Notice they are back with the high rake now.. and that probably means the flexing wing will be back in it´s most extreme form.
2012 Red Bull RB8
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Found an answer to my question, i think the starter hole is here:
That where they are trying to aim some of the extra airflow, the rest is gonna hit the top of the diffuser. amirite?
That where they are trying to aim some of the extra airflow, the rest is gonna hit the top of the diffuser. amirite?
They are trying to seal of the diffuser as best they can, how exactly they go about i have no idea.
They are trying to get some of the gases under the car,
You can see the hole here, rectangle shaped.
That hole exits here, below yellow stripe.
Some gases will pass over and on to the sides of the diffuser, and some will trickle into that hole.
You can see the hole here, rectangle shaped.
That hole exits here, below yellow stripe.
Some gases will pass over and on to the sides of the diffuser, and some will trickle into that hole.
That is a real loophole.
It might be, it all depends what happens before the air gets to that point, if the car is shaped very differently then i think it's gonna be very hard. But if the overall concept is closer to RBR, i wouldn't be surprised if it gets copied soon.
Started melting a tiny bit and we can now see that some of the gases appears to be trickle down on the side,
Illegal wing they say at F1Technical,
Looks like it´s broken..
Looks like it´s broken..
not all things going to plan?
Not sure really. It could be that the car with the new exhaust has been over engineered so that full aero pack does not work as well as the clean cut one before.
It´s all guesses now, i think they have the quickest car with or without these updates,
Looks weird as hell,
Something fishy for sure. So what if Vettel went off, something inside the wing has just failed it seems.
It´s all guesses now, i think they have the quickest car with or without these updates,
Looks weird as hell,
Something fishy for sure. So what if Vettel went off, something inside the wing has just failed it seems.
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
James Maskell
"Remember the name! Tommy Vercetti!"
If you pause at 0:13 you can see how they code the wheels 
My prediction was a bit wrong regarding how the exhausts flow, this seems to be a much better illustration on how the exhaust gases move.
So it "sucks" the exhaust gases to the proper airchannel. It could be, seems logical.
Some good info here, from F1technical.
I think instead of sucking the exhaust gases downwards it sucks the exhaust gases in that direction.
He´s not an aerodynamicist but seems to have a pretty good idea of how aero works.
I´m just amazed at Newey, he just seems to operate at another level compared to other guys.
I think instead of sucking the exhaust gases downwards it sucks the exhaust gases in that direction.
This happens at cornering speeds:
The bridge allows the red air (exhaust) and the green air to trade places, and also guides the exhaust to where it is needed to help seal the sides of the diffuser so the RB8 can run at greater rake angles and generate more downforce.
This happens at straightaway speeds:
The exhaust is blown more straight aft (aided by the naca duct), reducing the sealing of the diffuser, therefore the downforce, and therefore the drag.
He´s not an aerodynamicist but seems to have a pretty good idea of how aero works.
I´m just amazed at Newey, he just seems to operate at another level compared to other guys.
How i pictured is that it doesn't spread to out, towards the rear tire but attaches it to the airflow around the cokebottle "neck" (rear of the car). I can't see that the airflow under the sidepod will create anything to spread the exhaust gases outwards. Unless the actual sidepod creates underpressure.. I'll make a sketch tomorrow, if i'm still so interested. Same stuff, just move the redlines in the top picture to be between the green lines and enginecover. Just speculation but that's how it flows in my eyes.
According to F1T some guy says it´s been rumored that they will not run this exhaust layout in Oz.
Perhaps it´s so delicate and advanced that they need more time with it to fully understand it.
I´m sure it will find it´s way on to the car at some point during the season though.
EDIT:
Seems according to "reports" that RBR can´t get the exhaust gases to where they want them.
Bit odd hearing that from such a front runner in aero but i guess it´s just too little testing with it.
Perhaps it´s so delicate and advanced that they need more time with it to fully understand it.
I´m sure it will find it´s way on to the car at some point during the season though.
EDIT:
Seems according to "reports" that RBR can´t get the exhaust gases to where they want them.
Bit odd hearing that from such a front runner in aero but i guess it´s just too little testing with it.
It is not about being front runner......
They probably got the theory right on the wind-tunnel but can't get it to work IRL. But this could also be a cover up so they can develop it even more. We haven't gotten into round one yet so we should take everything that teams say to serious.
