Red Bull RB7 launch – first pictures
2011 F1 cars
Red Bull have launched their RB7 in Valencia.
World champion Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber revealed the car which Red Bull hope will retain the titles they won last year.
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- Red Bull RB7 launch, Valencia, 2011
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- Red Bull RB7, 2011
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- Red Bull RB7, 2011
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- Red Bull RB7, 2011
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- Red Bull RB7, 2011
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- Red Bull RB7, 2011
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- Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Red Bull, 2011
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- Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Red Bull, 2011
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- Red Bull RB7
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See here for pictures of the RB7 on track
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AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 1st February 2011, 7:41
Nothing too radical apart from the shorter fin. Thanks Keith!
US_Peter said on 1st February 2011, 7:42
It’s a hammerhead shark!
US_Peter said on 1st February 2011, 7:43
Hard to tell from that shot, but the rear wing looks different.
wasiF1 said on 1st February 2011, 7:45
We need more time to say anything as we have only one pic to tell from.
Macca25 said on 1st February 2011, 7:47
It looks as though the rear wing collapses in towards the top.
nosajm9bys (@nosajm9bys) said on 1st February 2011, 9:31
Yeah, its got some sort of fin that demarcates the wing. Fins already added before testing? Well these are just “show” cars anyways, most will look a bit different.
Hare said on 1st February 2011, 8:18
It’s eating the camera pod. Nothing too radical??? You must be talking about webbers hair cut.
miguelF1O (@) said on 1st February 2011, 12:44
the moveable wing is identical to renault maybe a partnership in here
miguelF1O (@) said on 1st February 2011, 12:45
anyway its very slick very well packaged i dont see any enlargement despite the kers i only see it thinner
Fixy (@fixy) said on 1st February 2011, 14:30
Red Bull has a semi-shark fin.
Fixy (@fixy) said on 1st February 2011, 16:03
Their last year’s car was radical enough for them to keep a margin without further development, focusing on reducing failures.
johnno said on 1st February 2011, 17:07
hate new red bull launches, the look exactly the same! bet it goes like stink though!
The Last Pope (@the-last-pope) said on 1st February 2011, 19:35
I know. Its almost identicle to the RB6 launch, right down to Vettel wearing the same silly hat. What is with that?
Pigmer said on 1st February 2011, 7:41
she is so slim!
JCF1 (@jcf1) said on 1st February 2011, 7:42
Shark fin. Interesting.
Dare i say first?
Hare said on 1st February 2011, 8:22
It’s definitely a hammer head shark with a chunk ripped out by a rotating blade off the Titanic. ( or equivalent rotating blade of super huge proportions)
geo132 (@geo132) said on 1st February 2011, 7:43
That’s another “lower” nose cone from other cars. I guess there will be some bad comments about the shark fin though!
Lee said on 1st February 2011, 8:55
Indeed, the Torro Rosso obviously has the same too, In fact the Torro Rosso looks identical but with the fin removed. I thought these teams had to independently develop their cars now? Clearly they are still sharing the designs.
Adam Tate (@adam-tate) said on 1st February 2011, 9:20
I think the Toro Rosso looks incredibly different. Go back and have another look, different nose, sidepods, no shark fin. They are still owned by the same company, but they are not the same design.
nosajm9bys (@nosajm9bys) said on 1st February 2011, 9:32
Ha! Independently? That was and is never going to happen.
Glorstensen (@glorstensen) said on 1st February 2011, 11:09
Sad but true.
We Want Turbos (@we-want-turbos) said on 1st February 2011, 16:17
Think Newey may have left his drawings lying around whilst he nipped to the loo
The Last Pope (@the-last-pope) said on 1st February 2011, 19:41
And Red Bull Employ the Nigel Stepney Cleaning Company.
SteveMovieVoice (@welshf1) said on 1st February 2011, 7:43
uhh, whats the difference? I think we are no longer going to see different styles of cars every year.
US_Peter said on 1st February 2011, 7:45
There are a few differences that are pretty obvious, the nose is higher and shaped pretty differently, the rear wing is different, the shark fin is shorter to comply with the regs.
