The toe link picks up from the top wishbone at the wheel end as before, but as it extends down it now goes forward to pick up at the mounting point previously used for the forward leg of the bottom wishbone (wishbone in yellow). How have Red Bull accomplished this without changing the mounting points? In Giorgio Piola’s comparison drawing between last year’s RB16 (left) and this year’s RB16B (right), we can see how the skinny toe link (blue in the circled schematics) has been moved from behind to ahead of driveshaft (red). Changes to the mounting points would incur a development token spend as that would necessitate a change to the gearbox casing and/or crash structure. Under the pandemic-inspired restrictions to chassis changes, with just two development tokens permitted in adapting last year’s cars to those of 2021, changes to external suspension parts (such as wishbones and pullrods) are not subject to the restriction.īut changes to the internal parts of the suspension (the inboard rockers and dampers) are.
READ MORE: What's a differential – and did a faulty one cost Verstappen victory in Bahrain? But as F1 tech expert Mark Hughes explains, this may be only part of the explanation for Red Bull’s emergence as title favourites.Ī very significant part of why Red Bull have been able to maintain good downforce on the rear of the car despite the trimmed floor area and accompanying restrictions is their ingenious re-design of the rear suspension. Much has been made of how the regulation floor change has impacted less upon the high-rake cars such as the Red Bull and more upon the low-rake Mercedes. All rights reserved.It's early days, but Red Bull’s RB16B has been the sensation of the season so far given Max Verstappen’s resounding pole position at the opening round over Lewis Hamilton’s previously dominant Mercedes. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Mercedesĭrivers: Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas Red Bullĭrivers: Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez McLarenĭrivers: Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris Aston Martinĭrivers: Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel Alpineĭrivers: Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda Alfa Romeoĭrivers: Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi HaasĬar name: VF-21 (car pictured is last year's VF-20 with new livery) That circuit will then host the opening race of the year on March 28. Teams can test their new cars privately, but there are three days allocated for preseason at the Bahrain International Circuit between March 12 and 14. There is a radical rule change next year, which F1 hopes will help reset the competitive order.
This year will not feature radical changes to the majority of cars.
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You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĪhead of the new Formula One season, teams will reveal their new car designs for the new season.
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