Let’s check out a few of the automobile’s extra spectacular particulars, whereas additionally uncovering what adjustments Purple Bull made throughout the course of the season to make sure its dominance.
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Purple Bull Racing wheelbase comparability (Anti-dive, inset)
A comparability of the RB18 and RB19’s entrance suspension preparations displaying not solely how the weather had been repositioned however how this was used to realign the automobile’s wheelbase. This resolution wouldn’t solely have an effect from a mechanical perspective but in addition from an aerodynamic perspective. We’re additionally capable of see how the suspension has been laid out from an anti-dive perspective within the inset.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 backside view comparability
A comparability of the RB18 and RB19’s from beneath exhibits how the workforce developed its underfloor to take care of the adjustments within the rules, which is extra visually notable on the ground’s edge and with the change in method when it got here to their edge wing design.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 diffuser
One other glimpse of the RB19’s underfloor reveals the complicated geometries employed, with the twisted ground fences, midfloor contouring, stepped boat tail and multi kick diffuser profile all seen.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 diffuser facet view
A facet view of the RB18’s ground and diffuser exhibits the ridged shoulder line of the diffuser roof and sidewall, while additionally displaying off the element of the mouse home within the sidewall.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 ground fences
An amazing view of the ground’s vanguard, tunnel entrance and ground fences, all of which have complicated geometrical options.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19, element entrance wing
Purple Bull began the season with a brand new addition on its entrance wing, as a small winglet was mounted within the decrease rear nook of the endplate to assist alter circulation situations and assist in producing outwash.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 entrance caliper, yellow element
In an effort to save lots of weight, whereas additionally enhancing cooling, Purple Bull’s entrance brake caliper options small tube fins (highlighted in yellow). The workforce additionally carried over their disc fairing resolution utilized in 2022, albeit redesigned to raised handle the temperatures and airflow passing via and round it.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 technical element
Equally on the rear of the automobile, cautious administration of the airflow’s trajectory because it strikes across the rear brake meeting is taken into consideration.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 technical element
Behind the extra exterior airflow and warmth administration channels put in throughout the rear brake meeting, Purple Bull additionally employs a brake disc fairing.
Purple Bull Racing RB19 technical element
A detailed up of the RB19’s rear finish because the mechanics put together the automobile for motion reveals quite a few fascinating particulars, together with the varied panel gaps that make up the exterior facade of the rear crash construction, a view of a few of the inboard suspension components, the excessive inboard pickup factors for the higher wishbone and the central metallic cradle for rear wing mounting pillar, to call however a couple of.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 technical element
A detailed up of the C-Formed ground part and ground edge wing mounted above that mimics its form to create a two-tier component.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 DRS element
The DRS mechanism on the RB19, displaying how the linkage attaches to the flap, whereas the hydraulic actuator controls its operation.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 chassis part
The RB19 featured a extra excessive V-shaped chassis format within the decrease half to assist ship extra airflow high quality to key areas aft of it.
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Purple Bull Racing RB18 steering inset
For comparability functions, right here’s the 2023 RB18 chassis, which additionally featured a V profile, albeit not as aggressive because the RB19’s.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 technical element
A glance underneath the covers of the RB19 reveals a few of the packaging particulars of the facility unit and its numerous ancillaries, together with a glimpse of a few of the inboard suspension components.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 element
A detailed up of the outer ground fence but in addition observe the panel used within the junction between the ground and chassis, which is closely contoured.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 technical element
As you’d count on, given the distinction in circuit traits between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, Purple Bull opted to cut back its downforce ranges for the road circuit, not solely with the introduction of a brand new shallower spoon-shaped rear wing association but in addition with its selection of beam wing components.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 sidepods inlet comparability
Purple Bull made adjustments to the format of its sidepod inlet on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, widening the aperture however decreasing its top, with a view to enhance circulation via the undercut beneath. It’s a design course of that continued to be exploited too, as an much more adventurous variant arrived on the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 radiator
A take a look at the RB19’s radiator design, which allowed the workforce to specific its aerodynamic wishes each internally and with the exterior sidepod bodywork.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 sidepod element
One other angle displaying the adjustments made by Purple Bull to cut back the sidepod inlet’s top but in addition widen the bodywork.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 cooling element
Further cooling capability for the Hungarian Grand Prix, with two cooling louvres utilised on the left-hand facet of the automobile.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 cooling element
Purple Bull nearly completely used an uneven format for the engine cowl cooling louvre panel in 2023 with extra cooling used on the right-hand facet of the automobile, as a five-louvre panel was utilized in Hungary.
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124-23 Purple Bull Diffuser comparability
Alterations to the RB19’s diffuser nook (purple arrow) additionally resulted within the rear kickline geometry being altered too, with a a lot narrower ramp being employed.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 diffuser
The small ramped part of the diffuser, which borrows actual property from the higher floor, might be seen right here from either side (purple arrow).
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 endplate comparability Singapore GP
Purple Bull launched their open-ended rear wing tip part variant on the Singapore Grand Prix, having seen quite a few rivals already extract efficiency from related options.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 element
One other view of the open-ended tip part, displaying the way it alter the dimensions and form of the rear endplate cutout.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 new ground comparability
Alterations had been additionally made to the ground’s edge in Singapore, with extra information vanes added to the scrolled part of the sting wing, whereas the general geometry of the surfaces had been additionally tinkered with. It wasn’t raced in Singapore because the workforce tried to get on prime of its points however did return in Japan and was used thereafter.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 technical element
One other view of the ground and edge wing and the way the 2 surfaces are paired to work in unison with each other.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 ground facet element
Purple Bull additionally took observe of a design characteristic seen on the Mercedes W14 because it was craned away from the circuit in Monaco, with a sequence of small strakes added to the underside of the rear portion of the sting wing.
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Purple Bull Racing RB19 rear wing comparability, Las Vegas GP
Purple Bull opted for various rear wing configurations on the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as Max Verstappen’s automobile was arrange with a trimmed model of their decrease downforce association.
Right here’s the checklist of the elements that Purple Bull listed as having modified within the automobile presentation doc prior to every race.
- Saudi Arabia
- Australia
- FWEP
- Entrance wing higher components
- RBD wraparound
- Azerbaijan
- Sidepod inlet
- Engine cowl
- Flooring edge
- Flooring fences
- RBD winglet break up
- Miami
- Monaco
- Rear wing
- Entrance suspension (steering lock)
- Spain
- Canada
- Austria
- Nice Britain
- Hungary
- FBD inlet and exits
- RBD exit and winglets
- Sidepod inlet and wider physique
- Engine cowl
- Flooring physique
- Belgium
- Engine cowl (decreased exit round suspension)
- Netherlands
- Italy
- Singapore
- Flooring edge
- RWEP – open ended
- Japan
- Qatar
- USA
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Vegas
- Abu Dhabi
