No major upgrades for Mercedes or Ferrari as Red Bull introduce new front wing for F1 Australian GP
With Mercedes reportedly lining up 🐲significant u♏pgrades for Azerbaijan and Imola, it’s no surprise that they have no new substantial upgrades for this weekend.
They have made a minor tweak, with vanes ad🌠ded to the underside of the floor edge to improve flow to to the rear of the floor and diffuser.
It’s a similar story at Ferrari, who have endured a stuttering start to F1 2023.
Both teams are working hard to turn their seasons around given the substan🔯tial deficit to Red Bull.
With fundamental car changes on 🌞the way for Mercedes and Ferrari, we will have to wait a bit longer to see any big modifications.
Aston Martin and Haas are the other two teams without any𒅌 new parts.
Reigning world champions Red Bull have a new front wing for this we𝓡ekend at Albert Park.
The team have also changed a part of the wheel bodywork around👍 the rear tyres in a bid to improve cooling.
Red Bull
Front wing endplate - The suꦕrfaces of the front wing end plate have become more cambered.
Front wing - Elements three and four of the front wing have been revised to increa𒐪se the chord length and or local camber.
Rear corner - Changes to the portion of the wheel bodywork which🍒 wraps around the side of the rear tyre.
McLaren
Engine 🔴cover - Reduced size engine cover to increase aerodynamic efficiency🦋.
Diffuser - Modified floor fences.
AlphaTauri
Floor body - The floor ♊body has been modified in the area behind the floor fences. The changes have been made to improve load ♚under the floor.
Floor fences - All of tꦫhe fences on the forward floor have been modified. This has been done to help reduce “junction losses” between the fences and floor body.
Floor edge - Changes to have a continuous🅠 “shredding edge” in a bid to improve cons𒈔istency and increase of local load.
Diffuser - Modification to the diffuser roof to have an increase in planvꦛiew curvature.&nbs൲p;
Alfa Romeo
Nose - Redesigned nose cone area to𝄹 improve the overall balance of the car.
Front wing - All elements have been reprofiled.
Sidepod inlet - Changes to the rear-view mirror to allow better conไtrol of a🔜irflow towards the rear of the car.
Williams
Front wing 🌞- A new iteratio✨n of the front wing flap to better suit the aerobalance of Albert Park.
Rear wing endplate - An ꧙additional flow control device has been added to improve the flow around the rear of the car.
Alpine
Halo - Revised halo fairing detail to provide a “small improveme🎃nt"🦩 to improve airflow at the rear.
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