McLaren’s circuit specific wing changes

McLaren have arrived in Monza with new wings of every type, looking to meet its circuit specific, low drag demands. At the front wing, a trim has been applied to extend its balance range in conjunction with the low downforce rear wing they’ll run. And that is new too – developed to efficiently reduce downforce and drag for high isochronal circuits (those that require the loss of as much drag as possible without overly sacrificing downforce), like Monza. The rear wing flap has also been modified and reduced to further reduce drag and downforce on that new assembly.

In combination with these rear wing changes, the team have an updated beam wing that is less loaded and will extend the drag range of the rear wing assembly.

Finally, the team have introduced new front suspension fairings to improve the flow conditioning in that region and suit the low drag configuration run at this event.

Ferrari continue work from last year

Ferrari will run top rear and beam wing specifications from last year’s low downforce events, with some modifications. They have brought different top rear wing flap geometries and trim to allow for modulation, and presumably testing to find their ideal setup. The beam wing is a single element specification.

At the front wing, a new “depowered front wing flap” will provide the required aero balance associated with the optimal downforce level at for Monza, according to the team’s submission to the FIA.

Red Bull search for performance with new floor

Red Bull have arrived in Monza with a new floor body, new floor fences and floor edge too – all in search of performance. The team say the floor surfaces have been re-optimised and so subtle changes have been made to extract more load by improving the pressure distribution and maintaining flow stability over the floor body. These changes have also altered the floor fences and floor edge, all to extract more load.

To balance the low downforce rear wing that will be run, Red Bull have a new front wing with shorter chords of the third and fourth elements to achieve the “target front wing load range”, in their own words.

Mercedes focus on performance too

Mercedes also have an update to their floor fences, to improve the onset flow to the floor edge and rear floor by changing the camber distribution and redistributing the local load.

At the rear wing, there’s a “subtle change to the wing tip detail” according to the team, which has seen it backed off with a reduced camber – dropping the local downforce and drag.

At the front wing, a reduced camber front wing flap will enable them to achieve an appropriate car balance in conjunction with the rear wing.

Aston Martin bring new rear wing option

Aston Martin have emphasised that the rear wing they plan to run in Monza is an existing assembly, but they have introduced a new flap option to further reduce its aggression. It should reduce the load generated by the wing, therefore reducing the drag to suit the circuit’s demands.

Haas focus on front wing

Haas have just one update for this weekend – a new front wing flap with localised shorter chord length. They say this will help them “achieve the desired aerodynamic balance”, in combination with the rear wing specification they’ll run.

Racing Bulls with unexpected update

Racing Bulls arrive in Monza with the updates you’d expect, but also a new set of mirror housings. And interestingly, they’re targeted at meeting the downforce and efficiency level for Monza as a one-off, ultra-low drag circuit.

Alongside this, they have a new rear wing, but also a new floor body with updated underfloor and wing geometry. It’s been revised to increase the efficient load generated underneath the car. Further back, the bodywork shape at the coke/engine cover has been revised to improve the flow quality of the air passing around it, and therefore back to the rear of the car.

Williams bring new wing trims

Finally, Williams have updates to their rear and front wings. They have introduced optional trims to the trailing edges of the rear wing and front wing flaps with reduced area to lower drag and downforce. While these are targeted at balancing each other out front to rear, the team say they may apply the front wing trim irrespective of whether the rear wing trim is used.