Detail of the Red Bull Racing RB16B front drum brake
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
The front brake duct of the Red Bull RB16B with a surface coating that is used on the cross-section to limit the heat transfer that occurs during braking, which would otherwise increase the tire’s mass temperature. The partition arrangement in the inlet is also different for this race, as it was also adapted for the Portuguese GP.
Ferrari SF21 front detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Ferrari equipped its car with an asymmetrical arrangement of the front brake lines, as the front tires should be treated differently in relation to the temperatures that are transferred from the brakes to the tires.
Ferrari SF21 rear detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
A look at the fins of the diffuser and the rear brake line of the Ferrari SF21 while the team waits for the vehicle’s technical inspection.
Williams FW43B rear wing detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Overview from top to bottom of the rear of the Williams FW43B, note: a winglet with a monkey seat between the rear wing pillars and the twisting of the upper T-wing element. Also check out the heavy contouring of the endplate which has allowed it to increase the role of the wash-up hits and, more importantly, place one in the top front corner as well.
Aston Martin AMR21 rear wing detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Aston Martin with a similar design on the end plate allows the use of the wash-up pad in the top front corner.
McLaren MCL35M rear wing detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
McLaren doesn’t have an upstroke in the top front corner, but notice how the endplate leans away from vertical. McLaren also has a double T-wing arrangement for the Spanish GP.
Aston Martin AMR21 floor detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
The updated floor that Aston Martin drove on Lance Stroll’s car in Portugal and that will also be on Sebastian Vettel’s car in Spain. It has an extra corrugated area on the bottom edge and a scroll extension.
Alpine A521 rear detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
The Alpine A521 diffuser, which was recently modified and has a shorter fence in the outboard area.
McLaren MCL35M rear detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Note the large cooling outlet and the close-meshed winglets of the rear brake duct in the lower half of the McLaren rear. It’s still the only team with inner strakes joining the transition in the middle.
Cognizant, Crypto.com, BWT and JCB branding on an Aston Martin AMR21
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Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
A look at the flank of the Aston Martin AMR21 shows how much cooling the team has opened up on the sidepod panel.
Ferrari SF21 floor detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
A view of the floor area in front of the rear tire of the Ferrari SF21 with the four-fin arrangement on the edge of the floor and a longer inside.
Red Bull Racing RB16B rear wing detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Overview of the Red Bull rear wing on Sergio Perez ‘car, note the absence of the T-wing while most teams will have one for Barcelona.
Mercedes W12 rear wing detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
The rear wing with higher downforce on the Mercedes W12 and the W-shaped T-wing.
Red Bull Racing RB16B front detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
A good overview of the front end of the Red Bull RB16B.
Mercedes W12 front detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
The Mercedes W12, which was brought into the pit lane with nose and front wing without technology, offers a great view of the fence of the front brake duct and the slats mounted on it.
Alpine seat detail
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
This seat from the Alpine A521 are inserts that are tailor-made for each rider to fit their body and provide the necessary points of contact so that the seat can be pulled out together with the rider when they are in the seat Accident and the security team want to keep their bodies as calm as possible.
Detail of the front suspension of the Mercedes W12
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Photo by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
Top-down overview of the front suspension of the Mercedes W12.
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