Mercedes' floor upgrade

Floor Body - Performance, Flow Conditioning - Raised floor leading edge and subsequent tunnel roof reprofiling - Raising the floor leading edge alters the loading distribution on the outer fence, improving flow quality to the rear of the car and hence rear downforce.

Floor Edge - Performance, Local Load - Extending the forward floor edge flap rearwards - Increasing the extent of the high cambered forward section of the floor edge wing increases the local load here, increasing forward floor load.

Re♕d Bull, Ferrari and McLaren have not brought any upgrades to Texas.

Mercedes hope their u🌺pdated floor will be worth 𓆉a tenth of a second in performance time.

But its true value is in setting the direction for the W15, Mercedes'♑ 2024 F1 car.

“It’s the lastꦍ big one,” Russell said about the upgrade. “Altogether, full focus is on ’24 back at the factory and in the windtunnel and the design offi🌼ce. 

“This is a sm🔥all step in that direc♈tion. We’re not expecting it to change the world. 

“I think the things we’ve got lined up for next season should have a much greater impact tha🉐n this weekend.”