Ik kwam dit ook nog tegen over een ontwerpfout in de RB16 waardoor die auto maar bleef spinnen.

Pierre Waché, Technical Director at Red Bull, told Motorsport in Jan 2021that they could've beaten the W11: “We missed an opportunity because they (Mercedes) were beatable. If we had found what we find now on the car, we would have beaten them. It annoys me and we all think the same."
He said this because Red Bull had decided in 2020 to change the concept aggressively on the front of the RB16 and switch to the Mercedes concept with a narrow nose because the previous concept no longer worked following the 2019 regulations changes. The team went to a front wing loaded inward. Because of the regulation changes then, the high-rake concept became too sensitive and the downforce created by the rake was not robust enough across different speed conditions and ride heights.
Pierre Waché explained: “Knowing the results of the RB15 against our opponents, if we want to beat them, we have to take risks. The risk is great, but if we want to create a concept that beats that of our opponent, we have to change the current one.”
However, the upgrade didn't go as planned. A few spins from Max and Alex during pre-season testing did not overly worry the team, who attributed it to a "search for limits". Performance on slow corners was better, and that was Red Bull's goal.
Christian Horner said at that time on the concept change: “They (Mercedes) were so strong at low speeds, that was an area we needed to improve. I think we have improved. It's the start of a process, and the car will evolve from now on."
However, the 2020 Australian GP was canceled due to COVID and Red Bull had to wait for Austria, at the beginning of July, to start its season. Red Bull brought to Spielberg 3 big upgrades planned for canceled races, all tested on the simulator, including a new front wing.
Despite the installation of the new upgrade, the spins of Max and Alex continued, especially at Austria's turns 3 and 4 (where they were the fastest!). Red Bull also noticed a big weakness during the two fast corners of the circuit (T9 and T10) . That's why they reverted to an old spec wing.
Red Bull realized too late that huge correlation errors had been made, and that the car had a fundamental problem. Christian Horner said then: “When the (2020) season started, compared to what we had in the wind tunnel and CFD, something was wrong."
Pierre Waché commented on the correlation problems: “These problems have created misunderstandings of the behavior of the car. We had problems with the car and we hadn't anticipated that, we had to fix it during the season."
The problem was that at low speed, the diffuser no longer produced the expected downforce, caused by a lack of airflow because the diffuser, for a car with rake, is much higher than a car without. This stopping of support at low speed caused the spins. Red Bull's new front wing concept showed better performance at low speeds, but there were more frequent spins because the RB16 had problems keeping the air vortices on the 2 sides of the wing separated, which which made the diffuser ineffective.
Two big upgrades in Germany and Turkey helped to fill the gaps in the RB16. The goal was first to improve the coexistence between the aero and mechanical platform at the rear of the car. A "cape" on both sides of the fin was introduced in order to bring the airflow directly to the flat bottom and not the bargeboards.
Red Bull also changed the position of the exhausts so that, via the MGU-H, a certain amount of hot air was sent over the diffuser. Putting the exhausts low allowed for a more powerful airflow towards the diffuser, which improves downforce.
According to Max, the problem in 2020 could be "improved" but not "completely solved" and Red Bull had to wait until 2021 to fix the issue. Red Bull subsequently used its 2 development tokens in 2021 on the gearbox housing, which made it possible to change the arrangement of the rear suspension.
Pierre Waché said about the RB16: "The positive thing is that Honda did a very good job. Our limitation was not the engine, but us, which is good news. The problems on high speed corners and of the chassis were clearly a disappointment." Red Bull thought that Mercedes' thin nose concept combined with rake is the solution. And that these correlation concerns have kept Red Bull from fighting in 2020.
Paul Monaghan, Chief Engineer at Red Bull summarized it: “If we had driven in Melbourne, realized the problems and weak points of the car at that time, even with the lockdown we would not have missed the upgrades of March, April, May."
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