The Red Bull Weight Loss

Silverstone came and changes came. This weekend, many of the teams brought news, which they hope will be important improvements to get a few tenths of a second off the clock. Of all these, the most notable is the weight loss demonstrated by Red Bull.

The team showed a car about two kilograms lighter compared to the last race in Canada. In this attempt to slender the single-seater, it is calculated that they can be 0.2 seconds faster per lap according to international media. Despite this reduction, the Austrian team still has room for improvement, as ccontinued five kilos above 798 kilos imposed by the FIA ​​as minimums for this season.

In addition to this novelty, it showcases the new design of ‘side pod ‘. He wanted to talk about this change Mike Elliott, technical director of Mercedes, according to the Race Fans portal. First of all, he wanted to comment that “people look at the car and look at the differences and think‘ too big, that’s the big difference there ’” to which he went on to add. “The body part, the part that looks different, is probably not the difference The key is the detail in the floor design. We’ve examined some concepts in that direction. “

And although he did not want to reveal the direction they would follow, Mike Elliott explained: “I will not say which direction we will go, but we will see. I think, it would be nonsense, not to have the level of humility that you think is possibly messy and go and see what others have done. And that’s not just the Red Bull concept, it looks at all the concepts above and below. of the grid and say what seems interesting and why ”.

The latest noticeable change from Red Bull is the new bonnet which seeks to optimize flow towards the ‘beam wing’. Regarding this change, Mattia Binotto said they will try to understand how it works compared to what they wear, but they will better judge it on the track.

All of these changes will be seen this weekend and analyze whether the improvement will be as valuable as they suggest.