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strain on the tyres! There have been more colourful designers in F1 than Will it all lead to more overtaking? “A bit more, but , a man not known for barking at his not a huge amount as people overlook the fact that circuit colleagues, wearing silly shirts, or tossing his hat in the layout is the most important factor for generating passing air off the pit wall, but few have proved more effective moves. Last year the entire field was very close, with a at producing race winning cars. We reckon the character very tight grid and five different chassis manufacturers in the film ‘The Matrix’, who sees the world through winning races. A major rule change is likely to have the a mass of green digits in front of his eyes, is actually opposite effect, just one or two teams get it right and based on Adrian… do all the winning.” ‘THE BIGGEST CHANGE Place of Birth: Colchester, UK SINCE 1983’ Career Highlights: 1977-1980 Studied aeronautics and astronautics “2009 arguably sees the biggest rule change since flat at Southampton University and wrote a thesis on bottoms were introduced in 1983, a very major change. ground-effect aerodynamics, which immediately We have taken a clean sheet, blue-sky approach, looking landed him a job with Fittipaldi Automotive at the implications of these rules and how to interpret 1982 Joined March, designed the March GTP car which them, while not changing things simply for the sake of won two consecutive IMSA titles it. Apart from the gearbox internals, there is hardly any 1984-1986 Designed the March 85C and 86C, which carry-over from RB4.” won the three times, while the 85C Despite ’s current Fabrice Lom, F1’s there is no stipulation that the possible with a thousand fewer the engine also needs to be The other big challenge was the KERS installation. and 86C won the CART titles in ’85 and ‘86 compulsory freeze on engine Technical Coordinator, Red engine used on a Friday must revs per minute. different to adapt to KERS, development, there are plenty Bull Racing, takes us through then be used for the remaining “We are allowed to make to cope with the fact that “We use a battery storage system, which is heavy and 1986 A brief spell with the Force F1 team was fol- of new challenges to keep the changes: “We have eight two days, so one can juggle modifications to the engine inevitably, gear ratios will be therefore affects weight distribution on the car. After lowed by a return to CART to race engineer Mario our engine specialists busy, engines per driver to last the engines around within the aimed at incorporating the too long for the power on offer everything is packaged in the usual manner, driver, fuel Andretti. Rejoined March to design the 881 F1 car, in this, the third year of Red through all 17 grands prix, eight engine limit. arrival of KERS as this system from the engine when the cell, engine, gearbox, you then have to find somewhere before becoming technical director when Leyton Bull Racing’s partnership including Friday practice, “We will see a significant changes the areas on the energy stored by KERS is not for KERS, while maintaining fuel tank capacity and House took over the team with Renault. A new limit on so penalties are only incurred drop in power from all the engine which are subject to being released. The system achieving the weight distribution target. RB5 carries 1990 Joined Williams as Chief Designer, overseeing the number of engines per once any driver uses a ninth engines on the grid, because vibrational stresses. We have impacts on the engine in that its KERS in the base of the fuel tank.” the FW14 and the other Williams- which were season, a lower rev limit, the engine. On average, therefore, of the rev limit being lowered carried out modifications it affects its driveability, but And this year the teams return to slick tyres. “The main complication of KERS and an engine has to last around from 19,000 to 18,000rpm. allowed within the rules to operationally at the race the dominant force in the ‘90s, won 58 grands prix, different aero and bodywork three grands prix plus the As the engines were designed guard against an engine track, the management of area of change with going back to slick tyres was in terms four Drivers’ and five Constructors’ titles parameters, all of these equivalent of one extra grand to run at 19,000rpm, we had breaking, simply because the Renault-developed KERS of weight distribution, as it will put greater strain on the 1997 Joined McLaren, took Mika Hakkinen to two considerations have to be prix to cover Friday’s free our work cut out to ensure the car uses a KERS system. is entirely in the hands of rear tyres, so at the design stage, we moved the weight world crowns just one or two teams... taken into account. practice sessions. However, they worked as effectively as The useable rev range of Racing.” distribution forward a bit.” 2006 Joined Red Bull Technology will do the winning! in

