CNR
1st April 2010, 09:37
http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=362347&FS=F1
The secret of Red Bull's supposed adjustable ride-height system is compressed gas, according to strong rumours inside the Sepang paddock on Thursday.
Q: are red bull using pull rod at the front and push rod at the back ?
Q: single diffuser this year ?
http://www.wheels24.co.za/Content/FormulaOne/14/a0d5f8017b014c689c741b8419932783/11-02-2010-09-49/Inside_line_Red_Bull_car_launch
The Renault-powered RB06 sees a continuation of the pull-rod suspension introduced last, a layout which enabled the car to have a lower rear end than the opposition but made complicated incorporation of the controversial double-decker rear diffuser. In fact, if RB05 had a handicap, it was a less than totally effective underfloor, but Newey reckons they overcame the packaging challenges and managed to incorporate both a pull-rod layout and DDD in the new car.
We've stuck with pull rod. Obviously with a single diffuser, I think the pull rod is a very elegant solution. But with a double diffuser it is a bit more difficult. There are pros and cons (but) we felt overall it was still a good solution, he said during media briefings in Jerez. To be perfectly honest, had we been push rod in the first place we probably would not have been pull rod, but having been on pull rod for a year, and trying to understand its strengths and weaknesses, we felt it was the right way to continue.
The secret of Red Bull's supposed adjustable ride-height system is compressed gas, according to strong rumours inside the Sepang paddock on Thursday.
Q: are red bull using pull rod at the front and push rod at the back ?
Q: single diffuser this year ?
http://www.wheels24.co.za/Content/FormulaOne/14/a0d5f8017b014c689c741b8419932783/11-02-2010-09-49/Inside_line_Red_Bull_car_launch
The Renault-powered RB06 sees a continuation of the pull-rod suspension introduced last, a layout which enabled the car to have a lower rear end than the opposition but made complicated incorporation of the controversial double-decker rear diffuser. In fact, if RB05 had a handicap, it was a less than totally effective underfloor, but Newey reckons they overcame the packaging challenges and managed to incorporate both a pull-rod layout and DDD in the new car.
We've stuck with pull rod. Obviously with a single diffuser, I think the pull rod is a very elegant solution. But with a double diffuser it is a bit more difficult. There are pros and cons (but) we felt overall it was still a good solution, he said during media briefings in Jerez. To be perfectly honest, had we been push rod in the first place we probably would not have been pull rod, but having been on pull rod for a year, and trying to understand its strengths and weaknesses, we felt it was the right way to continue.