Darren Heath is a pro photographer who undertakes the enviable job of following the Formula One circus around the globe. I’ve been following him on twitter for a while now. After each race he’s been updating a selection of his photos. The pics are, of course, all good in their own right, but it is his blog that often makes for some very interesting observations. Take this snippet posted after the German Grand Prix, for example, which is discussing the aerodynamic properties of the Red Bull Racing and Ferrari front wings:
…at Barcelona earlier this year Mercedes’ GPS system, busy tracking the F1 cars careening around the flat-out Turn 3, registered similar entry speeds for the MGP W01 and the RB6.
A few seconds later, at the corner’s exit, things had changed. The Red Bull was pulling away with a 12kph advantage.
If that’s the kind of performance the Milton Keynes outfit had with its old front section, imagine it with the new one.
Judging from my photographs Ferrari has worked out the secret – although the front wings on both the F10s and the RB6s have been deemed legal, so the rest must now follow.
Check out Darren’s website HERE. His full German GP blog entry is available HERE.
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Interesting comments. I remember there was rumours from the paddock early in the season that Redbull were able to adjust their ride height in Qualifying which is illegal if you do it via means of adjusting suspension. Maybe they have a trick or two that gives them the advantage… I wonder just what is in that wing that they wanted to keep Webber quiet about 😉