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Ferrari brings new F1 floor to Japan in bid to boost efficiency

With the team chasing further success after its triumph in Singapore last weekend, it is evaluating a revamped floor configuration at Suzuka.

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Japanese GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

As the Red Bull mechanic scans the underside of the RB19, we are treated to a view of the floor fences on the other side of the car, which shows how twisted they are along their vertical axis and how they interact with the curvature of the floor.

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Red Bull follows latest F1 trend with new rear wing at Singapore GP

The upgrade on the RB19 incorporates the semi-detached wing tip section that has been pursued by the other teams for several races now.

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Why Alpine went old-school with its F1 aero testing

It does not matter if it is bright green, yellow, blue or orange paint, flow-vis has become almost the universal way for teams to evaluate aero parts.

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How McLaren has moved to address its F1 2023 drag woes

In fact, one of the chief challenges that remains for the squad is in improving the aero-efficiency of its MCL60, which has manifested itself in the car being too draggy for some circuits.

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The varied wing approach that shows Monza remains an F1 outlier

While there are other high-speed tracks on the F1 calendar, the ‘Temple of Speed’ remains an outlier because so much of it is straights, and this necessitates a standalone downforce package.

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Italian GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

Ferrari has a trimmed top element front wing at its disposal for the Italian Grand Prix to balance the aerodynamic setup with the lower downforce rear wing. Note that there might also be another solution employed that has yet to be installed on the lower wing here.

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How McLaren F1 aims for efficiency step with Dutch GP rear wing

McLaren has enjoyed an impressive leap forward with its upgrade package ahead of the summer break. But the Woking squad won’t rest on its laurels as it looks to unlock the full potential of this year's car.

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How McLaren aims for efficiency step with F1 Dutch GP rear wing

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How the downwash solution ended up winning F1's sidepod war

However, despite some clearly more prescriptive regulations, there were distinct differences between each machine, with the sidepods, in particular, offering a wide variety of design solutions.

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Why Red Bull’s DRS advantage vanished, but should return for F1 Belgian GP

After grabbing pole position from Max Verstappen by just 0.003 seconds, Hamilton was eager to point out that the DRS edge that Red Bull had earlier in the campaign was gone.

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Why Red Bull’s F1 DRS advantage vanished, but should return for Belgian GP

After grabbing pole position from Max Verstappen by just 0.003 seconds he was eager to point out that the DRS edge that Red Bull had earlier in the campaign was gone.

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Mercedes joins in with Formula 1's latest rear wing trick

They have utilised a feature that connects the rear wing endplate and upper flap’s tip section differently in a bid to help manipulate airflow in this area of the car.

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What’s changed with Red Bull’s new F1 sidepods

As had been anticipated, the revisions incorporate all the main elements of the sidepods – including the inlet, the undercut and the contours of the bodywork.

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Red Bull makes five key changes for F1’s Hungarian GP

The Milton Keynes-based squad has been dominant this year, with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez winning all 10 races so far.

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Hungarian GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

Alpine followed-up on the introduction of a new front wing architecture at Silverstone with a fresh upper flap design in Hungary. The flap features a wavy trailing edge to help deliver the level of downforce required, while also providing the necessary assistance from an outwash point of view.

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British GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

Alpine has an entirely new front wing design for the British Grand Prix (lower of the two), with changes to the outboard section of the flaps and their meeting point with the endplate, as well as the diveplane on the outside of the endplate.

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How Ferrari made a breakthrough with its F1 2023 car

The tweaks came close to helping Charles Leclerc to pole position, but he just missed out on beating Max Verstappen by the slimmest of margins.

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Ferrari brings revised front wing to Austrian Grand Prix

The tweaks were trialled at a filming day Ferrari conducted at Fiorano earlier in the week where its F1 challenger ran alongside its Le Mans-winning Hypercar.

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Ferrari brings revised F1 front wing to Austrian Grand Prix

The tweaks were trialled at a filming day Ferrari conducted at Fiorano earlier in the week where its F1 challenger ran alongside its Le Mans 24 Hours-winning Hypercar.

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How Aston Martin has supercharged its water-slide F1 sidepods

Its feat has partially been driven by the additional CFD and wind tunnel time afforded by its relatively poor performance last season.

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Aston Martin reveals major F1 upgrades for Canadian GP

The team has so far been quite conservative with its developments of the AMR23, with many of its main rivals having unleashed major changes to their 2023 challengers.

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F1’s latest technical images from the Canadian GP pitlane

A look at the Ferrari SF-23’s rear end, including the rear suspension and driveshaft fairings, the single pillar rear wing mount, and the double mouse house in the diffuser’s sidewall. Also note the upper beam wing element which straddles the width of the rear wing assembly and sits atop the…

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Canadian GP: F1’s latest technical images from the Montreal pitlane

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The "mini skirt" benefit behind Formula 1's sidepod shift

The change in how air behaves over the top of the sidepod may appear to be quite subtle, which is why teams have long played down the significance of the performance gain from this area of the car.

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