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Just as Wazari stated in the beggining of 2019 season after Australian GP. Thanks @Wazari.
Thanks @IvailoStefanovBG for remind us.
by Wazari » 19 Mar 2019, 00:45
Maybe consider this scenario; RB15 was initially designed anticipated kW from 619 of 618 kW + X kW increase. Actual kW of Spec 1 619 ended up with 618 kW + Y kW. Let's say Y is 130% of X. Maybe that might require some changes to optimize chassis for the actual new kW figures?
What will a higher downforce RB15 successor look like? What features might it gain or lose?
It will be an evolution of the rb15 which was an evolution of the rb14. Except unlike Renault's evolution you can guarantee it will be faster. All of the new ideas will be going towards the rb17 and the new 2021 regulations.
It's not like RBT didn't put their full effort into designing the car. The truth is that Merc was the only team that went for Max downforce even at the expense of efficiency. Red Bull did the same thing they do EVERY season. They designed in as much DF as they could but only above a certain level of efficiency, same as everyone else. Merc just had the foresight to allow DF at a slightly dirtier level, allowing them to achieve more DF overall.
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