RBR launch - Page 2

Knowlesy · 26 Jan 2007, 12:51 (Ref:1826432)

Yum, yum! Reminds me of the MP4/20, unsurprisingly!

If it goes as well as it looks, it'll get good results.

Glen · 26 Jan 2007, 12:54 (Ref:1826434)

With all that experience you'd think Newey would have learned by now that paint colour is by far the most important factor!

**touringlegend** · 26 Jan 2007, 12:55 (Ref:1826435)

Lovely looking car the stripes up the nose are a nice touch.

Ryan_Briscoe1 · 26 Jan 2007, 12:55 (Ref:1826437)

looks nice but hopefully its a quick car. Looks way better then previous years.

Marbot · 26 Jan 2007, 12:56 (Ref:1826439)

There seems to be an amazing number of mid-field contenders this season.

With the probable exception of Spyker (who will be too busy moaning about other things to be able to do a reasonable job),the field should close up quite nicely.

Knowlesy · 26 Jan 2007, 12:57 (Ref:1826442)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glen

With all that experience you'd think Newey would have learned by now that paint colour is by far the most important factor!

Hey, no problem with people talking about liveries! Nowt wrong with an aesthetically pleasing car!

Last2LiftOff · 26 Jan 2007, 13:00 (Ref:1826447)

Do I imagine it or are all the cars sitting quite a bit lower in the back this year than last? In F1 terms that is.

Looks like they'd rip the planks right off goin' around Eau Rouge.

429CJ · 26 Jan 2007, 13:05 (Ref:1826453)

Looks great, both the design and paintjob, my favourite 2007 Formula 1 so far, with clear margin (because Renault blew up their paintjob).

Glen · 26 Jan 2007, 13:09 (Ref:1826460)

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Originally Posted by martyn bott

There seems to be an amazing number of mid-field contenders this season.

With the probable exception of Spyker (who will be too busy moaning about other things to be able to do a reasonable job),the field should close up quite nicely.

As the only true out-there-doing-it-on-their-own team Spyker have good cause to moan. STR will likely beat them by running more or less complete Red Bull cars and Super Aguri likewise by using completely supplied Honda cars. Good luck to Spyker - they're going to need it.

Glen · 26 Jan 2007, 13:11 (Ref:1826462)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knowlesy

Hey, no problem with people talking about liveries! Nowt wrong with an aesthetically pleasing car!

No problem at all - if it weren't for intense discussion about liveries the forum would be a ghost town!

olly83 · 26 Jan 2007, 13:26 (Ref:1826481)

Now that is how a modern F1 car should look, sleek and smooth. Too many cars these days have so many bits stuck to them, it looks like an explosion in an airfix factory. The paintjob is good too, simple and classy, and it compliments the shape of the car nicely.

Glen · 26 Jan 2007, 13:31 (Ref:1826489)

Just looking through today's Barcelona pics on F1Racing - the Red Bull sure makes the Honda look like a brick. Sleek is the word.

It looks like a sort of mini twin keel car - the lower front wishbones are on small spars which are suitably sculpted and blended in.

Halsey · 26 Jan 2007, 14:58 (Ref:1826547)

Mmm, both the car and livery look particularly good, don't they!

Points of interest include the lack of 'double decker' front wing, engine cover 'horns', and sidepod appendages. Perhaps Newey winglets will begin to sprout from the car closer to the start of the season, and as it progresses.

I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of lap times it's capable of producing.

FPV GTHO · 26 Jan 2007, 15:15 (Ref:1826556)

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Originally Posted by martyn bott

It looks far more sophisticated than last years car.

Not such a surprise really. I wouldnt be too surprised really to hear the RB2 had links still back to the R5 Jag.

Looks pretty nice, very Mclaren-esque of the last few years, although thankfully doesnt share the MP4/21's fat to skinny nose. Bit surprised they went with the zero keel, although i guess you can thank Newey for starting that with the MP4/20, and before hand several reasonably successful twin keel layouts. Now that still leaves Renault and Ferrari with the V/single keel.

**chunterer** · 26 Jan 2007, 15:31 (Ref:1826574)

Hmm I seem to have mislaid a post I did earlier about the car, so i'll do another one!

I also think the nose resembles the 'fatter' section a la MP4/20 and the Renault from last year, which were the quickest cars.

Honda on the other hand have decided to plump for a more needle like nose 0 which other than the R25 hasn't been a successful route for many teama lately?

FPV GTHO · 26 Jan 2007, 15:37 (Ref:1826580)

Well whilst the mass dampers were still legal, the thinner noses were thought not to allow the units to be optimised as well as Renault's with the wider nose. Perhaps there'll be some aero advantages emerging now that theyre not hidden by the hindrance of a dodgy mass damper.

Rockmunky · 26 Jan 2007, 17:36 (Ref:1826674)

The new Red Bull looks really good, that's the first car this year i've seen first off and said "yes, i approve!"
Thinner noses look better IMO, the Honda's thin nose looks really good.

chillibowl · 26 Jan 2007, 17:46 (Ref:1826689)

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Originally Posted by Rockmunky

The new Red Bull looks really good, that's the first car this year i've seen first off and said "yes, i approve!"

agreed, i like all the racing strips the best.

the most dramatic change in terms of shape and appearance of any team from last year to this.

Kieran20 · 26 Jan 2007, 17:54 (Ref:1826696)

loving that car, probably my favourite so far,

luke · 26 Jan 2007, 18:07 (Ref:1826711)

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Originally Posted by Greenback

taken from F1-Live

Don't like the livery but the car design and shape is very nice.

bosch! · 26 Jan 2007, 19:20 (Ref:1826743)

Yep, looks good.

Are we expecting the STR to be based around this design or the RB2?

Hazard · 26 Jan 2007, 19:37 (Ref:1826755)

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Originally Posted by bosch!

Yep, looks good.

Are we expecting the STR to be based around this design or the RB2?

The former - see here http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92445

Knowlesy · 26 Jan 2007, 19:43 (Ref:1826760)

Quote:

Originally Posted by chunterer

Honda on the other hand have decided to plump for a more needle like nose which other than the R25 hasn't been a successful route for many teama lately?

I am unsure how much difference this would make. Dino Toso, the Renault aero chap, said they tested both the narrow nose and fat nose on the R26 and found no differences. They plumped for the fatter nose for purely aesthetic reasons!

I gues it depends on other factors of course, with different cars. But it's not a crucial thing I doubt.

From a personal point of view I pfrefer a fatter nose. It just looks a lot more purposeful and when the car is in action it looks more solid and stable somehow!

bosch! · 26 Jan 2007, 19:53 (Ref:1826765)

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Originally Posted by Hazard

The former - see here http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92445

If the Ferrari block produces more heat than the Renault those sidepods might be an issue.

Presumably Newey will just hand it over to STR and not be burdened with ongoing development.

dave not neil · 26 Jan 2007, 21:29 (Ref:1826809)

Car looks very very nice, a little like the McLaren, but theres some real nice smooth areas on it, unlike the Mclaren.
Paint job is awesome, always been a fan of Red Bull livieries.

Webber looks like he's sitting a little high in the car though?!

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