VCARB 01
A NEW ERA
VCARB 01 HIGHLIGHTS
THE VCARB 01 Style
WALLPAPERS
- Official car name
- VCARB 01
- Engine
- Honda RBPTH002
- Chassis
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team - carbon composite monocoque
- Front suspension
- Red Bull Technology - carbon composite wishbones, trackrod, upright assemblies, suspension rockers, torsion bars and dampers
- Rear suspension
- Red Bull Technology - carbon composite wishbones with inboard torsion bars and dampers
- Brake ducts
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team - front and rear
- Steering
- Red Bull Technology - power assisted
- Gearbox
- Red Bull Technology - carbon composite maincase longitudinally mounted, hydraulically actuated 8 speed
- Differential
- Hydraulically actuated multiplate
- Clutch
- Hydraulically actuated carbon multiplate
- Exhaust
- Red Bull Powertrains
- Brake System
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team /Red Bull Technology
- Driver's seat
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team - driver specific carbon composite
- Tyres
- Pirelli
- Fuel system
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team
- Overall weight
- 798 kg
- Official car name
- VCARB 01
- Engine
- Honda RBPTH002
- Chassis
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team - carbon composite monocoque
- Front suspension
- Red Bull Technology - carbon composite wishbones, trackrod, upright assemblies, suspension rockers, torsion bars and dampers
- Rear suspension
- Red Bull Technology - carbon composite wishbones with inboard torsion bars and dampers
- Brake ducts
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team - front and rear
- Steering
- Red Bull Technology - power assisted
- Gearbox
- Red Bull Technology - carbon composite maincase longitudinally mounted, hydraulically actuated 8 speed
- Differential
- Hydraulically actuated multiplate
- Clutch
- Hydraulically actuated carbon multiplate
- Exhaust
- Red Bull Powertrains
- Brake System
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team /Red Bull Technology
- Driver's seat
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team - driver specific carbon composite
- Tyres
- Pirelli
- Fuel system
- Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team
- Overall weight
- 798 kg
THE CONCEPT
The idea behind the current Formula 1 cars, introduced in 2022, was to make for closer racing and a better show. A raft of major changes was introduced with the new design aimed at making overtaking easier, by reducing the amount of “dirty air,” the turbulent wash created behind the cars.
THE CHASSIS
The main element around which the entire car is built. It has to be stiff enough to maintain its structural integrity but still have enough flex to adapt to torsional forces and this balance affects the car’s behaviour on track. The chassis is also the driver’s survival cell in the event of an accident and therefore has to pass very stringent front, rear and lateral crash tests.
THE POWER UNIT
Our car’s power unit is developed by Red Bull Powertrains in Milton Keynes, UK. For this year there are no technical or operational changes as the power unit development is frozen as per the regulations. The power unit is a hybrid: a 1600cc internal combustion V6 turbo engine, along with two electrical units that recover energy from the turbine exhausts (MGU-H) and from the rear brakes (MGU-K). The longitudinally mounted gearbox is designed by Red Bull Technology with a carbon maincase and has 8 forward gears, plus reverse.
AERODYNAMICS
The floor of the car is now one of the most important elements of its aerodynamic package. The current cars generate what is known as “ground effect,” with the floor now responsible for producing 50% of the car’s total downforce. The other major elements in this area are the front and rear wings. For safety reasons, the 2024 technical regulations require a reduction in the number and weight of the metallic components or inserts in the outer perimeter of the floor, apart from those brackets and wear protection already allowed in the rules.
THE TYRES
The 18” Pirelli tyres are low-profile, which makes them less prone to overheat, thus allowing the driver to push harder for longer. Their construction and the available compounds are the same as in 2023. The 2024 Pirelli range features five slick compounds going from the softest C1 to the hardest C5. To help with easy identification when the cars are on track, the chosen compounds each feature a different colour band: red for Soft, yellow for Medium and white for Hard. In the case of rain, there’s a choice of the green Intermediate or the blue Full Wet.