The Red Bull RB5 unveiled!
#1
02-07-2009, 02:31 PM
The Red Bull RB5 unveiled!
The Red Bull RB5 will officially be presented on Monday February 9th at the Jerez circuit in Spain, but we can already present the car to you thanks to a spectacular 3D animation video showcasing the differences between the RB4 and the new RB5.
The computer-animated clip features Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel racing on track, as they bring to life the biggest rule changes in the history of Formula One.
Last season's car morphs into the current Red Bull Racing car, showing all the bodywork changes from nose to rear wing. Then the bodywork is removed to expose the KERS system, engine and inner parts. Only through computer animation can a car switch from grooved tyres to slicks without even stopping...
Mark Webber recently said the RB5 was the best-looking car of 2009 – here's your chance to make your own opinion!
The clip is available in the F1-Live.com multimedia section. To see the video, follow the link Formula 1 : Videos - F1-Live.com
D.B. © CAPSIS International
second pic shows the KERS system in function
The computer-animated clip features Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel racing on track, as they bring to life the biggest rule changes in the history of Formula One.
Last season's car morphs into the current Red Bull Racing car, showing all the bodywork changes from nose to rear wing. Then the bodywork is removed to expose the KERS system, engine and inner parts. Only through computer animation can a car switch from grooved tyres to slicks without even stopping...
Mark Webber recently said the RB5 was the best-looking car of 2009 – here's your chance to make your own opinion!
The clip is available in the F1-Live.com multimedia section. To see the video, follow the link Formula 1 : Videos - F1-Live.com
D.B. © CAPSIS International
second pic shows the KERS system in function
#2
02-07-2009, 03:18 PM
That was an AWESOME video! It's really cool to see the changes evolve on the car like that. I'm glad I finally got KERS figured out! It looks like I was almost right about how it worked. Major rep for you Hamad!
#3
02-07-2009, 05:04 PM
Sick Video! It really is amazing how different the cars are from last year. My money's on the younger drivers taking to the cars since they are more of a "drivers" car now.
Vettle- "but we still drive cars" great quote
Vettle- "but we still drive cars" great quote
#9
02-08-2009, 10:18 AM
Great video.
A few questions? The video stated that the drivers had up to 6.5 seconds per lap of stored extra energy. Are there "rollover seconds" so say after 5 laps a driver can have 30 seconds stored? or is it "use it or lose it" on each lap? or is 6.5 the maximum amount of energy that can be stored? If that is the case, how long does it take to generate 6.5 seconds worth of energy? I seem to have heard something about the cars being able to accumulate 2 seconds of "energy" per lap.
Being the huge racing fan that I am, I have always followed F1 and admired the technology and drivers, but never really took the time to watch F1 as it was frankly too boring to watch on TV. Not enough passing. These new rules are supposed to make F1 racing much more exciting and interesting to watch. I am really looking forward to the first race of the season to see how these new rules translate onto the track and the actual races.
A few questions? The video stated that the drivers had up to 6.5 seconds per lap of stored extra energy. Are there "rollover seconds" so say after 5 laps a driver can have 30 seconds stored? or is it "use it or lose it" on each lap? or is 6.5 the maximum amount of energy that can be stored? If that is the case, how long does it take to generate 6.5 seconds worth of energy? I seem to have heard something about the cars being able to accumulate 2 seconds of "energy" per lap.
Being the huge racing fan that I am, I have always followed F1 and admired the technology and drivers, but never really took the time to watch F1 as it was frankly too boring to watch on TV. Not enough passing. These new rules are supposed to make F1 racing much more exciting and interesting to watch. I am really looking forward to the first race of the season to see how these new rules translate onto the track and the actual races.
#10
02-08-2009, 10:42 AM
Great video.
A few questions? The video stated that the drivers had up to 6.5 seconds per lap of stored extra energy. Are there "rollover seconds" so say after 5 laps a driver can have 30 seconds stored? or is it "use it or lose it" on each lap? or is 6.5 the maximum amount of energy that can be stored? If that is the case, how long does it take to generate 6.5 seconds worth of energy? I seem to have heard something about the cars being able to accumulate 2 seconds of "energy" per lap.
Being the huge racing fan that I am, I have always followed F1 and admired the technology and drivers, but never really took the time to watch F1 as it was frankly too boring to watch on TV. Not enough passing. These new rules are supposed to make F1 racing much more exciting and interesting to watch. I am really looking forward to the first race of the season to see how these new rules translate onto the track and the actual races.
A few questions? The video stated that the drivers had up to 6.5 seconds per lap of stored extra energy. Are there "rollover seconds" so say after 5 laps a driver can have 30 seconds stored? or is it "use it or lose it" on each lap? or is 6.5 the maximum amount of energy that can be stored? If that is the case, how long does it take to generate 6.5 seconds worth of energy? I seem to have heard something about the cars being able to accumulate 2 seconds of "energy" per lap.
Being the huge racing fan that I am, I have always followed F1 and admired the technology and drivers, but never really took the time to watch F1 as it was frankly too boring to watch on TV. Not enough passing. These new rules are supposed to make F1 racing much more exciting and interesting to watch. I am really looking forward to the first race of the season to see how these new rules translate onto the track and the actual races.
lose it.
That said the past two seasons have been very competitive and I believe the new regulations will make it more so. As soon as the season kicks off we will have our usual F1 Banter thread which is a whole lot of fun I strongly urge you to join. Plus we'll have a team speed surprise come start of the season so stay tuned