Snusmumr said on 1st February 2011, 8:08
“The nose is higher” is anything but obvious. Compare to RB6 launch photos.
bosyber said on 1st February 2011, 9:48
I think also that they managed to again shrink the sidepods at the end, look how short and slim? But maybe I forgot how small they are on the RB6. Definitely an evolution, but that seems only logical as they were the fastest w/o DDD in 2009, and with DDD in 2010 with a similar concept.
Patrickl (@patrickl) said on 1st February 2011, 11:11
They removed the DDD. Other than that the rear doesn’t look much different.
Adrian said on 1st February 2011, 7:43
I guess when you’ve got the best car you can be conservative – but I can’t help but think they may get overtaken by McLaren this year if the boys and gals from Woking come good…
Ho-Pin Tung said on 1st February 2011, 7:44
Wow… the back looks so slim, does it even have a back-end?? :-)
Tom and Charlie said on 1st February 2011, 7:44
That area around the rear suspension arms looks so slim, is that a stabiliser coming from the back of the side pod to the rear hub??
Gridlock said on 1st February 2011, 7:44
Let’s all play spot-the-exhaust…
Gridlock said on 1st February 2011, 7:46
BTW the one pictured in the video on RBR.com* has horizontal fins on the airbox too, which the first photo doesn’t.
*or at least the Haynes image you see if you don’t have flash
box this lap (@sebashuis) said on 1st February 2011, 7:44
nice quick post!
matt88 (@matt88) said on 1st February 2011, 7:46
am i wrong or the nose is higher than last year, as Ferrari?
SteveMovieVoice (@welshf1) said on 1st February 2011, 7:46
The shark fin looks similar to the Le Mans cars shark fin. And look at total, hlending into the car, why couldnt they do that on the Renault?
SamS said on 1st February 2011, 7:46
They seemed to have rolled out last years car, so disappointed!
Meander said on 1st February 2011, 7:49
Seriously? Look again!
Maciek said on 1st February 2011, 7:51
What were you expecting? A fifth wheel? jet engine? flame-throwers?
Anyhoo – what I find interesting is that they too have gone with a flatter nose design, like the other cars we’ve seen – so what is it about this year’s regulations that’s dictating that as a solution for everyone we’ve seen so far?
Gridlock said on 1st February 2011, 7:56
My money’s on massive front wings, and perhaps more than one team with front-mounted exhausts
Gridlock said on 1st February 2011, 7:58
…adding I mean, this has winglets on the nose. That’s a first for this year isn’t it? Lots of front downforce plus the new weight distribution suggests impressive rear downforce?
BBQ2 said on 1st February 2011, 9:06
That is the Camera Gridlock :)
Calum said on 1st February 2011, 9:28
A fifth wheel is not revolutionary – it’s been standard since before the days of Fangio and Moss – Front Left, Front Right, Rear Right, Rear Left and Steering Wheel!!!
bosyber said on 1st February 2011, 9:59
I read on scarbs blog that there now is a maximum height that the nose can be above the cockpit, so adding big ridges and a severe V-shape means that the nose as a whole has to be lower (the ridges also fall under that maximum), leaving on the whole less space under the nose; hence teams moving to a flatter, raised, nose.
Maciek said on 1st February 2011, 11:57
Thanks for that, bosyber!
electrolite (@electrolite) said on 1st February 2011, 10:28
It’s completely different, I think.
However i’m still trying to decide whether I like the shape of it. The back end is so…well…lacking a back end.
Racefan said on 1st February 2011, 7:49
The livery is better than last year.I hope it stands out from the torro rosso.
US_Peter said on 1st February 2011, 7:52
You’re joking right? Other than the uprights of the rear wing it’s pretty much identical to last year.
Hare said on 1st February 2011, 8:24
Hahaha.. Love these comments sometimes…!
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys) said on 1st February 2011, 7:49
Argh, there’s a shark fin! It’s not as ugly as it could be, but it looks like it’s only there to let Red Bull have a bigger red bull on the engine cowling.
Dave Blanc said on 1st February 2011, 8:28
Yep – not happy about that shark fin. Thought we’d seen the back of them!
Hare said on 1st February 2011, 8:33
Instead we’re seeing them on the back…
Adam Tate (@adam-tate) said on 1st February 2011, 8:48
Haha my thoughts exactly PM! Looks like they put it on just so they wouldn’t have to clip the tail off their bull.
Robyn said on 1st February 2011, 9:07
Yes, that Adrian Newey — always putting logos first! ;-)