Despite 18 rounds of the twenty-two races scheduled this season have been completed, the race for development has not yet ended, although it is slowly drawing to a close. The top teams have been the ones with most updates, despite the world championship race already ended, while the team in the center and back of the group still have some hope of improving their final place during the last four races this year.
The managers of the teams have stressed many times the importance of continuing development, given the fact that the sporting and technical regulation will mainly be the same in 2023, which means that any experience gained and advantages found on track for the current single-seater will also be maintained next season.
During the Asian head-to-head weekends, Red Bull has again refined the elements that make up the Venturi channels, although the changes were slight and hidden from the outside as they were concentrated on the floor. The Milton Keynes team has carried out numerous iterations of these components during the year, demonstrating a clear focus in this area of development
Scuderia Ferrari for its part has brought to Suzuka a new floor for the F1-75, which according to Mattia Binotto represents the last major update of the 2022 Formula 1 season. The new specification features a slight aerodynamic modification in the front and the centralization of the tie rod at the rear, accompanied by a possible different drafting of the carbon fiber. The Maranello team sought a better compromise between deformation control at high speeds, weight and aerodynamic obstruction. In fact, the new floor was designed to mitigate the excessive drag induced by the previous version.
At the center of the group, McLaren brought a substantial package of innovations to Singapore on Lando Norris’ car, which was then confirmed at Suzuka also on Daniel Ricciardo’s. The MCL36 underwent a 360 ° restyling, remodeling the flare of the sides starting from the contour of the air intakes, the diffuser and the Venturi channels, evolving the concept of the Red Bull school pursued from Barcelona onwards. Alpine, McLaren’s direct rivals in the championship, on the other hand, have brought a new floor, which according to the drivers has met expectations.
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In the rear of the grid, Alfa Romeo revolutionized its front wing in Suzuka, widening the adjustable section and designing a different profile pattern. AlphaTauri has also redesigned its front wing, moving the main profile below the nose. Aston Martin finally changed the side edge of the floor, opening a vent inspired by Ferrari and McLaren.
FERRARI
-Bahrain: progressive evolution of the floor through successive updates 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 elements 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 rear wing with higher efficiency; low load beam-wing.
-Silverstone: bodywork (sidepods and engine cover); rear-view mirror supports.
-Austria: /
-France: Venturi channels.
-Hungary: /
-Spa: low-load aerodynamic configuration: rear wing with new single-profile flaps and beam-wings
-Zandvoort: /
-Monza: /
-Singapore: /
-Japan: modifications to the floor, front flow diverter and rear tie rod.
MERCEDES
-Bahrain: sidepods and radiators; nose with a greater excavation in the lower part; car floor (the second version tested in the first free practice session 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 elements in the center of the car to increase the amount of air to the radiators; re-profiling of mirrors and fairing of the side impact structure for small aero gains; floor updates; raised floor in front of the rear wheels and new external diffuser flaps to increase downforce 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 floor; external vertical deflectors to the rear brake air intakes.
-Monaco: anterior wing endplate; adaptation of the steering mechanism.
-Baku: rear-view mirror support
-Canada: floor (rejected); rear suspension outer fairing.
-Silverstone: floor and Venturi channels update; front suspension fairing; downash elements in front of the side air intakes; external band of the floor
-Austria: /
-France: back edge of the floor front wheel unit cooling.
-Hungary: /
-Spa: floor; front wing endplate fitting; small change to the endplate and upper flap of the rear wing
-Zandvoort: /
-Monza: front and rear wing upper flaps from low load;
-Singapore: /
-Japan: /
RED BULL
-Bahrain: small changes to the sidepods; front wing refinement; new vertical strips of the rear diffuser.
-Saudi Arabia: enlargement of the front brake cooling air intakes; debut rear wing and low-load beam wing.
-Australia: new lighter front wing endplates with a different diveplane trend.
-Imola: vortex generator at the entrance to the floor; new mechanical components for weight reduction.
-Miami: /
-Barcelona: high-load flap for the front wing; floor.
-Monaco: adaptation of the steering kinematics; increased braking system cooling.
-Baku: front brake cooling updates; floor; external rear diffuser flaps.
-Canada: /
-Silverstone: engine cover; floor; Venturi channels; cooling of the front brake system.
-Austria: Venturi channels grid; cooling vent in the upper part of the engine cover; cooling of the front brake system.
-France: Venturi channels grid; several upper aerodynamic elements external to the rear wheels; beam wing.
-Hungary: beam wing.
-Spa: re-profiling of the sidepods; updates to the rear arm of the lower triangle of the rear suspension.
-Zandvoort: /
-Monza: low load rear wing upper flap
-Singapore: refining of the Venturi channels;
-Japan: /
McLAREN
-Bahrain: new front brake cooling air intakes; new rear diffuser flaps; vortex generators on the sidepods.
-Saudi Arabia: /
-Australia: new external aerodynamic elements 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 channels inlet grille; floor; sidepods; side radiator vents; new maximum load rear wing; diffuser; external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes.
