Jean Francois Caubet believes Red Bull have come up with clever development – Formula 1 news
Renault’s Jean Francois Caubet says that Red Bull have devised a clever development to make up for the loss of the blown diffuser.
“Formula One is about creativity,” Caubet is quoted by Auto Bild. “And although the rules have changed, we have worked with Red Bull and found a solution to compensate for the loss of performance. It is not the same as before ... but a clever development
that could make the difference.”
Red Bull used the blown diffuser to good effect and dominated the 2011 season. No other team matched the success Red Bull achieved through the innovation. McLaren were the only team to come close but the gap between the two teams was still very wide.
Newey said after the first pre-season test that Red Bull is still trying out a few things before they can say the car is ready for the season. “The exhaust is one of the areas in which we still have some ideas up our sleeves,” Newey said.
FIA effectively from 2012 banned the usage of off-throttle blown diffuser. The move has spurred new designs and modifications for all the teams. It has also given new hope to teams who could not match up the success of Red Bull’s blown diffuser to be able
to compete at the sharper end of the grid.
So far it seemed that Red Bull were having some difficulty without the blown diffuser, during the first pre-season test the car had delayed start due parts coming in late and later the car had some technical difficulties as well.
So far Lotus has looked the complete package and teams like Red Bull, Ferrari, and McLaren are trying to lose the glitches in the car to get a grip on the reliability and pace of the car before the season begins.
The second pre-season begins on February 21, 2012 at Barcelona where all the teams will be looking to come up with the final packages of their cars as there are only three pre-season test allowed in the build-up to the 2012 season.
On another note, Mercedes will be unveiling their 2012 challenger during the second pre-season test which will make the second test all the more interesting as there has been much hype over Mercedes’ W03 which is tipped to be a strong contender for the upcoming
season.
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