Revealed: The upgrades F1 teams have brought to Spanish GP

These are the upgrades brough♍t by each F1 team to Barcelona fo⛎r the Spanish Grand Prix.

Red Bull RB21
Red Bull RB21
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All Formulaജ 1 teams except McLaren have introduced new part♉s for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, with a particular focus on front wing updates.

The modifications come in response to stricter front wing load tests introduced by the FIA, aimed at curbing excessi💙ve flexing.

The governing body notified teams of the new regulations back in January, giving them amp🍃le time to develop compliant designs.

McLaren, however, has not submitted any updates this weekend. The Woking-based squad is believed to have already tested its revised front wing in Imola and therefore didဣ not require further approval from the FIA.

Ferrari

Front wing (Performance, local load): Updaꦕte of chordwise and spanwise loading distribution of the wing elements, together with a revised endplate and outboard tip rolls.

Rear wing (Circuit specific, drag range): Redesign of the out🎉board tip and roll on the high downforce top rear wing.

Red Bull

Front wing (Performance, local load): First and second elements revised primarily in section. Flap eleme🍌nts and tips are consequential to the first two elements.

Mercedes

Floor edge (Performance, local load): Increased chord floor ꦿedge wing wit𝔉h additional vanes.

Floor fences (Performance, flow conditioning): Reprofiled inboard fence.

Rear wing (Performance, local load): Reprofiled mainplane and flap elements.

Aston Martin

Front wing (Performance, local load): R🏅evised tip detail between the front wing elements and the endplate. Main wing sections also revised for compliance with TD018H.

Alpine

Floor fences (Performance, local load): Reprofiled floor fences.

Floor body (Performance, local load): Local changes to the shape of the floor

Haas

Front wing (Performance, mechanical setup): Updated front wing construction.

Racing Bulls

Front wing (Performance, flow conditioning):  The elements of the mainplane arꩲe new, featuring a lower cenꦺtral section.

Front wing endplate (Performance, flow conditioning): Th🐟e connecti🦹on between the tips & the FWEP has been updated.

Nose (Performance, flow conditioning): The lower surface of the nose has been🉐 raised whilst the tip has been lowered.

Williams

Front wing (Performance, flow conditioning): The front wing assembly is updated to satisfy the new deflection regulations. In addition, we have taken the oppor⛄tunity to update the geometry of the rearward flap and FWEP. The outboard section of the rearward flap has a mo🍬re backed-off profile, and the vertical section of the endplate has a revised camber geometry.

Rear corner (Circuit specific, cooling range)💯:  There is a revised exit geometry for the rear brake duct, which constricts the flow through th꧋e brake duct.

Cooling louvres (Circuit specific, cooling range): A new optional cooling louvre panel is available for this event. It increases the number of large louvres to the maximum that 🌠the panel can accommodate.

Sauber

Floor body (Performance, local load): Changes to several 🍨areas of the floor: Floor fence, outboard floor edge and diffuser.

Coke/engine cover (Performance, local load): Changes to engine cover design.

Front wing (Performance, local load): Small change to the transition between the m🐼ainplane and the front wing endplate.

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