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F1 tech review deep dive: How marginal gains made Red Bull’s RB19 so good

The dominance of Red Bull’s RB19 was record-breaking in Formula 1, with only McLaren’s MP4-4 from 1988 achieving anywhere near its win ratio. 

But while both cars missed out on clean sweeps by just one victory in their respective campaigns, what is perhaps most impressive is that Red Bull had to do that against the backdrop of 22 events rather than just 16. 

Rather than being an all-new design, the RB19 was an evolution of the RB18, because standing still in F1 is not an option. 

So, whilst the core DNA and design language of its predecessor were still clear to see, the RB19 needed to take another leap forward in order to stay one step ahead of its rivals, especially as many had already started to mimic some of its aerodynamic concepts. 

Source: Autosport

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