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Red Bull RB7 - brake ducts and calipers 12 Nov 2011

Red Bull RB7 - brake ducts and calipers

Yas Marina is a tough circuit on brakes so Red Bull have kept their drum ducts, complete with ventilation fins on the outside, on the RB7s. In the drawing you can also see the distinctively low placement of the brake calipers. These are supplied by Brembo to both Red Bull and Toro Rosso and their...»

Red Bull RB7 - rearward exhaust 12 Nov 2011

Red Bull RB7 - rearward exhaust

The Abu Dhabi race will be the penultimate time long exhausts can be used to blow air into the side channel of a car's rear diffuser to boost downforce. The Red Bull solution can be seen in the drawing. Next season blown diffusers will be banned, with exhaust exits having to be positioned periscope...»

Red Bull RB7 - front wing update 09 Oct 2011

Red Bull RB7 - front wing update

At Suzuka Red Bull introduced another new front wing with an endplate comprising only two pieces. Unfortunately Vettel destroyed his in his Friday morning practice crash and the team decided to run with the old wing (lower drawing) on both cars until new spares could be flown out from the factory,...»

Red Bull RB7 - tyre warming strategy 08 Oct 2011

Red Bull RB7 - tyre warming strategy

Red Bull have devised a clever way to maintain tyre temperatures in the garage. The FIA long ago banned systems designed to do this by heating the inside of the wheel rim, as introduced by Toyota in Canada 2005. Since Belgium this year, however, Red Bull have been placing a small, pre-heated...»

Red Bull RB7 - revised front wing 24 Sep 2011

Red Bull RB7 - revised front wing

Red Bull evaluated three different front wings in Singapore on Friday. Pictured is the one tested by Vettel and then used by both drivers during qualifying and for the race. There is a step on the main plane (left-hand arrow). This is similar in style to the solution introduced (but not raced) by...»

Red Bull RB7 - revised brake ducts 24 Sep 2011

Red Bull RB7 - revised brake ducts

At the rear of cars, brake ducts have become more and more important as downforce-boosting aerodynamic devices. The Red Bull ducts feature several small planes on the inside of the brake drum to help enhance downforce. ...»

Red Bull RB7 - brake duct development 28 Aug 2011

Red Bull RB7 - brake duct development

Red Bull brought two different rear brake duct solutions to Belgium. This one was used by Sebastian Vettel. It has a sophisticated shape behind the brake disc, similar to that used by McLaren, to better channel air to the outside of the wheel rim. ...»

Red Bull RB7 - front wing changes 31 Jul 2011

Red Bull RB7 - front wing changes

Red Bull used a mix of old and new front-wing solutions in Hungary. They moved back to the original, thin wing support, in place of the newer, wide one (1), and also reverted to the turning vanes under the nose cone (2) rather than those attached to the lower part of the chassis which the team had...»

Red Bull RB7 - revised underbody aero package 25 Jun 2011

Red Bull RB7 - revised underbody aero package

Mark Webber tested a new aero package for Red Bull on Friday in Valencia. The evaluation went so well that both drivers used it for qualifying and the race. The nosecone no longer features any fins in its lower section as they have been transferred to the underbody of the chassis (main drawing). A...»

Red Bull RB7 - exhaust layout 08 May 2011

Red Bull RB7 - exhaust layout

Red Bull brought to Istanbul a more sophisticated version of their exhaust, which better integrates with the car's side diffuser. But the new solution was destroyed when Sebastian Vettel slid off the track and into the barriers during Friday practice. So both Vettel and Mark Webber ran the team's...»

Red Bull RB7 - rear diffuser updates 16 Apr 2011

Red Bull RB7 - rear diffuser updates

In China Red Bull have introduced a small change to their diffuser's outer walls, which don't appear to run as close to the ground as you would expect (see yellow area on right) for optimum performance. This is linked to the RB7's unusual set-up, with the back of the car running much higher than...»

Red Bull RB7 - front wing selection 09 Apr 2011

Red Bull RB7 - front wing selection

Red Bull have two front wings available to use in Malaysia, both illustrated here, but both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber opted for the inset version with its simpler endplate configuration. Arguably more importantly, however, both drivers also expect to use KERS during both qualifying and in...»

Red Bull RB7 - revised blown exhausts 27 Mar 2011

Red Bull RB7 - revised blown exhausts

For Australia Red Bull have slightly modified their blown exhausts, with a small extension on the flat pipe blowing just in front of the rear tyres (main drawing - previous design inset). The underbody has been cut slightly differently (highlighted in yellow) in order to divert more airflow under...»

Red Bull RB7 - exhaust positioning 23 Feb 2011

Red Bull RB7 - exhaust positioning

At the very first test in Valencia Red Bull introduced a new blown exhaust layout. The long flat pipe blows into the area just in front of the rear tyres (see red arrows). In this section (highlighted in yellow) the underbody has been cut away so that the air can blow directly under the side...»

Red Bull RB7 - revised exhausts 11 Feb 2011

Red Bull RB7 - revised exhausts

Red Bull rolled out the RB7 at Valencia and by the end of the test had already added a new solution to the new car. Longer exhaust pipes (inset), blowing on to the external section of the diffuser's side channel, replaced the standard design seen on the first day....»

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