Newey in F1 he literally dominated the top category with his brilliant ideas. Solutions that can not only be defined as brilliant but also functional to the cause. Every team where he worked over the years was able to take advantage of his great cunning combined with his ability to find excellent technical routes. Technical projects that have made the difference on the rest of the competitor, always providing the ability to be competitive at the top. Precisely for this reason the abandonment to the stable of Milton Keynes weighs quite a bit, orphaned by the super genius of Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Horner he claims that his story has nothing to do with the farewell of Adrian. The relationship between them remains idyllic. The truth in these cases will probably come out in the near future. In the meantime we can say that Neweyalthough it remains linked to Red Bullwill no longer have the data available regarding the F1. His presence ai Grand Prizesin fact, will be closely linked to the customers of theHypercars RB17. This, in a nutshell, is the relationship between the parties which, as we know, will be definitively interrupted next spring. Ferrari is waiting and ready to strike.
Even phenomena are sometimes imperfect, if only to remind us that they are human. From this point of view, when speaking about the British designer, it is worth mentioning a fact. Question raised by Adrian himself regarding the endemic characteristics of the Red Bull RB20, a car no longer dominated like last season but still the benchmark. Point of reference for F1 that adopts successful solutions. Not all that glitters is gold, however, as there are distinctive features of the Austrian car of which the Englishman is not at all proud.
F1, Newey identifies the front end as a limit
Red Bull it is a hyperuranic car. A fireball of F1 that in the hands of Verstappen it is difficult to beat under normal conditions. In Australia he did it Sainz with the Ferrari, but as we know, on lap 4, the Dutchman was already out of the race due to damage to the braking system. TO You love me the talent of Hasselt was beaten by Norris and, also in this case, the colored single-seater blue racing suffered a performance delay created by damage to the floor, which occurred due to an excessively violent passage on the curbs by Max. A headache that took away at least two tenths of performance.
Let’s go back to the present. Newey he doesn’t hide behind a finger. The British says that in F1 the possibility of improvement is always present. Although the RB20 it really was super competitive in these first six world championship events, at the same time it has shown that it is not perfect. She did it too in Floridaprecisely, where beyond the problems suffered during the race mentioned above, the performance of the single-seater was not at its best top as usual. The confirmation comes directly from the technician next to the Ferrari who according to him had already identified several areas where the car should be corrected.
It is no coincidence that the correction involves the tire management of tires. In this case we are talking about the compounds that “inhabit” the front end. On the American circuit, especially during the race but in general throughout the weekend, the three-time F1 world champion lamented that he did not have feeling on the front. While in qualifying “chemistry” with the Pirelli it was low regardless even on the rear. Max he struggled to hit the correct temperature, that value where the compound develops grip greater. When this level is higher than necessary, the rubber tends, in simple words, to “swell” more.
A factor which consequently reduces the so-called “patch”, i.e. the contact area with the ground. This is why it is very important to know what initial pressure to start with. Red Bullin these conditions he didn’t hit the mark working range optimal, leaving a certain amount of front end grip on the road. In their case, apparently, maintaining the necessary grades on the compound remains complicated, with the “shoe” Pirelli which consequently does not have the required pressure level. Expectedly Sunday produced understeer, although Verstappen’s work to stabilize temperatures in the stint worked.
“Is this something that will change later in the year or, more likely, will be changed next year”. In short, a problem that for logical reasons Newey he was unable to explain specifically, but that certainly cannot be resolved in the short term with future developments. It goes without saying that the resolution to this problem requires more time also due to the constraints imposed by F1 under the regime budget cap. It remains to be seen whether Red Bull will be able to correct this situation which in fact on several occasions has limited the great potential of RB20.
Authors: Alessandro Arcari – @berrageiz – Niccolo Arnerich – @niccoloarnerich –F1Tv