A glance at Sebastian Vettel and you wouldn’t suspect he was manner hides a sharp mind and a keen will to win, something he Formula One’s most promising talent. His slight frame, wide did a lot of on the nursery slopes of Formula BMW. How does 18 smile and keen sense of humour are not the traditional first wins from 20 race starts sound? Or 15 pole positions, 16 fastest impressions of a racing driver. But beneath that apparently race laps and 387 points scored out of a possible maximum of relaxed youthful exterior lies steely determination, great race 400? His F1 race debut came at the USA GP in 2007, deputizing craft and incredible car control. It all seems to come easy to the for the injured . He came home eighth. His full-time man who became F1’s youngest-ever pole-sitter and then race career began later that year, when he first donned the Toro Rosso winner in last year. race suit in Hungary. His highlight of that first season was a Sebastian Vettel wrote himself a small line in the F1 history fourth place in China, which made up for the disappointment books at the 2006 where, as a ‘Friday Only’ and controversy of his collision with future team-mate Mark driver for the BMW-Sauber team, he became the youngest Webber a week earlier in Fuji, when both men seemed to be competitor to take part in a grand prix weekend at just 19 heading for the podium. years of age. And, on that first day in the spotlight, he set the 2008 did not start well, with Sebastian only completing a quickest time on what experts reckon to be one of the most total of 39 laps in the first four grands prix, but then came that demanding tracks on the calendar. historic Monza victory and promotion to the senior Red Bull Vettel has been part of the Red Bull family for several years team for this year. And 2009? “My target is to win the world now and the talent-spotters seem to have got it right with the championship as soon as possible and moving to cool kid from Heppenheim in . His outwardly relaxed is a step in the right direction.” Stardate 2325: The starships of the Federation Internationale de Suddenly, a ghostly voice filled Vettel’s headset: l’Astrorace have gathered for the year’s big race. In the cockpit Bridge? This is Vettel. Mind, body and spirit of the Red Bull Racing fleet’s RB5 is new pilot Sebastian Vettel, Trans-warp KERS drive is Yeah, err, I’ve been kid! Let go... Use the drafted in to replace the team’s injured regular racer. It’s big on line and active. Launch a bit busy… but I’m back force, use the force… sequence initiated. Ready now, so shut up and risk. Is the kid ready? for launch. think! There’s a small Seb… Seb... unstable dwarf star on the entrance to the Eis Mosley turn...

Obi-Wan Schumi? But you’ve been gone for years!

Of course! That’s it! “And Vettel’s got a on the bridge... problem! Looks like he was clipped at the start and Hamilton’s on pole, he’s down to 15th. Disaster beside him is Raikkonen for the new boy!” Just two more and behind them are Kubica The tiny ship flew towards the seconds.... and... fire and Massa. And fifth on the heart of the collapsing star... thrusters!! Well, this is it grid is rising star Vettel Commander Newey. of Red Bull Racing. The You think the lights are lit, four, five... kid’s got it? They’re out...

Warning! Warning! Heat tolerance exceeded, velocity exceeded! systems critical!

“And the star has gone nova, but where’s Vettel. He’s...”

I won’t lie to you Admiral horner it’s a risk. I watched him win a pod race in the Monza sector later... last year and he was amazing. But this is different. He’s only flown this type of craft a few times We’re racing! and he’s up against the best pilots in nine systems...

Over the next eight laps, Vettel flew like his life depended on it, until…

Seb, admiral horner here. you’re 15th. Not much you can do but you’ve got back markers ahead, think you can pass them for some points?

You did it kid! I hear they’re holding a race in the Antipodes system. Think we’ve “....in the LEAD!! got a shot? “Vettel is the fastest And Vettel man in the star system. Sure! After He’s right! That start But it’s the final lap and all, it’s in was a mess but there’s some the gap to the leaders wins! fight in me yet. It’ll be just like is huge, Vettel’s two the stars! shooting womp rats back on parsecs behind fifth and Incredible!” planet Heppenheim… it’s the last lap, surely there’s no way back…” classifieds... classifieds... classifieds... classifieds...

