Like so many of the latest F1 cars, the RB9 features a stepped nose but without the driver cooling slot. It has a thin carbon fiber fairing, a vanity panel, that other cars have used to disguise the step, but that "it doesn't extend too far forward as then it doesn't justify it in weight". Newey added: "This is very much an evolutionary car... the devil is very much in the detail".
RB9 ENGINE STATS:
Engine: V8-90 degree Renault Engine RS27 - 2013
Capacity: 2400cc
Number of valves: 32
Engine management: MESL standard control unit TAG320
RB9 CAR STATS:
Chassis: Composite monocoque structure, design and built in-house, carrying the Renault V8 engine as fully stressed member.
Transmission: Seven-speed gearbox, longitudinally mounted with hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation. AP Racing clutch.
Suspension: Aluminum alloy uprights, carbon-composite double wishbone with springs and anti-roll bar, Multimatic dampers.
Brakes: Brembo calipers, Carbon discs and pads
Electronics: MESL standard control unit
Fuel: Total Group
Wheels: OZ Racing,
Front: 12.0 inch x 13 in diam.
Rear: 13.7 in x 13 in diam.
Tires: Pirelli
The RB9 will take to the track this morning at Jerez with Mark Webber at the wheel. For more info on the RB9, please click here.
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Source: Jalopnik, Red Bull Racing, ESPN, Auto123.com, and wikipedia.
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