There were many new features that debuted in the double-header that took place in Florida and Azerbaijan, with half of the teams bringing a new floor.
The third and fourth races of the season were certainly intense from a technical standpoint. As expected after the one-month break, all teams brought their own aerodynamic updates, more or less substantial. For some, like Red Bull, it was a natural development process, while for others like McLaren, the changes profoundly redesigned the cars. Others, like Mercedes, instead limited themselves to small modifications, waiting for more substantial packages to arrive at Imola or the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona.
Updates in Baku and Miami
Red Bull only brought updates to Baku, where they raised the areas of the sidepods to improve the management of the flows that run along the lower bodywork. Ferrari introduced a significant update to the floor in Miami, redesigning the geometry of the Venturi tunnels, but mechanical setup issues prevented a full evaluation of its effectiveness. There were major updates at McLaren, with a completely revised underbody, but it was not enough to address the serious aerodynamic efficiency shortcomings of the MCL60 single-seater.
AlphaTauri had extensively modified the AT04 in Australia in the area of the floor. The Baku and Miami races were an opportunity to refine all other areas of the car, especially the wings, engine cover, and mirrors. Among the teams that brought a new floor, Alpine and Haas stood out, with the latter performing particularly well in the Florida race. Alfa Romeo enriched their low-downforce package by developing a new beam wing and rear wing, while Williams treated introduced a new lower nosecone. Here is a summary of all the aerodynamic updates introduced since the beginning of the 2023 Formula 1 campaign:
Ferrari
Bahrain: High-downforce rear wing.
Jeddah: Front wing; Floor; Beam wing.
Australia: /
Baku: Low-downforce rear wing.
Miami: Floor, Venturi tunnels and diffuser.
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Red Bull
Bahrain: /
Jeddah: Rear wing; beam wing.
Australia: Front wing; Rear air intake aerodynamics.
Baku: Side radiator air intakes; Side edge of the floor; Venturi tunnels strakes; Rear wheel flaps.
Miami:/
Mercedes
Bahrain: Rear wing.
Jeddah: Venturi tunnels strakes; Rear wing flaps.
Australia: /
Baku: Rear brake duct deflectors, Front brake duct exit section and suspension triangle cover.
Miami: /
Alpine
Bahrain: Front wing.
Jeddah: Beam wing.
Australia: Halo flow conditioners.
Baku: Low-downforce rear wing.
Miami: Alternative bodywork cooling panel configuration.
Baku: Floor; Low-downforce rear wing and front wing flaps.
Miami: /
McLaren
Bahrain: /
Jeddah: Diffuser; Rear wing.
Australia: Narrowed engine cover; Venturi tunnels strakes test.
Baku: Floor, Venturi tunnels and diffuser; Low-downforce beam wing and rear wing.
Miami: /
Alfa Romeo
Bahrain: downwash bodywork.
Jeddah: front wing flap; rear wing.
Australia: front wing and nose; rearview mirror supports.
Baku: low load rear wing, beam wing, and low load front wing flap.
Miami: beam wing configuration without flap.
Aston Martin
Bahrain: /
Jeddah: front wing flap; rear wing flap; beam wing.
Australia: /
Baku: low load rear wing.
Miami: alternative configuration for the body cooling panel.
Haas
Bahrain: /
Jeddah: front wing flap; rear wing; beam wing.
Australia: /
Baku: /
Miami: floor.
AlphaTauri
Bahrain: /
Jeddah: rear wing.
Australia: Venturi tunnels; Venturi vanes; floor; diffuser.
Baku: low load beam wing, rear wing, and front wing flap; low cooling nose cover; air intakes and appendages on rear wheel groups.
Miami: vortex generators on front wing endplate; mirror support.
Williams
Bahrain: rear wing (double configuration); beam wing.
Jeddah: front wing Gurney flap; cover; rear appendages; front brake duct outlet; beam wing.
Australia: medium load front wing flap; rear wing endplate.
Baku: low load beam wing (double configuration); lower nose cover.
Miami: /
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