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PUMA supply racewear, FOTA agreement were the ban on in-season testing and wizards of oz teamwear and footwear to the team While the cars look cleaner without the majority of add-on Tighten the doubling of engine life. This changes the nature of a ‘Wheel’ get you to the flag! and the drivers for use both on and aerodynamic elements, the aerodynamic concepts result- OZ Racing Wheels have an incredible history in grand prix Friday, which now becomes our only in-season your off the circuit. PUMA also designs, ing from the new regulations will prove a challenge motorsport. The company has been at the top in testing opportunity. We will no longer have the luxury produces and sells the Red Bull to understand and optimise. Car set-up will be as high-level motorsport for over 30 years producing belts! Racing merchandise line. of running 1500 kilometres over three days to evaluate wheels that transcend mere function and become getTake it to thea Bridge(stone)!grip! No slowdown with Sabelt! important as ever.” components. The racing operation and performance works of art and technology combined with typical People say that tyres are the Sabelt are the chosen development now has to be closely integrated, delivering Place of Birth: Southampton, UK Italian flair.P lus they look really sweet on the RB5. boring bit of F1 but without safety harnesses of the right components on time to the car, because now, Career Highlights: them you have to race on the most important F1 if we’ve targeted one particular race venue as the right 1982 Graduated in Engineering from Cambridge wooden hoops and that would teams – Red Bull Racing be useless. That’s why the RB5 included. Leadership in place to test certain components, missing that date by a University is shod with superb Bridgestone the field is based on the couple of days is not an option as the next circuit on the 1987 Worked as hydrodynamicist for the British GF AgieCharmilles tyres. They’ve won everything use of first rate materi- calendar might not be a suitable one to test those parts. America’s Cup Yacht Syndicate ADVERTISE HERE! This plays to the strengths of changes we made in 2008, 1990 First Formula One project with Leyton House, You can’t pun their name! in Formula One and are a bunch als and continuous study GF AgieCharmilles is the world’s leading supplier of geniuses when it comes to in the Research and to improve the structure of our engineering processes: introducing CFD into F1 aerodynamic design of machines, automation solutions and services to making tyres that won’t fall Development sector to planning, manufacturing and co-ordination of design, 1990 Joined aero department at Williams F1, the tool and mould-making industry as well as to apart after only two laps of assure the highest levels more structured testing, thinking more about the issues again working with Adrian Newey manufacturers of precision parts and components. somewhere boiling like Sepang. of performance. on the car, its performance and prioritising the work.” 1996 Became Chief Aerodynamicist at Williams In a utopian world, computer simulation would make 2002 Joined BAR as Technical Director up for the lack of testing, but that fails to take into 2007 Joined Red Bull Technology MODEL OPS SHOP ROOM Every schoolboy’s dream toy-box is This is the team’s version of where the 60% scale models of the car are Mission Control, where engineers are produced, along with any new aerodynamic linked in real-time to the data coming back devices due to be tested in the wind tunnel. from the race track. Here, engineers can The main material used for these models is resin, see all the data from the cars, watch using a Rapid Prototyping process, where GEARBOX video footage of the on-track action the resin is cured by laser – a truly DYNO and talk to the team on the jaw-dropping process. Another great piece of kit to play pit wall. with, this works with three motors, two of them replicating the inertial forces, such as resistance, from the wheels and DRAWING from the aerodynamics, while the OFFICE third one simulates the effect of a Wind tunnels and simulators 1000 horsepower engine. THE represent the high-tech side of F1, but the FACTORY sheer manpower of the Drawing Office is equally The entire factory has undergone major impressive, with around 200 designers and engineers changes over the past 12 months and, all working together in the same environment. mission objectives In the past, they were dotted around the facility, , is the for much of 2008, it was a construction site, as the company expanded into a third building but nothing can beat the human element of 1: Your mission, should you choose to accept it construction of a front-running Formula One race car, to be and reshaped the existing facilities. Around 600 being able to communicate face to face, people work at the factory: approximately which is why they now share the same ready for all-out action in Melbourne, Australia on 29-03-09. y, located somewhere 70 for Red Bull Racing, while the rest are working environment. 2: You have only this top secret factor yside of Buckinghamshire, employed by Red Bull Technology deep in the remote, forgotten countr y, commit them to memory England. Study its facilities carefull . and remember, secrecy is paramount!

RACE TEAM Building Two is where the race cars are actually assembled and the process is pretty much the same as it’s always been, with the technicians working in the Race Bays, assembling the cars. WIND MANUFACTURING TUNNEL Housed in the team’s newest building, imaginatively Only one part of the company named ‘Building Three’ is the Machine Shop, which is now is not located in Milton Keynes and three times its original size. The team produces 85% of all the that’s the wind tunnel. From the outside F1 car’s components on site and all the exotic materials used in the it clearly shows its 1950s roots and the car are cut and shaped here. Half of Building Three is home to the Concorde supersonic jet was designed Composites department, which produces all the carbon-fibre elements there. Inside, it houses a world class of RB5. Generally, F1 takes existing technologies and pushes them to the air-path: retro-chic on the outside, ultimate, but in the case of composites, F1 can really claim to lead the high-tech inside. way. This building is also home to the Computational Fluid Dynamics department, which is the sport’s very effective and efficient shortcut to finding out if an aero theory will work, rather than wasting time modelling and wind tunnel testing next year: RB6 vs godzilla! components which might not. next year: RB7 vs godzilla! For press releases and rights-free images, go to: www.redbullracing.com/media

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