Feb 12
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- Red Bull has ‘clever’ exhaust solution – Caubet
- Bahrain disappointed to lose season open date
- Keke Rosberg tips Caterham to step up in 2012
- Trulli proud of F1 career ‘without help’
- 2013 France GP project ‘not dead’ – minister
- Perez backer Slim not ruling out Ferrari future
Red Bull has ‘clever’ exhaust solution – Caubet
Red Bull has devised a “clever” way of reclaiming some of the downforce lost through the banning of blown diffusers.
That is the claim of Jean Francois Caubet, who is in charge of the team’s engine supplier Renault.
Red Bull, the reigning back to back world champions, and Renault Sport F1 have worked more closely than ever before ahead of their 2012 title defence.
“Formula one is about creativity,” Caubet is quoted by Germany’s Auto Bild, “and although the rules have changed, we have worked with Red Bull and found a solution to compensate for the loss of performance.”
Last year, the cars acquired extra downforce through the ‘blowing’ of hot engine exhaust gases into the diffuser, even when the driver was off the throttle.
It is rumoured that, despite the FIA’s ban, some teams have flown close to the letter of the new rules with their new solutions.
“It is not the same as before,” Caubet continued, “but a clever development that could make the difference.”
After the first week of testing at Jerez recently, some observed that Adrian Newey’s new Red Bull RB8 was cornering as though on rails.
“That’s because we all used to play with model trains,” joked team owner Dietrich Mateschitz.
Added Newey: “The exhaust is one of the areas in which we still have some ideas up our sleeves.”
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Bahrain disappointed to lose season open date
Organisers of the Bahrain grand prix have admitted disappointment with being bumped from the head of the 2012 calendar.
Following the cancellation of its 2011 race and test over the civil unrest early last year, Bahrain was provisionally scheduled to return to F1 by opening this season’s championship.
However, when the calendar was ultimately published, Bahrain was given a late April date, making it the fourth round after Australia, Malaysia and China.
Reports at the time said Bernie Ecclestone had “responded to teams’ fears over the uncertain political landscape” in the island Kingdom.
So as tickets go on sale this week, the Sakhir circuit’s chief executive admitted he is disappointed Melbourne will be kicking off the sport in less than a month’s time.
“I think formula one should start the world championship in a timezone that makes sense,” said Sheikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa.
“We have a lot of support in Europe for our grand prix and to start in Australia, where it is 2am or 3am in Europe, that to me doesn’t make sense,” he is quoted by The National newspaper.
In addition to not being the season opener, Bahrain is also the second leg in a logistically-difficult ‘back to back’ pairing with China.
“Hosting the first
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