Although Spa features multiple flat-out parts across the circuit, F1 teams can't go all-in on low-downforce packages. Here's a look at how the teams compromised at the BelgianGP ⬇️
It was no different with the new generation of 2022 cars, but the Belgian Grand Prix highlighted some of the core strengths of the RB18 as it appeared to be quick on the straights but without hurting its pace in the twisty sector two.
Red Bull also has an indent in the floor above the diffuser to provide the necessary travel for the wishbone, given its overall proximity to the surface . The Mexican favoured the specification first introduced at Silverstone and then again in Austria before it was unceremoniously abandoned. The floor features a design solution similar to Ferrari’s, with a cutout on the floor’s edge and a tongue-like section jutting out from it.
The new specification takes up much less space within the box section that’s permissible and all but entirely removes the spoon-shaped flap design that’s commonplace under these new regulations, owing to the endplate transition. There were further changes from the team for the Belgian Grand Prix too, as a revised front and rear wing were deployed, while further optimisations were made to the floor, including the fences and its edge wing. The floor has been an area where the team has looked to try and improve its performance, with the latest change focused on optimising the relationship between the front portion of the floor and the ‘edge wing’.
Further modifications have been made to the floor fences in an effort to work more effectively with the changes made both up and downstream, with the height of the secondary fence increased and the upper boundary edge altered too. But, rather than introduce an entirely new assembly, the designers had set about improving the wing's output by making changes to the endplate’s wingtip and the upper flap.
For the Belgian Grand Prix the team continued to modify the forward section of the floor and its transition with the outermost floor fence. As can be seen in the comparison image, with the new design on the left-hand side, the floor has been pinched inwards around the shoulder.
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