Alpine A524 technical details
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Let's take a look at the two front wing specifications available for the Japanese Alpine. The newer of the two is the one on top (it's splattered with green Flobiz paint). Notice not only how the top flap shape is significantly different, but also how the team switched to a semi-discrete flap tip at the endplate junction.
McLaren MCL38 technical details
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If you look at the McLaren MCL38 as the mechanics prepare the car, you can see the floor fence and the swept leading edge of the floor, especially since the floor of the car is spaced apart.
Mercedes W15 technical details
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A look under the cover of the Mercedes W15 reveals details of how the power unit and accessories are packaged, as well as a number of features housed within the body structure of the sidepods that reduce floor flex. You can also check the metal stay.
McLaren MCL38 technical details
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Close-up view of the McLaren MCL38 chassis and the bodywork blisters connected to the upper wishbone floor and rear leg to properly manage downstream airflow.
Aston Martin AMR24 technical details
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A close-up of the highly detailed work done around the inboard fixation points of the upper wishbone rear leg of an Aston Martin AMR24. Notice how the very thin tail section sweeps aggressively upwards as it mates with the body panel (red arrow).
Aston Martin AMR24 sidepod and floor comparison
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Aston Martin has introduced new floor and sidepod bodywork in Japan, with a descending swedge line reintroduced into the sidepod bodywork at the front corner (red arrow), while the team has a more twisted edge wing (blue arrow) and no cuts have been made. It had a tail section that emanated from the rear of the floor and tapered towards the edge wing, where it intersected the cutout.
Red Bull Racing RB20 technical details
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Close-up of the new upper intake located next to the halo rear leg of the Red Bull RB20. Additional vertical baffle wings have been added to the wing mirror assembly to help redirect the airflow across the top surface of the sidepod.
Haas VF-24 nose cone and front wing
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Top view of the Haas VF-24 canard assembly. Specifically, there is an outwash slot gap separator between the upper two flap elements, and the semi-separated flap tip is oblique to the endplate.
Red Bull Racing RB20 technical details
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A close-up of the front brake end fence and the small cooling inlet installed on the Red Bull RB20 this weekend.
RB F1 Team VCARB 01 technical details
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Side view of VCARB01 with new floor available in Japan. It features an improved floor fence and alignment of the floor edges parallel to the edge wings.
Alpine A524 technical details
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Close-up of the rear end of the Alpine A524. It features a significantly shorter lower rear brake deflector.
Williams FW46 technical details
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A close-up of the new dive plane and semi-separate end plate and flap tip configuration that Williams introduced this weekend.
Williams FW46 technical details
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An overview of the intricate details of the FW46's sidepod bodywork and floor edges.
Williams FW46 technical details
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Close-up view of the rear wing with semi-separated tip section and swept center pillar attachment.
Red Bull Racing RB20 technical details
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Side view of the new intake next to the halo and around the snorkel-like bodywork that channels airflow inside.
Red Bull Racing RB20 technical details
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Side view of the RB20 rear wing assembly. It shows how the rear endplate cutout is affected by the use of the semi-separated tip section above.
RB F1 Team VCARB 01 technical details
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Close-up of the front wing of RB's VCARB01. The team installed camera pods on the outer part to capture footage of how the wing behaves under load.
RB F1 Team VCARB 01 technical details
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Similarly, RB hung a camera pod on the rear of the sidepod during free practice to collect information about the behavior of the rear of the floor.
Aston Martin AMR24 technical details
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I sprayed flo-viz paint on the rear wing assembly of an Aston Martin AMR24. The team is trying to visually confirm that the updates installed on machines this weekend are working as expected.
Red Bull Racing RB20 technical details
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Close-up of the new Red Bull RB20 Edge Wing. There are tab-like wings on the rear corners.
Red Bull Racing RB20 technical details
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A close-up of the RB20's rear-facing, upwardly flared rear brake duct outlet. It also features a pair of large winglets hanging from the sides.
Red Bull Racing RB20 technical details
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A top view of the Red Bull RB20's nose and front wing assembly, showing the narrow ridges on the outer section of the wing that work with the endplates to create outwash.
