Mercedes unveil F1 upgrades for Spanish GP, have Aston Martin copied Red Bull?

All F1 teams bar Haas have introduced new upgrades for the Spanish Grand Prix. Here’s what every team has introduced for this weekend’s race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
Aston Martin F1 Team AMR22 floor detail.
Aston Martin F1 Team AMR22 floor detail.

New for the 2022 season, all 10 F1 teams have to declare any neღw upgrades they introduce ahead of Friday practice for each grand prix weekend.

A mandatory car presentation takes place in the pit lane on Friday with all teams required to present their cars and explain any new paꦑrts they have brou🥃ght to the event.

Mercedes have introduced a new floor, while McLaren, A𓄧ston Martin and Alfa Romeo have the biggest u▨pgrade packages for Barcelona.

Will Ferrari move ahead of Red Bull at F1 Spanish GP?

After their latest defeats at the Emilia Romagna and Miami grands prix, Ferrari have responded to Red Bull’s improved turn of performance witᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚꩵh a handful of upgrades.

Red Bull have continued to focus on reducing the weight of the RB18 but have also brought a new frꦐont wing and floor body.

Ferrari have a new floor and rea🅠r wing as they look to move ahead of Rꦍed Bull again in the F1 pecking order.

The Scuderia were the team to beat in pre-sea👍son testing back in February at the Spanish venue but with the cars changing significantly since then, will they be able to re🦋turn to the top?

Ferrari’s last win in Barcelona came in 2013, courtesy of Fernando Alonso, however, Red Bull have won more recently with Verstappen taking his ꦏmaiden victory in 2016 after 🎉both Mercedes drivers crashed on the opening lap. 

In terms of the rest of the F1🉐 grid, only Haas haven’t got any new parts for this weekend so it could be an intriဣguing midfield scrap.

Here is a full rundown of what each team has brought to the Spanish Grand Prix

Mercedes

In a bid to turn their season around, Mercedes have a new front wing endplate to improve the airflow to the rear♊ of the W13. The most notable change is an adjustment to the floor edge in a bid to improve performance when running cloไser to the ground.

Mercedes AMG F1 W13 floor detail. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, Preparation
Mercedes AMG F1 W13 floor detail. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Spanish Grand Prix,…

They also have a ꦗnew rear corner and floor body, all designed in hope of unlocking more performance.

Red Bull

Red Buꩲll have introduced a new front wing which has been designed specifically for Barcelona’s high-speed nature, while they also have a new floor body. According to𝓀 reports in the Dutch media, Red Bull have shaved off 5kg in terms of weight which will find them even more lap time.

Ferrari

The Italian team have a new updated floor and diffuser, combined with a revised rear cor♏ner and rear wing. Ferrari hope to improve the entire aerodynamic performance of their 2022 challenger with these upgrades.

McLaren

McLaren have a significant upgrade package for this weekeཧnd with the FIA noting 10 updated components for the Spanish GP. McLaren’s alterations vary from circuit-specific changes through the introduction of a new front wing, front suspeꦦnsion, cooling louvres and rear wing.

McLaren MCL36 floor detail. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, Preparation Day.-
McLaren MCL36 floor detail. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona,…

On a wider performance note, McLaren have a revised front corner to improve brake cooling efficiency, floor body and engine cover in a bid to increase ꦓoverall downforce. They have also removed the cockpit strake to i🍸mprove visibility.

Alpine

Alpine have a new rear wing designed to give both drivers more downforce as both Barcelona and Monaco are high downforce circuits. The Frenc🍸h outfit have introduced a new front w🏅ing endplate to generate more downforce at the front of the car.

AlphaTauri

AlphaTauri only have a revised rear wing for Barcelona iꦺn a bid to generate more downforce which is more optimum for the circuit’s characteristics. 

Aston Martin

Dubbed the ‘green Red Bull’, Aston Martin have eight new components for this weekend. The Silverstone-based outfit have made sizeable changes to the floor area of their car with alterations to the floor body, floor fences and floor edge to help run the car at aꦜ ‘consistent ride height rang🔥e’ and thus improve overall lap time with the downforce operating as it should.

Aston Martin F1 Team AMR22 sidepod detail. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain,
Aston Martin F1 Team AMR22 sidepod detail. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Spanish Grand…

Aston Martin have also made changes to the sidepod inlet to 🌱improve their cooling, while they have a new engine cover and cooling louvres. Finally, they have made modifications to ꦅthe halo and rear wing.

Williams

Williams will have a new front and rear wing to gen⛦erate more downforce, to combat the levels of downforce required in ꦑBarcelona. 

Alfa Romeo

Like Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo have eight new components for this weekend. The new parts include: A new front wing, new front suspension, rev⛦ised engine cover, an updated floo🎃r body, cooling louvres, a new rear suspension and rear wing. 

Haas

No updated components submitted for this event.

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