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Red Bull RB9 - rear wing variations 21 Apr 2013

Red Bull RB9 - rear wing variations

Red Bull tried three different rear wings on Friday in Bahrain. Webber had the high-downforce one raced at the last round in China by Sebastian Vettel (main drawing), while Vettel tried a low-downforce configuration in the morning (lower inset) before switching to a new design (upper inset) with...»

Red Bull RB9 - blown wheel hubs 20 Apr 2013

Red Bull RB9 - blown wheel hubs

Last season, Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey came up with the idea of making holes in the wheel hub in order to channel airflow to the outside of the wheel. This was subsequently declared illegal - from Canada on - as the holes were applied to the rotating part of the upright and hence deemed...»

Red Bull RB9 - hidden brake fluid cylinders 17 Mar 2013

Red Bull RB9 - hidden brake fluid cylinders

For the first time in Formula One racing, the two brake fluid cylinders (shown in the inset picture) have disappeared from view in the Red Bull RB9. This is because the team needed to save space in order to run the vertical ramp and slotted hole that feature on the top of the nose section. As you...»

Red Bull RB9 - passive double DRS 13 Mar 2013

Red Bull RB9 - passive double DRS

At the final pre-season test in Barcelona, Red Bull experimented with a passive double drag reduction system (DDRS). The top red arrow in this drawing indicates the small inlet duct that - above a certain speed - feeds airflow up a vertical channel to blow under the rear wing's main plane. This...»

Red Bull RB9 - vented nose 13 Mar 2013

Red Bull RB9 - vented nose

Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey has followed Sauber's lead by introducing this twin-duct concept to the RB9's nose section. Air is sucked from the high-pressure area underneath the chassis into a duct (red arrow). The air then travels through the chassis (inset, right) via an s-shaped duct...»

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