Red Bull’s Aero Package Has Them Trailing Only Mercedes Following Malaysian GP

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: March 30, 2014

commentComment        

With the massive regulation changes for the new Formula One season, about the only thing we knew for certain coming into 2014 is that nothing was certain. After two races, a picture—albeit still blurry—is beginning to emerge.

With dominant victories in Australia and Malaysia, it is clear that Mercedes is the class of field so far.

Following Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification in Melbourne, promoting Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button into second and third place, respectively, it seemed that McLaren might be Mercedes' closest challenger.

Indeed, Mark Hughes of Motor Sport Magazine estimated Ricciardo's unfair advantage at 0.2 to 0.3s per lap—the difference between second and fourth place, behind the two McLarens.

However, Red Bull's performance at the Malaysian Grand Prix demonstrated that, at least for now, the defending world champs are nearest the Silver Arrows—if "near" is the correct term to use when the lead Mercedes has coasted to two straight finishes approximately 25 seconds clear of their nearest non-silver rivals.



More specifically, Red Bull appears to have put together the best aerodynamic package on the grid—not really a surprise, considering the pedigree of chief technical officer Adrian Newey.

The Bulls' lack of pace relative to Mercedes is largely a product of differing engine power. Their speed while cornering, though, more than makes up for the Renault power unit's shortcomings when compared to everyone else on the straightaways.

With the shadow of Ricciardo's DQ and the subsequent appeal hanging over the team, the Red Bulls were hinted at their speed during the free practice sessions at Sepang. Sebastian Vettel finished third in the second session, only 0.061s behind the leader, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg.

In a wet qualifying session on Saturday, the Bulls from Milton Keynes unleashed th...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!