In any sport, when a team is winning, the hardest thing is to make changes to stay on top. Touch what already works. Sometimes, for example, not replacing the stars of a soccer team at a time when they are winning everything, because of their achievements and careers, often involves harsh consequences in sports in the short or long term. Not knowing how to reinvent yourself can take you from your greatest success to your greatest failure. And Red Bull thought the same with its car, which swept the world in 2023.
The engineer Adrian Newey He knows other teams will copy his car idea in 2023 and his rivals could be even closer. He decided to do the hardest thing: change what was already working. He chose a revolution. This is how he explained Newey on ‘Auto Motor undo Sport’: “We are clear that all the others (of the teams) will copy our car from last year. “If we only rely on the further development of that car, we are vulnerable.”
The Red Bull RB20 is a revolutionary car that is more than an evolution, designed to take its idea to the extreme in the last two years. And that can be seen this Wednesday from the first moment on day 1 of the F1 preseason test, where Verstappen, who was in charge of riding all day for Red Bull, hit the table hard on the asphalt. Not only did he show off new ammunition, but he also made it clear that his weapon was better.
Unique and innovative idea
Verstappen seems to start with some doubts and corrections, and Adrian Newey, in street clothes, looked at the car with a thoughtful expression. But quickly, everything changed. RB20 raised the coin and nothing could stop him.
The best way to understand the incredible step taken thanks to Newey in design is to compare it with a car like Alonso’s Aston Martin, which seeks to get closer to last year’s Red Bull idea with its pontoons, like the rest of the grid. The differences are huge due to the innovation and minimalism of Max’s new car.
He RB20 It is surprising for its vertical opening in the lower lateral area, where its pontoons are very narrow, reduced to a minimum, with a perfect idea what Mercedes tried in 2022 and 2023 in a failed way. In the middle, pontoons appear with a large lower channel.
While other cars only have one air opening on the wider sides in the style Red Bull of 2023, the RB20 has 3 openings outside the central chimney: The noted vertical on the sides and another narrow horizontal on the upper area of both pontoonswith a very long upper lip that acts as a wing. In addition, it adds another opening opening on the sides of the cabin where the air is It enters a large pipe located on either side of the engine hood. This allows this air to be redirected towards the rear. A museum piece that also seems very fast. It’s scary.
Source: La Verdad
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