Red Bull RB18 Speculation Thread

[BlueCheetah66]

Is the nose anything crazy. Its just looks the same as the Mclaren

[the EDGE]

The suspension is very interesting. Does the top arm look like a single element?

to me it looks like the rear element actually connects to the chassis a the bottom instead of the top of the nose, in line with the pull rod

[AMG.Tzan]

Pull-rod front suspension and only one upper arm?? Am I seeing right??

The nose seems to have a hole like last years nose! Don't know if it's just distortion though...

Looks quite innovative compared to the others!

[Hoffman900]

Pull-rod front suspension and only one upper arm?? Am I seeing right??

The nose seems to have a hole like last years nose! Don't know if it's just distortion though...

Looks quite innovative compared to the others!

It looks about as innovative as the others from what I can see.

[Zynerji]

The suspension is very interesting. Does the top arm look like a single element?

I only see one, but it does like one of those AI pic cleaners, as even the other half of the bottom wishbone is almost a ghost.

[Wouter]

Is the nose anything crazy. Its just looks the same as the Mclaren

.
McLaren is also the only one with a pullrod front suspension.

[JPower]

Pull-rod front suspension and only one upper arm?? Am I seeing right??

The nose seems to have a hole like last years nose! Don't know if it's just distortion though...

Looks quite innovative compared to the others!

I'd argue that most of all of the cars look pretty innovative this year.

[the EDGE]

Is the nose anything crazy. Its just looks the same as the Mclaren

.
McLaren is also the only one with a pullrod front suspension. James Key, ex RB.

Wasn't he ex-Torro Roso? Peter Prod the Aero Head is ex-RB

[MtthsMlw]

I think from this angle the rearward arm is in line behind the forward one

[Snelbaard]

Pull-rod front suspension and only one upper arm?? Am I seeing right??

The nose seems to have a hole like last years nose! Don't know if it's just distortion though...

Looks quite innovative compared to the others!

It seems very unlikely to me that you could make a suspension with only one upper arm that wouldn't collapse under braking. 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.

[seense]

I think from this angle the rearward arm is in line behind the forward one

Yes, you can see the attachment to the chassis.

[lio007]

Is the nose anything crazy. Its just looks the same as the Mclaren

.
McLaren is also the only one with a pullrod front suspension. James Key, ex RB.

Wasn't he ex-Torro Roso? Peter Prod the Aero Head is ex-RB

McLarend's former Deputy Head of Aerodynamics (Concept) joined Red Bull last year in May.

[Mchamilton]

I think from this angle the rearward arm is in line behind the forward one

Yep

[OO7]

New image of the RB18

https://i.redd.it/2kkggb1dsmi81.png

What the...

Look at the nose, look at the suspension arms, look at the radiator openings!

Wow, now I understand why they were hiding so much...

I'm not sure what you're see that looks special about the nose or sidepod inlets?

[miguelalvesreis]

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