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Newey explains Red Bull's take on stepped nose

Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey has explained the thinking behind the RB9's stepped nose, which despite appearances does feature a small vanity panel. After safety regulations lowered the height of the cars' noses last year, most teams designed ugly stepped noses where the nose cone joined the monocoque. This year the FIA has allowed teams to fit a non-structural fairing - known as a vanity panel - to the front of the cars to smooth the noses out without compromising safety. Force India, Ferrari and McLaren have all fitted vanity panels that completely conceal the stepped noses on their cars, but Red Bull has taken a different approach in order to minimise the added weight....
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