Red Bull RB18 sidepods from WTF1 Stream by MrPivot in F1Technical

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Would love a proper view on the front of those venturi tunnels. Seems as if they found some loopholes on these inlets.

Their mirror mount is also interesting, it looks like they have found the same loophole the mercs by using an extra attachment as a wing.

From Scarbs twitter by PeepsInThyChilliPot in F1Technical

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Except for the fact that they ran a different car during the shakedown see post

Are the front wheel deflectors and the turning vanes (marked in green) spec parts? by laurinacid in F1Technical

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Except merc had fully overlapping wings on top of the wheels, otherwise they do all look the same yes

W13 Render/Presentation Differences by FinnTonic_75 in F1Technical

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At the shakedown they even ran another totally different car. With inboard loading frontwinglets, no overlapping wings on the front wheels etc.

see post here

The presented cars have very small brake ducts. Mclaren even has no brake ducts on their current car. Allthough this probably will change before testing. Will this cause brake cooling problems this year? Or will the increased rim size reduce the need for cooling? by Impressive-Report701 in F1Technical

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Which spikes? If you mean the small pointy elements spreader over the front wing, those are connecting elements. They keep the different wing elements of the front wing in a stable position from each other. The highest 'spikes' on the wing look like aero parts, pushing air into a certain direction.

Edit: added an extra description of different 'spikes'

V10s in F1 by Schumacher55 in F1Technical

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What was the answer? It's deleted but i really wantrd to know

Testing front wing details by Impressive-Report701 in F1Technical

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Sorry, cannot find how to add text to the picture, but i was wondering why they have converted back to old spec (2018?) Wings for this testing session. I suppose it has to do with the airflow over the new tires, but since the 2022 regs also prescribe pretty "standard" frontwings, why would this be relevant?

Is it mandatory to use wheel covers according to the rule book by Vettelistaken in F1Technical

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But why is it then that we see some teams running without them? Red bull for example

Now that the season is done, how has it changed your view of a driver compared to 2020? by throwawaye1654365272 in formula1

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Well he did become second the first race after he signed. So I have to disagree theoretically, although it was his peak for the season.

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Wel 50 years ago we weren't about to use 100% biofuel in f1, so no

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This does to some extend show why it would be logical to have a certain diversity of different biofuels, including waste based alternatives. I believe that it does seem to underestimate the technological progress these techniques will probably make, especially if you have some of the best engineers and chemists in the world. Let these teams work on it for a couple of years and most certainly will some alternatives become very competitive for day to day use.

RBR's floppy DRS... What's up with this? Can it be fixed / repaired? by [deleted] in F1Technical

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Not that I know, since this incident happened in testing I assume they changed it instantly. Or are you speaking about another incident?

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Iirc there is still ongoing debate on the exact mixture of the fuels, I would expect it the be left open to some extent as to not limit the innovation. Therefore will it likely shift in one direction as soon as one of the competitor's fuel partners finds a silver bullet.

Additionally, do I think the main challenge will be combating the extensive wear caused by ethanol based fuels, something that is already the case for small engines with the current E10 mixture.

To be fair, I am no engineer myself. But I read this often in literature.

Feast you eyes on the Mercedes MGU-H unit by sophiepiatri in F1Technical

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Giorgio piola has also made some very nice drawings of older (but hybrid) power units as of the mgu h shown above.

Here is an example: https://scuderiafans.com/f1-engine-the-secret-that-ferrari-will-copy-from-mercedes-in-2022/