Newey to start with Red Bull on Monday (9-1-06)

bosch! · 6 Jan 2006, 05:44 (Ref:1495980)

Well that kind of changes things for RBR and the rest of the F1 field, You cant say that he wont have any impact on this seasons car now...

ITV-F1

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Design genius Adrian Newey will take up station at Red Bull Racing nearly two months earlier than originally planned, it emerged on Thursday.

I predict big things for RBR this season.

Swiss · 6 Jan 2006, 10:46 (Ref:1496086)

I'm sure Newey will have an impact on ideas for improvements and updates for sure but the car is already designed so he can't change that.

What Newey brings to RBR is a proven talent that will be seen in their future cars but not so much this season.

BootsOntheSide · 6 Jan 2006, 10:51 (Ref:1496088)

Aerodynamic pieces can be modified quiter easily though, and that's where his real skill lies. The extra 2 months could feasibly gain RBR a place in the championship.

pole2pole · 6 Jan 2006, 13:03 (Ref:1496164)

I think this is going to be very interesting watching the development of this car. The thrilling thing about this is they could possibly beat ferrari using a ferrari engine. I tell you what I bet ferrari are keeping there fingers crossed that bridgestone have an advantage over michelin in tyre performance.

REALIST · 6 Jan 2006, 13:14 (Ref:1496172)

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Originally Posted by BootsOntheSide

Aerodynamic pieces can be modified quiter easily though, and that's where his real skill lies. The extra 2 months could feasibly gain RBR a place in the championship.

And with 2 windtunnels running 24/6 there's a lot of mods that could be done!

The STIG · 6 Jan 2006, 13:22 (Ref:1496182)

Bearing in mind that tyre changes are back in this year, and Brigestones are better suited to short stints rather than endurance.

bosch! · 7 Jan 2006, 07:21 (Ref:1496631)

As he's just finished designing the 2006 Maclaren, a potential championship winner, he knows what Red Bull should be aiming for. He also knows how he has solved the design problems to make it quick. Given 2 months with a good testing budget heh should be able to wring a couple of extra second or so out of the RB2. I'd imaging that you could achieve more in 2 months of pure testing that in half a season if you are racing as well.

Ron is probably hoping that Newey will destabilise the grid behind the MP4's

Marbot · 8 Jan 2006, 01:42 (Ref:1497090)

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Originally Posted by bosch!

Ron is probably hoping that Newey will destabilise the grid behind the MP4's

I don't think he would want him to be that close.

Later in the season they could give Ferrari a run for their money.Oh wait,don't they have more money than Ferrari.

avsfan733 · 8 Jan 2006, 01:55 (Ref:1497095)

I gotta ask why bother with working on this years car? why not just immediately start on next years car as anything he does to this car will probably be a stopgap solution due to him being of a different mindset and probably going about things slightly differently than their previous designer

RT · 9 Jan 2006, 23:32 (Ref:1498221)

IMHO he aill have an impact, not at Red Bull, I agree it will take a while there, but at MacLaren.

There he will be sorely missed for all the eventual but critical adjustments to the design that he probably understands better than anyone.....it may be a long, long second half of 2007 for Ron and co.

Mr V · 9 Jan 2006, 23:35 (Ref:1498224)

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Originally Posted by avsfan733

I gotta ask why bother with working on this years car?

Had Red Bull not worked on the 2005 car they wouldn't have had the season they did - in fact, it would have been about as great as any of the Jaguar seasons.

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