F1 Austrian GP 2026: Every team's official upgrades revealed

Max Verstappen (Red Bull RB22), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), 2026 F1

The Austrian Grand Prix brings with it an extensive list of technical upgrades, with teams introducing developments that vary significantly in both scope and purpose. Ferrari continues refining its front wing concept while pairing the new aerodynamic package with several experimental components designed primarily to gather data and improve aerodynamic correlation.

Red Bull, meanwhile, has arrived with a much more comprehensive upgrade package built around a completely revised sidepod architecture, accompanied by changes to the floor, bodywork and rear end. Cadillac has also introduced a substantial package, updating its cooling system, sidepods, floor and beam wing to improve airflow management toward the rear of the car.

On a short but aerodynamically demanding circuit like the Red Bull Ring, these developments should provide valuable insight into the technical direction each team has chosen for the remainder of the season.

Below are the official upgrades introduced by each team for the Austrian Grand Prix.

McLaren

McLaren has introduced two targeted updates to the rear corner and rear wing, with the aim of improving airflow management and reducing drag on the straights.

Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Rear corner	Performance – airflow conditioning	Revised rear brake duct inlet	The rear brake duct inlet has been redesigned to improve local airflow conditioning, generating additional aerodynamic load around the rear corner of the car.
Rear wing	Performance – drag reduction	Alternative flap position for low-drag configuration	The rear wing has been modified to allow the flap to adopt an alternative position in its low-drag configuration, delivering a greater reduction in aerodynamic resistance on the straights.

Mercedes

Mercedes has focused on the front suspension and the coke bottle/engine cover area. The updates are designed to improve aerodynamic flow while expanding the available cooling window.

Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Front suspension	Performance – airflow conditioning	Modified incidence angle of the front suspension arm fairing	The incidence angle of the front suspension arm fairing has been adjusted to better align with the incoming airflow across the full range of ride heights, improving airflow management toward the rear of the car.
Coke bottle/engine cover	Cooling range	Narrower rear cooling outlet	The rear bodywork features a narrower outlet, increasing cooling flexibility by directing a greater proportion of airflow through the cooling louvres instead of the rear exit.

Red Bull

Red Bull has introduced one of the most extensive upgrade packages of the weekend, centred primarily around a completely revised sidepod architecture. The changes affect the sidepod inlet, floor, bodywork and rear end of the car.

The redesigned sidepod inlet has required corresponding updates to the engine cover, floor, floor edge, rear suspension and rear corner, creating an integrated package that combines cooling improvements with optimized airflow management.

The rear wing and exhaust tailpipe have also been revised to generate additional local downforce around the rear of the RB.

Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Sidepod inlet	Reliability	Revised sidepod inlet geometry, extended downward and rearward	Following previous upstream modifications, the sidepod inlet has been reshaped and repositioned to capture sufficient air pressure for the radiators while integrating with the new floor geometry.
Engine cover	Reliability	Revised side panels matched to the new sidepod inlet geometry and floor junction	The redesigned sidepod inlet required new side bodywork profiles, now blended into the revised floor interface. Minor changes have also been made to the central engine cover and cooling louvres.
Floor	Performance – local downforce	Minor surface revisions, including the front floor section and upper bodywork junction	The floor has been further optimized to work with the new sidepod inlet, extending the aerodynamic benefits to the front floor and sidepod areas in order to generate more local downforce and improve overall performance.
Floor edge	Performance – airflow conditioning	Minor revisions to slot profiles and intermediate supports	As part of the sidepod redesign, the floor edge has also been updated to improve downstream airflow conditions, benefiting the sidepod and the following aerodynamic structures.
Rear suspension	Performance – local downforce	Reshaped fairings and transitions toward the gearbox, tail and rear wheel bodywork	The rear suspension fairings have been redesigned to better integrate with the airflow generated further upstream, maintaining aerodynamic stability while increasing local downforce.
Rear corner	Performance – local downforce	Updated area to accommodate the revised rear suspension fairings	The changes are concentrated mainly around the inner rear wheel area, allowing the new fairings to blend smoothly into the wheel bodywork while maintaining clean aerodynamic surfaces and stable airflow.
Rear wing	Performance – local downforce	Revised pylon profiles	Since the wing pylons now make their mandatory connection to the underside of the mainplane, this interface has become particularly sensitive. Red Bull has therefore revised the pylon profiles to generate additional downforce while preserving airflow stability.
Exhaust tailpipe	Performance – local downforce	Revised overlap between the exhaust outlet profile and tailpipe support	A slight repositioning of the exhaust outlet allows the geometrically restricted rear section to overlap more effectively with the permitted support structure, generating additional local downforce.

