Red Bull 2011 Car Launched

Duke · 1 Feb 2011 at 08:38

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89185

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/02/01/red-bull-rb7-launch-first-pictures/

JRS · 1 Feb 2011 at 08:50

And there was me thinking we'd seen the last of those engine cover fins

Duke · 1 Feb 2011 at 08:52

Oh bit hard to see but it is smaller, just getting some better photos now.

englishpremier · 1 Feb 2011 at 09:34

Have there sneakily got some kind of automatic f-duct going on? If not that is that in the middle of the rear wing?

Nismo · 1 Feb 2011 at 09:38

/hears the other teams prepping the complaints now...

englishpremier · 1 Feb 2011 at 09:43

i was thinking something similar to the one Mercedes tried to employ last year.

unKn0wn · 1 Feb 2011 at 10:01

http://twitpic.com/3velgn

CaptainRAVE · 1 Feb 2011 at 10:43

Looks very similar to last years, although I am sure there is a lot that has changed under the bodywork.

Shimmy · 1 Feb 2011 at 10:49

Looks like Newey still has plenty of innovation left in him, can't wait to see who has had the best development program.

Ceryndrion · 1 Feb 2011 at 16:01

Okay, so all the other teams so far have no sharkfin at all, and redbull have a half fin.. well I guess we all know where that is going..

Emlyn_Dewar · 1 Feb 2011 at 16:04

*insert ban-hammer image*

Sparky · 1 Feb 2011 at 16:30

Ceryndrion said:
Okay, so all the other teams so far have no sharkfin at all, and redbull have a half fin.. well I guess we all know where that is going..

Its a launch car, read nothing into it.

Lopéz · 1 Feb 2011 at 18:04

CS||nuTs said:
Its a launch car, read nothing into it.

Which bit did you do?

Sparky · 1 Feb 2011 at 18:10

Worked on nearly all of that car.

Lopéz · 1 Feb 2011 at 18:12

CS||nuTs said:
Worked on nearly all of that car.

So we know who to blame if it's a mutt

Sparky · 1 Feb 2011 at 18:13

Scythe · 1 Feb 2011 at 18:18

CS||nuTs said:

Just out of interest, what did you do at Uni? I remember you're an aerodynamicist, so did you do aerospace engineering? First year automotive engineer here so I find it all pretty interesting

Sparky · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:37

Thats the lad who works/worked for Renault i believe, me Uni? Not a chance!

Flibster · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:49

It's an evolution not a revolution.
There's a few nice touches though. The cameras on the tip of the nose, completely encased rear end.

I suspect after last year that reliability has been a bit higher up their list.

VaderDSL · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:53

CS||nuTs said:
Thats the lad who works/worked for Renault i believe, me Uni? Not a chance!

Any juicy tidbits not under NDA? long shot I know

even something like a blueprint or engineering designs, something small

Seriously though looks great and bet it feels amazing to work on something like that.