Originally Posted by
Steve Boyd
It's interesting to look at the sidepod mounted camera shots on the RB. The flexible front wing planes seem to move more that those of the competition. The vertical bearing tabs between the fixed and moving parts of the wing planes also seem larger than those on other cars. Enough to hide a mechanism (electro-magnetic?) that will limit the deflection during scrutineering but let the wing flex freely during running?
Listening to Max's complaints of bottoming on the bumpy track also makes me wonder whether the RB suspension is able get the car past the static ride-height test while letting it run closer to the ground than other teams manage and that their technique for achieving this couldn't cope with the Singapore track. Newey's aero skills letting them run close to the ground without the porpoising that others have suffered from.