Ferrari

Ferrari has introduced a further evolution of its front wing, together with several experimental components that will be evaluated during free practice.

The updates to the RV Tail, floor edge and mirror stay are intended primarily to gather aerodynamic data and validate simulation-to-track correlation.

Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Front wing endplate	Performance – local downforce	Revised front wing endplate featuring a new diveplane and updated footplate vane arrangement	Ferrari introduces a further refinement of the front wing geometry first seen at the Spanish Grand Prix, strengthening airflow management and maximizing the performance objectives of the new aerodynamic concept.
RV Tail	Performance – local downforce	Removal of the central RV Tail element	This is a free practice test component rather than a circuit-specific update. Its primary purpose is to collect aerodynamic data and validate the correlation between simulation tools and the car’s real-world behavior.
Floor edge	Performance – correlation	Optimized front floor edge with a single vertical element	This component is dedicated to free practice data gathering. The objective is to better understand the aerodynamic behavior of the car on track and compare it with the predictions generated by Ferrari’s development tools.
Mirror stay	Performance – correlation	Shorter vertical mirror support with revised sidepod attachment	This solution has also been introduced as a free practice test item, allowing Ferrari’s engineers to evaluate the aerodynamic behavior of the car’s side area under normal operating conditions.

Williams

No upgrades.

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Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Exhaust tailpipe	Performance – airflow conditioning	Lower-mounted exhaust outlet with new support	The new exhaust tailpipe position improves airflow management at the rear of the car, helping the rear wing operate more efficiently.
Diffuser	Performance – airflow conditioning	Revised diffuser trailing-edge devices	The diffuser has been further refined around the trailing edge, with the objective of improving aerodynamic airflow conditioning at the rear of the car.

Aston Martin

No upgrades.

Haas

Haas has introduced two updates: one targeting the front corner to improve front-end airflow quality, and another to the cooling louvres to increase cooling capacity.

Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Front corner	Performance – airflow conditioning	Revised front brake duct design	The front brake duct geometry has been refined to generate a cleaner airflow path, reducing local losses and improving the quality of the airflow directed toward the rear of the car. The new scoop configuration also required an optimization of the suspension arm fairings to preserve aerodynamic efficiency.
Cooling louvres	Circuit-specific – cooling range	Additional cooling louvre option	The operating conditions at the Red Bull Ring required increased cooling capacity, achieved through the introduction of two additional cooling openings on the upper surface of the sidepod.

Audi

The Audi Revolut F1 Team has introduced an extensive upgrade package focused primarily on the floor and rear of the car.

The new floor changes the aerodynamic behavior at the rear and has required corresponding updates to the rear corner, rear suspension, beam wing and rear wing. At the front, the team has also introduced modifications to the front wing endplate and front corner.

Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Front wing endplate	Performance – local downforce	Updated front wing endplate design	The revised front wing endplate is designed to generate additional local downforce while improving airflow structures and the car’s overall aerodynamic characteristics.
Front corner	Performance – airflow conditioning	Updated lower deflector support layout	A revised arrangement of the lower deflector supports has been introduced for this event to improve local airflow conditions around the front corner of the car.
Floor	Performance – local downforce	Updated rear floor design	The redesigned rear section of the floor generates increased downforce at the rear of the car while also altering the rear axle load characteristics.
Rear corner	Performance – airflow conditioning	Updated lower deflector design	Working in conjunction with the new rear floor, the rear corner deflector geometry has been adapted to manage the revised airflow conditions generated in this area.
Rear suspension	Performance – local downforce	Updated rear suspension design	The rear suspension geometry has been revised alongside the new floor to adapt to the different airflow conditions present around the rear of the car.
Beam wing	Performance – local downforce	Updated lower beam wing design	The beam wing forms part of the team’s broader rear-end upgrade package. The revision complements the new airflow conditions created around the redesigned rear wing and rear floor.
Rear wing	Performance – local downforce	Updated rear wing design	The redesigned rear wing is intended to improve local downforce over the rear axle, working together with the new airflow characteristics generated by the updated floor package.

