Adrian Newey’s latest creation is the hot topic in the Formula 1 paddocks. The Renault-powered Red Bull RB7 has a perfect record of two pole positions and two victories in the opening two Grands Prix of the 2011 season.
A lot of people, especially the McLaren engineers were quick to say that the main advantage of the RB7 was its flexible front wings that seem to bend towards the tarmac at speeds, increasing downforce.
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner refuted these accusations, saying in Malaysia: “Our wing complies fully with the regulations. McLaren have developed a car that has a very low rear-ride height, and therefore a low front wing for them doesn't work.”
“We run quite a high rake angle in our car. So inevitably when the rear of the car is higher, the front of the car is going to be lower to the ground,” said Horner.
We selected a series of the photographies taken by WRI2 at Sepang this past weekend at the Grand Prix of Malaysia. The Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari cars are here seen in the same corner, in the same attitude.
We can easily see that the RB7 is in fact running a high rake angle. The rear end of the car is much higher than the front end. In comparison, the McLaren and the Ferrari are running almost flat.
A lot of people, especially the McLaren engineers were quick to say that the main advantage of the RB7 was its flexible front wings that seem to bend towards the tarmac at speeds, increasing downforce.
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner refuted these accusations, saying in Malaysia: “Our wing complies fully with the regulations. McLaren have developed a car that has a very low rear-ride height, and therefore a low front wing for them doesn't work.”
“We run quite a high rake angle in our car. So inevitably when the rear of the car is higher, the front of the car is going to be lower to the ground,” said Horner.
We selected a series of the photographies taken by WRI2 at Sepang this past weekend at the Grand Prix of Malaysia. The Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari cars are here seen in the same corner, in the same attitude.
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We can easily see that the RB7 is in fact running a high rake angle. The rear end of the car is much higher than the front end. In comparison, the McLaren and the Ferrari are running almost flat.