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Author Topic: Is pre-heated brakes & rims Red Bull's Quali secret?  (Read 2374 times)

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Is pre-heated brakes & rims Red Bull's Quali secret?
« on: October 09, 2011, 07:39:12 PM »

Hot cylinders in brake ducts in garage says official F1 website.  :swoon:

Maybe other teams have caught on which is why Macca got closer to pole in Japan.   

http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2011/852/904.html

« Last Edit: October 09, 2011, 07:48:45 PM by John S »


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Re: Is pre-heated brakes & rims Red Bull's Quali secret?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2011, 11:13:55 PM »
 :o That's just genius!

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Re: Is pre-heated brakes & rims Red Bull's Quali secret?
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2011, 07:29:43 AM »
If Toyota were prevented from pre-heating the rims, what's the difference?  One is using an artificial heater, the other is using a hunk of metal heated by an artificial heater.  :DntKnw:
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Re: Is pre-heated brakes & rims Red Bull's Quali secret?
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2011, 10:08:18 AM »

If Toyota were prevented from pre-heating the rims, what's the difference?  One is using an artificial heater, the other is using a hunk of metal heated by an artificial heater.  :DntKnw:

Red Bull say it's to heat the brake discs so that's what it must be.  ;)
If the team appears to have bendy wings and floors that the scrutineers say are rigid then why would they fuss over RBR's story on this.  ::)  :D


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