Alpine

Alpine has concentrated its latest upgrade package on the front of the car, introducing a new front wing together with related changes to the endplate, nose and front corner.

At the rear, the team has also updated the diffuser by adding a small winglet designed to improve local airflow management.

Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Front wing	Performance – local downforce	New front wing design	Alpine has introduced an evolution of its front wing as part of its season-long development programme, aiming to deliver incremental aerodynamic gains while improving airflow management around the front of the car.
Front wing endplate	Performance – local downforce	New front wing endplate design	The front wing endplate has been redesigned to improve airflow control toward the rest of the car, increasing overall aerodynamic efficiency.
Nose	Performance – local downforce	Updated nose design	The nose has been revised to integrate more effectively with the new front wing, improving the aerodynamic performance of the entire front end.
Front corner	Performance – airflow conditioning	Revised front corner geometry	The front corner has been redesigned to work alongside the new front wing, improving airflow management and aerodynamic efficiency around the front of the car.
Diffuser	Performance – airflow conditioning	Additional winglet	A small aerodynamic winglet has been added to the diffuser to improve local airflow management and help generate rear downforce more efficiently.

Cadillac

Cadillac has introduced one of the most extensive upgrade packages of the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, with significant revisions to thermal management, the sidepods and the floor.

The sidepod inlet, engine cover, sidepod/coke bottle section and cooling louvres have all been updated to increase cooling capacity while improving airflow toward the rear of the car.

The work on the floor also includes revisions to the floor bib, floor leading edge, diffuser and beam wing.

Component	Purpose	Changes	Description
Sidepod inlet	Performance – cooling range	Larger, reshaped sidepod inlet	The sidepod inlet has been enlarged and reshaped as part of a broader bodywork upgrade, increasing the cooling capacity of the power unit in a more efficient manner.
Engine cover	Performance – cooling range	Redesigned engine cover surfaces with updated fin profile	The engine cover has been revised as part of the overall bodywork update to increase power unit cooling capacity while simultaneously improving airflow quality toward the rear of the car.
Sidepod / coke bottle	Performance – airflow conditioning	Redesigned sidepod top deck, increased undercut and revised coke bottle profile	The sidepod top deck has been redesigned to support the increased cooling capacity, while the new coke bottle profile is intended to improve airflow quality toward the rear corner and rear suspension.
Cooling louvres	Performance – cooling range	Updated sidepod top deck and engine cover cooling louvres	The cooling louvres on both the sidepod and engine cover have been revised to integrate with the new underlying geometry, allowing greater cooling flexibility depending on the circuit’s specific requirements.
Mirror stay	Performance – airflow conditioning	Revised mirror support incidence and updated support profiles	The mirror supports have been redesigned to improve airflow conditioning toward the rear of the car, reducing aerodynamic losses while increasing efficiency across different setup configurations and operating conditions.
Roll hoop leg fairings	Performance – airflow conditioning	Reshaped roll hoop support fairing surfaces	The roll hoop support fairings have been reshaped to improve aerodynamic stability and optimize airflow toward the rear of the car across a wider range of yaw angles.
Floor bib	Performance – local downforce	Updated bib and keel geometry	The bib and keel geometry has been revised to increase local downforce while improving airflow conditioning toward the rear of the car and the diffuser.
Floor leading edge	Performance – local downforce	Reshaped floor surfaces with updated leading-edge devices	The floor leading-edge surfaces and associated aerodynamic devices have been redesigned to generate additional local downforce and improve airflow quality toward the rear of the car and the diffuser.
Diffuser	Performance – local downforce	Updated diffuser surface geometry	The rear floor and diffuser surfaces have been revised to generate greater aerodynamic downforce at the rear of the car while maintaining favourable aerodynamic characteristics throughout the car’s operating range.
Beam wing	Performance – local downforce	Reshaped beam wing surfaces	The beam wing has been updated as part of the wider floor development package, with the aim of increasing aerodynamic downforce at the rear of the car.