Sauber on Monday became the next team to reveal its 2011 car. 'I don't want to say too much because the last time we spoke about winning races, I was with BMW and half the season was a disaster,' he said. Team owner Gerard Lopez told reporters the 2011 car is 'quite revolutionary in a number of areas', and technical boss James Allison is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport as saying the R31 is a 'very bold design'.įrance's Auto Hebdo quoted Allison as saying: 'It is right to say this car is ambitious and differs in its entire concept not only from last year but from all the cars previously made by this team.'Īuto Motor und Sport also said the purpose of two channels alongside the airbox and engine cover is 'not yet apparent', adding that an element of the rear wing is 'also unusual'.Īlso exciting the technically-minded observers is the Red Bull-like pull-rod rear suspension, but Polish driver Robert Kubica told La Gazzetta dello Sport that he is not setting his heart on race wins. Many insiders were left impressed and scratching their heads after the new black and gold R31 was unveiled in the Ricardo Tormo circuit pitlane on Monday.Įven the closer inspection of close-up photographs did not solve a mystery about the whereabouts of the car's engine exhaust exits - amid rumours the outlets could even be near the front of the car for aerodynamic purposes.

Renault Stuns F1 With 'Invisible' ExhaustsĪccording to widespread speculation at Valencia, Renault's claim that its 2011 car is 'aggressive' and innovative is not just standard pre-season rhetoric. We have evolved RB6, which itself was an evolution of 2009’s RB5, and this is, if you like, the third generation of a successful lineage.”

'What we have done is taken the philosophy of continuing evolution. The RB7's designer, Adrian Newey described the RB7 as the next stage in a 'successful lineage' of Red Bull F1 cars. Photographs of the RB7, which is an evolution of the dominant title-winning car of 2010, were published on the team's official website shortly before a blue sheet was pulled off in the Valencia pitlane by Vettel and Mark Webber.

Red Bull on Tuesday revealed its new car for the 2011 season featuring the number 1 for reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel.

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