February 09, 2009
F1 Pr0n: Red Bull RB5!
So... it's been nearly three weeks since the last rollout, but today Red Bull debuted their Adrian Newey-designed 2009 racer, the RB5. Just look at that nose shot... spindly doesn't begin to describe it. And to be honest? From some angles, these cars are ugly as sin.
Not that one, though.
Nor that one. I'll admit that I'm not, nor have I ever been, a fan of the Red Bull livery, but the car looks decent enough from the side. I don't see anything on the RB5 we haven't seen in the other rollouts this off-season.
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So... it's been nearly three weeks since the last rollout, but today Red Bull debuted their Adrian Newey-designed 2009 racer, the RB5. Just look at that nose shot... spindly doesn't begin to describe it. And to be honest? From some angles, these cars are ugly as sin.
Not that one, though.
Nor that one. I'll admit that I'm not, nor have I ever been, a fan of the Red Bull livery, but the car looks decent enough from the side. I don't see anything on the RB5 we haven't seen in the other rollouts this off-season.
Surprisingly, this is the last scheduled rollout this season. We still haven't seen the Toro Rosso, which'll probably be a clone of the RB5, and we've not seen the Farce Force India, which will probably have a lot of McLaren influence after their "teamwork" pact of a month or so ago. And who knows if Honda will make the grid?
We'll bring you coverage of the two 'for sures' when they come out... until then, we're less than 45 days away from Friday Practice at Australia! Six weeks to F1!
Can't come too soon.
We'll bring you coverage of the two 'for sures' when they come out... until then, we're less than 45 days away from Friday Practice at Australia! Six weeks to F1!
Can't come too soon.
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The front stabilizers this year just look weird to me, like they're only barely held on and just looking for any opportunity to fall off and go under the front wheels.
It seems like they could rock side-to-side, and touch down, for example. As soon as one end hits the pavement, it gets pulled back right into, and under, the wheel.
Presumably the designers recognize the danger and have made them plenty stiff, but it still looks strange to my engineer's esthetic.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at February 10, 2009 01:33 PM (+rSRq)
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