieper
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Maplesoup wrote:
25 May 2019, 17:09
lio007 wrote:
25 May 2019, 16:26
godlameroso wrote:
25 May 2019, 16:08
Was the floor reverted to previous spec for Q?
Why, what happened?
The floor was off, doesn't look like they replaced it. I think they were just working on the car and needed to take off the floor to access it
Apparently that also happened before Q1 already. Hope nothing’s wrong.


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I would say permanent, they used it in the race so the update works. And better floor sealing is usefull everywhere so I guess they will keep it.

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mclaren113
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I think Canada will be the first real test for Honda!

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mclaren113 wrote:
26 May 2019, 23:19
I think Canada will be the first real test for Honda!
Baku and China weren't? To be honest most of the chicanes are mid speed corners and Red Bull is not far away in that speed range. The small improvements to the car seem to be working and this car has very good tire management so with triple DRS who knows.
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mclaren113 wrote:
26 May 2019, 23:19
I think Canada will be the first real test for Honda!
explain why... because of the straights? they already drove on different kind of tracks, and driven on a track with a long straight (Baku) and they didn't look bad

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Didn't Mario Ilien say in Barcelona that next hardware engine update would certainly not be ready before Silverstone? Maybe current spec 2 allows more agressive timings with future fuel updates resulting in more power (hopefully already in Canada)

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Biggest concern of RB15 is lack of rear grip/traction I think. Very strange Gasly is so much slower than Max and struggles so much with the rear. Don't think he had any problems like that in the RB14.

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Alexf1 wrote:
28 May 2019, 22:59
Biggest concern of RB15 is lack of rear grip/traction I think. Very strange Gasly is so much slower than Max and struggles so much with the rear. Don't think he had any problems like that in the RB14.
Probably because they don't use the same set ups. Looking at the highest speeds in three zones it would appear Max runs less downforce than Pierre. Pierre had slowest speed trap but fastest lap.

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