RED BULL RB18

As one of the first teams to launch its 2022 challenge, but the last to reveal the actual car, Red Bull was expected to take a bold approach with the new regulations – and it doesn’t disappoint

JAKE BOXALL-LEGGE

REAR WING The overall rear-wing shape doesn’t show anything out of the ordinary at this stage, featuring a relatively flat mainplane. The central part of the upper flap features the V-shaped cutout to bleed off any wake from the DRS housing, which appears to conform to current style and sits within a singular wing mounting. The lower beam wing, however, is quite interesting, featuring a bowed trailing edge on the lower element feeding into a relatively straight-cut upper flap. SIDEPODS Red Bull has really rolled up its sleeves in this area. They feature a very heavy undercut, helped by extending the bottom leading edge of the inlet forward. Here, the opening of the floor’s venturi tunnels features a bargeboard-like extension over the top, with sharp, exposed corners to produce and energise vortices to…

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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 3/3/2022

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