Red Bull, Adrian Newey explains the differences between the RB19 and RB20
Red Bull, Adrian Newey explains the differences between the RB19 and RB20
During an intervention at the microphones of the podcast "F1 Nation", Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey, among other topics, dwelt on the differences between the car of the previous season and this season and the improvements made during the winter.
"We tried to get a car that was reasonably suitable for all circuits. I think last year, in general, the circuits where we had the least advantage were the road circuits with the most downforce. In Singapore we messed up a little bit and underperformed what we could have done. We could have been on the podium if we had worked better on set-up" began Red Bull’s technical director.
"The basic architecture of the car è the third-generation evolution of what è started out as the RB18, the big newsà are the radiators. The visible parts, which have attracted some attention, are obviously those that allow for aerodynamic improvements. The visual è change is actually much more impactful than the actual performance gain that results. The other, much more subtle changes, which people haven't noticed, are probably responsible for a greater gain in performance" added Adrian Newey.
Max Verstappen also expressed himself on the new version of the Red Bull after taking his second consecutive victory this season at the Jeddah circuit: "All cars have weaknesses. The RB19, for example, suffered on city circuits. As for the weaknesses of the new car we need more races on other circuits to answer this question, some ideas I have but these are details
