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Mercedes Prioritizes Downforce with Floor Upgrade
Mercedes stands out with a brand new floor featuring an "increased floor inboard leading edge volume." This technical jargon translates to a floor design that generates more downforce, a crucial element for success in Monaco. Additionally, the team introduces revised front and rear wings, further optimized for the high downforce demands of the track.
High Downforce Focus for Red Bull, McLaren, and Others
Red Bull joins Mercedes in prioritizing downforce with a high downforce rear wing, beam wing, and tweaked suspension to improve steering lock. Enlarged front brake ducts round out their upgrade package. This focus on downforce is echoed by McLaren, Williams, and Alpine, who all implement similar strategies. Alpine goes a step further by also introducing an associated halo update to complement their overall downforce package.
Stake Debuts Innovative Rear Wing and Multi-Area Upgrades
Stake Sauber unveils a unique single pylon rear wing, designed to optimize efficiency specifically for Monaco. This innovative design serves a dual purpose: providing a performance boost on the current track while also laying the groundwork for future rear wing development throughout the season. Additionally, Stake implements circuit-specific adjustments to their front suspension, front brake ducts, beam wing, and rear wing endplate.
Targeted Upgrades for Haas and Focus on Rear Wings for Ferrari and Aston Martin
Haas takes a focused approach, developing a specific package for Monaco that includes targeted upgrades to the front suspension, brake ducts, cooling louvers, rear wing, and beam wing. This strategy demonstrates their commitment to optimizing performance for the unique demands of the circuit.
Ferrari and Aston Martin adopt a more conservative approach, with only circuit-specific rear wings listed as new parts for this weekend. Their decision to prioritize rear wing adjustments suggests they might be relying on baseline car development to tackle the challenges of Monaco.
Upgrades in Details
Red Bull Racing
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Balance Range)
- Beam Wing (Circuit specific – Balance Range)
- Front Corner (Circuit specific – Cooling Range)
- Front Corner (Reliability)
Mercedes
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Floor Body (Performance – Local Load)
- Front Wing (Performance – Flow Conditioning)
Ferrari
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
McLaren
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Beam Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
Aston Martin
- Rear Wing (Performance – Local Load)
- Beam Wing (Performance – Local Load)
- Rear Wing (Performance – Local Load)
- Beam Wing (Performance – Local Load)
Alpine
- Front Wing (Circuit specific – Balance Range)
- Front Suspension (Performance – Mechanical Setup)
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Beam Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Halo (Performance – Flow Conditioning)
Williams
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Beam Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Front Corner (Circuit specific – Cooling Range)
RB
- Front Suspension (Performance – Flow Conditioning)
- Front Corner (Circuit specific – Cooling Range)
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Beam Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
Kick Sauber
- Rear Wing (Performance – Flow Conditioning)
- Rear Wing Endplate (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Beam Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Front Suspension (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Front Corner (Circuit specific – Cooling Range)
Haas
- Front Suspension (Reliability)
- Front Corner (Circuit specific – Cooling Range)
- Cooling Louvres (Circuit specific – Cooling Range)
- Rear Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)
- Beam Wing (Circuit specific – Drag Range)