-Monaco: adaptation 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.
-Silverstone: /
-Austria: rear brake system cooling.
-France: engine cover and sidepods; Venturi channels; diffuser; rear wheel unit cooling; aerodynamic appendages external to the rear wheel; strengthening of the rear wing endplate
-Hungary: flaps inside the diffuser; front wheel unit cooling.
-Spa: diffuser; narrow hood with reduced cooling; new steering arm fairing; new aerodynamic appendages rear wheel groups; low load rear wing; additional low load rear wing upper flap
-Zandvoort: /
-Monza: front and rear wing upper flaps from low load.
-Singapore: side radiator vents; sidepods; updated Venturi channels; extension to the diffuser keel.
-Japan: /
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 elements to the rear brake air intakes.
-Barcelona: front wing endplate; new maximum load rear wing; new external aerodynamic elements 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.
-Silverstone: sidepods; floor; front suspension strut outer fairing.
-Austria: increase in the radius of connection between profiles and endplates of the rear wing.
-France: outer edge of the floor; Venturi channels grille.
-Hungary: beam wing.
-Spa: Venturi channels grid refinement; relocation of the rear brake air intakes
-Zandvoort: reduced chord beam wing and top flap medium load front wing with improved efficiency
-Monza: /
-Singapore: modification of the outer edge of the floor
-Japan: /
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
-Miami: /
-Barcelona: new high load rear wing.
-Monaco: adjustment of the steering kinematics.
-Baku: low load front wing flap; low load beam-wing.
-Canada: /
-Silverstone: /
-Austria: /
-France: Venturi channels, diffuser; car body; outer edge of the floor;
-Hungary: rear wing endplate.
-Spa: new aerodynamic elements near rear wheel; new rear suspension lower triangle fairing
-Zandvoort: new high load rear wing (declared, but not used)
-Monza: /
-Singapore: new front wing.
-Japan: /
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 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 declared).
-Baku: /
-Canada: upper rear wing flap.
-Silverstone: floor refinement and Venturi channels grid; aerodynamic elements above the side air intakes; external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes; beam-wing more download.
-Austria: /
-France: addition of a Gurney flap on the outer edge of the floor.
-Hungary: rear wing endplate.
-Spa: low load rear wing and front wing flap.
-Zandvoort: /
-Monza: front and rear wing upper flaps from low load;
-Singapore: outer edge of the floor.
-Japan: beam-wing refinement.
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; changes to the upper triangle of the front suspension; partial paint removal to reduce weight.
-Miami: /
-Barcelona: new maximum load rear wing; new external aerodynamic elements to the rear brake air intakes; refinement of the upper front wing profile
-Monaco: adaptation of the steering kinematics; increased braking system cooling.
-Baku: /
-Canada: /
-Silverstone: bodywork (sidepods and engine cover); floor; Venturi channel; front wing; front wheel unit deflectors; fairing external elements of the rear suspension; external aerodynamic appendages to the rear brake air intakes; diffuser.
-Austria: external elements of the front suspension.
-France: /
-Hungary: /
-Spa: front and rear wing flaps from low load; single profile beam-wing (unused)
-Zandvoort: front wing endplate fittings
-Monza: /
-Singapore: reconstruction of the aerodynamic elements of the brakes with more resistant materials for reliability reasons.
-Japan: narrower engine cover with limited cooling.
ALFA ROMEO
-Bahrain: new front brake cooling air intakes.
-Saudi Arabia: new external elements of the rear brake sockets; re-profiling of the rear suspension arms for aerodynamic purposes; low load rear wing.
-Australia: /
-Imola: new sidepods modified 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 upper triangle from the front suspension and of the external elements from the rear suspension; different shape of the engine cover in the coca-cola area; floor; new high load rear wing.
-Monaco: / (possible adjustment of the steering kinematics not officially declared).
-Baku: front and rear wing flaps with low load.
-Canada: /
-Silverstone: air intake on the nose.
-Austria: /
-France: lower deflector of the rear wheel assembly.
-Hungary: floor.
-Spa: low load front wing flap; low load flap and rear wing endplate
-Zandvoort: new deflectors on the rear brake air intakes
-Monza: /
-Singapore: /
-Japan: new front wing.
HAAS
-Bahrain: floor.
-Saudi Arabia: /
-Australia: diffuser.
-Imola: new floor to reduce porpoising (not used, sent back to Miami due to bad weather)
-Miami: low load upper flap for the rear wing.
-Barcelona: /
-Monaco: adjustment of the steering kinematics.
-Baku: /
-Canada: /
-Silverstone: front wing endplate.
-Austria: /
-France: /
-Hungary: Venturi channels; diffuser; sidespods; hood; fairing external elements rear suspension; aerodynamic appendages external to the rear wheel;
-Spa: low load beam wings and aerodynamic appendages rear wheel
-Zandvoort: /
-Monza: /
-Singapore: /
-Japan: /
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