In the nose area in particular, a lot of work seems to have been done to better optimize the airflow in this area of the vehicle.
Red Bull has tried various solutions here over the years, but for 2020 things have gone a step further than before – even if it’s difficult to fully understand their design from just one available image.
If you take a closer look at the tip of the nose, there is now a duck bill on the lower ventilated nose tip, which is also accompanied by another vent in the upper section of the ramp. The flow from here is directed backwards to other aerodynamic surfaces and equipment, such as the S-channel, which like last season has a narrower outlet on the bridge of the nose.
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This area is flanked by two horns similar to those used last season that improve not only the performance of the S channel but the rest of the car as well.
Further help on this front is two louvers above and behind the cockpit that seem to direct air around the back of the engine cover.
Red Bull Racing RB16 detail
Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool
A snow plow device is also mounted between the tip of the nose and the front wing masts which directs the airflow to the underside of the nose. There’s a newly shaped clipped section here that flanks the nose. The cape is much more similar to the variant that Mercedes used for the first time in 2017 than the ones that have since appeared elsewhere on the grid.
Red Bull will test the car for the first time on a day of shooting at Silverstone on Wednesday.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16
Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool
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