Simulator secrets spilled about sensational Red Bull RB20’s gains

"‘How di🍰d you do that?’ That is the question. Where did those ideas come from?"

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 on the grid. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2,…

The Red Bull RB2𝓡0 was already showing proof last year in the simulator that it would be evꦜen quicker than 2023’s car.

Red Bull have obliterated their competition in the first two grands prix of this year, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen winning both and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez finishing second in both.

Liam Lawson, the Red Bull junior who impres☂sed for sister team A♔lphaTauri last year, has shared the secrets which he discovered about the RB20.

“I w𒁏as pretty aware that it’d be competitive,” he told the .

“There is always talk and hype over the offseason about teams coming closer༒.

“Everyone is developing but, at the end of the day, when everyone catches up, Red Bull are developing and moꦫving away at the same time.

“Last year, when we did some of the development for the car, I didဣ time in the simulator. I knew the pe♉rformance gains that were coming.

“I knew the car was already winning at that point. If you’re fi൩nding time in the sim for next year’s car you know it w🐟ill be even quicker.

“It ﷽was a pretty good indicator that it would be good. But honestly, not this good!”

Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 celebrates in parc ferme. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 2, Saudi
Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 celebrates in parc ferme. Formula 1…

Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz is in awe of the RB20.

“I didn’t get to see prolonged shots on TV, my job keeps me in the pitlane,” he said. “I ♒saw it in testing on TV monitors.

“Even on a not-very-good TV to study what they were doing, the whole package of the RB20 makes more sens꧃e to me now.

“I focused on the vertical inlets an🌼d the F18 Concorde-style✨ air intakes under the crash structure.

“The more it makes sense. But it’s a red⛦ herring. Yes, they are cool.

“But it’s all just to make the mother and father of al꧋l undercuts underneath that sidepod, and on top of the 💝floor.

“I’d love to see the botto🌼m of the floor. Hopefully for Max and Checo’s sake they don’t have a crash so we don’t get pictures.

“It must have been a𝄹n area of huge developꦏment, as well.

“The mor💝e you look at the RB20, the more it makes sense.”

Confidence in their extraordinary car means Verstappen an𝔍d Perez are able to deliver their best drives, as a result.

💞Krav𝄹itz said: “That stable and efficient aero platform leads to more optimised tyre wear. Max said it is really good on tyre wear.

“It is a car for all tracks, all conditions.”

The RB20 initially sh𝓀ocked onlookers a♚t its unveiling after apparently following a different concept to last year’s car, which dominated the F1 championship.

Kravitz said꧅: “It is such a good car. I am waiting to sit d💃own with Adrian Newey, Ben Waterhouse, Pierre Wache to say ‘how did you do that?’

“⛦That is the question. Where did those ideas come from?

“Was it just to get the huge undercut? Moving the cooling and🦂 sidepod entౠry was just to allow for that.

“‘I want this massive undercut where I ꦏcan basically put my suitcase in it, b🀅ecause it’s so big!’

“How are we going to do that? You can’t put the sidepods th♋ere, the cooꩵling there… so let’s move that.

“A hugely impressive car.”

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