Red Bull have gone back to the drawing board!

[mikeallison13]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/o...

Redbull may want to field the above car for the 2014 season. May prove more reliable than their current one. And fits in nicely with the marmite 2014 cars!

[RealSquirrels]

i love the fact it has "a mind-blowing 113ft/lbs of Torque" - that's even weedier than a (2013) F1 car.

[PeXy]

How fking much???

You could buy a quality Caterham for that.

[rubystone]

Newey hasn't lost his touch. It'll be on the front row by Austin

[FeelingLucky]

rubystone said:

Newey hasn't lost his touch. It'll be on the front row by Austin

It really doesn't matter how good Newey is (and he IS really good) if it has a donkey pushing it along. Shirley you can see that?

[Inertiatic]

rubystone said:

Newey hasn't lost his touch. It'll be on the front row by Austin

I suspect the aero figures for his car are fantastic...due to the rear end packaging. But can he scale that back to have good aero and not catch fire?

Wouldn't bet against him but will see :-)

[VolvoT5]

Inertiatic said:

I suspect the aero figures for his car are fantastic...due to the rear end packaging. But can he scale that back to have good aero and not catch fire?

Wouldn't bet against him but will see :-)

Doesn't matter if the car is 100bhp down surely. People will just drive past on the straights.

[FeelingLucky]

VolvoT5 said:

Inertiatic said:

I suspect the aero figures for his car are fantastic...due to the rear end packaging. But can he scale that back to have good aero and not catch fire?

Wouldn't bet against him but will see :-)

Doesn't matter if the car is 100bhp down surely. People will just drive past on the straights.

This.

[Inertiatic]

FeelingLucky said:

VolvoT5 said:

Inertiatic said:

I suspect the aero figures for his car are fantastic...due to the rear end packaging. But can he scale that back to have good aero and not catch fire?

Wouldn't bet against him but will see :-)

Doesn't matter if the car is 100bhp down surely. People will just drive past on the straights.

This.

I was kind of assuming that Renault would, eventually, fix the power unit :-)

[slipstream 1985]

Inertiatic said:

rubystone said:

Newey hasn't lost his touch. It'll be on the front row by Austin

I suspect the aero figures for his car are fantastic...due to the rear end packaging. But can he scale that back to have good aero and not catch fire?

Wouldn't bet against him but will see :-)

im sure anyone could design a car thats amazing that doesn't work....

[Simes205]

Followed that car out of the FOS or a breakfast club, very weird!

[FeelingLucky]

Inertiatic said:

FeelingLucky said:

VolvoT5 said:

Inertiatic said:

I suspect the aero figures for his car are fantastic...due to the rear end packaging. But can he scale that back to have good aero and not catch fire?

Wouldn't bet against him but will see :-)

Doesn't matter if the car is 100bhp down surely. People will just drive past on the straights.

This.

I was kind of assuming that Renault would, eventually, fix the power unit :-)

By Friday??
http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2014/02/feb-28th-is-...

[ajprice]

Apparently, Renault have asked for an extension on the engine sign off, by 2-3 MONTHS!
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&a...
If one other team makes a veto against the extension, it doesn't stand...

[Lincsblokey]

ajprice said:

Apparently, Renault have asked for an extension on the engine sign off, by 2-3 MONTHS!
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&a...
If one other team makes a veto against the extension, it doesn't stand...

Not strictly correct. Todt & Bernie have six votes each, if they both agree, it doesnt matter what the other teams say.

[eps]

Lincsblokey said:

ajprice said:

Apparently, Renault have asked for an extension on the engine sign off, by 2-3 MONTHS!
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&a...
If one other team makes a veto against the extension, it doesn't stand...

Not strictly correct. Todt & Bernie have six votes each, if they both agree, it doesnt matter what the other teams say.

I think this requires a unanimous vote. The Merc powered teams are unlikely to agree to it.

[funkyrobot]

eps said:

Lincsblokey said:

ajprice said:

Apparently, Renault have asked for an extension on the engine sign off, by 2-3 MONTHS!
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&a...
If one other team makes a veto against the extension, it doesn't stand...

Not strictly correct. Todt & Bernie have six votes each, if they both agree, it doesnt matter what the other teams say.

I think this requires a unanimous vote. The Merc powered teams are unlikely to agree to it.

Would have been interesting if another manufacturer required this. Would a team like RB agree?

[Likes Fast Cars]

funkyrobot said:

Would have been interesting if another manufacturer required this. Would a team like RB agree?

Of course they wouldn't!

[Likes Fast Cars]

Reading the article again, I can't see that there is a basis for Renault to apply for an extension. It would make a mockery of the rules and undermine the basis for the whole move to the V6 turbo units.

[rev-erend]

If they really are starting on the back foot - then its going to be interesting to see how their double world champ reacts to running down the order and maybe not finishing races....