F1 development battle: reviewing all team updates for first eight races in 2022. Reviewing all team updates for first eight races in 2022.

After the double-header in Baku and Montreal, there is a one week break ahead of the next round of the 2022 Formula 1 season, the British Grand Prix, making it a good opportunity to take a look at the situation on the development front. The report of the aerodynamic updates goes beyond the mere adaptation operations which is done each race weekend based on the characteristics of the individual tracks and focuses exclusively on the introduction of specific updates or new component.

The development race still sees Red Bull and Ferrari as protagonists. In Azerbaijan, the Anglo-Austrian team has introduced an important floor evolution package, with particular attention to the inlet grille of the side Venturi channels and the diffuser. On the RB18 there is also an upgrade step for the cooling of the front braking system.

Contrasting with the approach at the start of the championship, a phase in which Ferrari postponed developments up to the complex Barcelona package, the Maranello team introduced small innovations in the Baku and Montreal races. New aerodynamic mirror mounts have arrived in the Azerbaijani capital, while in Canada Charles Leclerc raced with a more efficient rear wing. The wing was originally planned for Silverstone and the absence of spare parts prevented its use on Carlos Sainz’s car. However, Mattia Binotto has hinted at the arrival of a new update package in England.

Among the other updates in the last double-header, Mercedes included a new aerodynamic appendage to the rear-view mirrors and the new floor brought to Canada, but not confirmed in the race. Alpine debuted the new sidepods in Baku, experiencing a great leap forward in terms of aerodynamic efficiency, as well as a new beam-wing in Montreal. Finally, McLaren has updated its ailerons.

FERRARI
-Bahrain: progressive evolution of the floor through successive modifications during the tests.
-Saudi Arabia: medium-low load rear wing.
-Australia: different design of the central ramp of the diffuser (tested on Friday).
-Imola: /
-Miami: new low-load rear wing.
-Barcelona: floor; diffuser; external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes; new high load rear wing.
-Monaco: / (possible adjustment of the steering kinematics not officially confirmed).
-Baku: rearview mirror support.
-Canada: medium load higher efficiency rear wing; low load beam-wing.

MERCEDES
-Bahrain: sidepods and radiators; nose with a greater excavation in the lower part; car floor (the second version tested in FP1 was rejected); new end profiles of the front wing for changes to the aerodynamic balance; refinement of the vertical deflectors of the rear brake ducts.
-Saudi Arabia: double specification of low load rear wing;
-Australia: /
-Imola: downwash appendages in the center of the car to increase the amount of air to the radiators; re-profiling of mirrors and fairing of the lateral impact structure to reduce the detachment of the flow; floor weight reduction; raised floor in front of the rear wheels and new external diffuser flaps to increase load generation at the rear.
-Miami: low load straight profile rear wing; low load beam wing; front wing with more efficiency.
-Barcelona: front wing endplate; vortex generator on the keel at the entrance to the flat floor; external vertical deflectors to the rear brake air intakes.
-Monaco: anterior wing endplate; adaptation of the steering mechanism.
-Baku: rear-view mirror appendix.
-Canada: floor (rejected); rear suspension outer fairing.

RED BULL
-Bahrain: slight tapering of the sidepods; anterior wing refinement; new vertical strips of the rear diffuser.
-Saudi Arabia: enlargement of the front brake cooling air intakes; new rear wing and low load beam wing.
-Australia: weight reduction for new front wing endplates with a different diveplane trend.
-Imola: generator of vortices at the entrance to the flat floor; weight reduction of mechanical components.
-Miami: /
-Barcelona: high load flap for front wing; floor.
-Monaco: adjustment of the steering kinematics; increased braking system cooling.
-Baku: front brake cooling updates; floor; external rear diffuser flaps.
-Canada: /

McLAREN
-Bahrain: new front brake cooling air intakes; new rear diffuser flaps; vortex generators on the sidepods.
-Saudi Arabia: /
-Australia: new external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes.
-Imola: /
-Miami: different front suspension lower arm fairing.
-Barcelona: greater adjustable section of the front wing profiles; different fairing of the external elements of the front suspension; front brake cooling ducts; Venturi channel inlet grille; floor; sidepods; side radiator vents; new maximum load rear wing; diffuser; external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes.
-Monaco: adjustment of the steering kinematics; aerodynamic refinement of rear-view mirrors, increased braking system cooling.
-Baku: new low load rear wing; low load front flap.
-Canada: new medium load rear wing.

ALPINE
-Bahrain: repositioning of radiators; floor, sidepods.
-Saudi Arabia: low load rear wing.
-Australia: new vertical strips in the entrance section of the Venturi channels on the floor; new external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes.
-Imola: new floor.
-Miami: new external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes.
-Barcelona: front wing endplate; new maximum load rear wing; new external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes.
-Monaco: adjustment of the steering kinematics.
-Baku: sidepods and side air intakes; low load front and rear wing flaps; low load beam wing.
-Canada: new beam-wing.

ALPHATAURI
-Bahrain: /
-Saudi Arabia: low load rear wing.
-Australia: /
-Imola: new front brake air intakes; new external diffuser flaps; complete redesign of the floor: outer edge, height of the inlet section, front grille
-Miami: /
-Barcelona: new high load rear wing.
-Monaco: adjustment of the steering kinematics.
-Baku: low load front wing flap; low load beam-wing.
-Canada: /

ASTON MARTIN
-Bahrain: floor; new rear-view mirrors; re-profiling of the air intakes of the side radiators; new rear-view mirrors; shortening of the external strip in front of the entrance section of the Venturi channel of the floor.
-Saudi Arabia: low load rear wing.
-Australia: rear wing with greater load with straight profile
-Imola: /
-Miami: /
-Barcelona: sidepods and new arrangement of the side radiators; floor; inlet grille of the lateral Venturi channels; rear outlets of the side radiators; new high load rear wing.
-Monaco: / (possible adjustment of the steering kinematics not officially confirmed).
-Baku: /
-Canada: upper rear wing flap.

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ALFA ROMEO
-Bahrain: new front brake cooling air intakes.
-Saudi Arabia: new external appendages of the rear brake sockets; re-profiling of the rear suspension arms for aerodynamic purposes; low load rear wing.
-Australia: /
-Imola: new modified sidepods in the coca-cola area; changes to the floor in the front; new rear brake air intakes.
-Miami: /
-Barcelona: front wing; different fairing of the front suspension upper triangle and the external elements of the rear suspension; different shape of the bonnet in the coca-cola area; floor; new high load rear wing.
-Monaco: / (possible adjustment of the steering kinematics not declared).
-Baku: front and rear wing flaps with low load.
-Canada: /

WILLIAMS
-Bahrain: /
-Saudi Arabia: low load rear wing.
-Australia: beam-wing with greater load; different trend of the cooling ducts of the front brake air intakes.
-Imola: new rear wing; refinement of the fairing of the advanced arm of the upper triangle of the front suspension; partial paint removal to reduce weight.
-Miami: /
-Barcelona: new maximum load rear wing; new external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes; refinement of the upper front wing profile
-Monaco: adjustment of the steering kinematics; increased braking system cooling.
-Baku: /
-Canada: /

HAAS
-Bahrain: floor.
-Saudi Arabia: /
-Australia: diffuser.
-Imola: new floor to reduce porpoising (not used, postponed to Miami due to bad weather)
-Miami: low load upper flap for the rear wing.
-Barcelona: /
-Monaco: adjustment of the steering kinematics.
-Baku: /
-Canada: /