Red Bull F1 chief technology officer Adrian Newey says his design department has faith in a concept that has rewarded the team so much this season, and will continue with the 2023 F1 car RB19. .
Red Bull Racing has secured both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships in 2022 thanks to the technical excellence of the new-generation RB18, with 17 wins for both drivers, 15 of which were enjoyed by Verstappen. .
A new season will inevitably bring new ideas, and while Red Bull Racing will undoubtedly roll out a fair amount of innovation when it brings its 2023 F1 machine RB19 to the track, the basic design of the car remains the title of the year. Adrian Newey says there is no fundamental departure from the winning machine, the RB18.
“We know our concept best and will continue to develop it,” Newey told Auto Motor Und Sport.
“But I dare not say whether our method is the best. It is quite possible that there is someone around the corner with a better idea.”
Adrian Newey was not a fan of F1’s new regulations when they were first announced because he thought the rules were too prescriptive.
But when the team unveiled its designs last winter, the set of ideas presented was more diverse than expected. This meant that there was no general design approach, and groundbreaking concepts and solutions such as ‘blown diffusers’ could be hidden beneath the bodywork. And that will still be true in 2023.
“It just means that none of us are absolutely right, there has to be something better,” says Newey.
“Wings and sidepods can never be separated. Everything works only as a package.”
“Ferrari’s sidepods don’t fit our underbody and vice versa. It’s always an interaction between these elements.”
“Where we’ll end up when developing our own concept is still unknown. Maybe another concept today is still lagging behind but has much greater development potential. ”
“Think of the double diffuser. The loophole in the floor-to-step transition was always there. It just wasn’t discovered by anyone.”
