Red Bull design chief Adrian Newey expects cooling to pose a 'big challenge' to the teams next season, with the sport preparing to enter a new era of techical regulations. In place of V8 engines, turbocharged 1.6-litre V6 units will be introduced, the first modification since 2006. And with the addition of gearbox and aerodynamic changes, Newey believes that managing temperature levels will be a key area of focus. "The new engines need a lot of cooling, because not only have you got the combustion engine, but the turbocharged parts too," Newey told Crash.net. "With the electrical side, what we call KERS, that also needs a lot of cooling. The cooling is a big challenge, the...
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