Mercedes followed-up on the recent changes to its W15 Formula 1 car with a batch of updates for the Imola Grand Prix, including revised floor and brake ducts, plus a new rear and beam wing.
The rear wing’s tip section has been completely overhauled as part of the redesign, with the team having already switched to a semi-detached layout for 2024. Based on what was revealed in the Imola pitlane on Friday, it has now pushed its variant in a new direction. The tip section still sits proud of the endplate as a small bracket raises it clear of the lower element. However, the tip section now reaches much further down over the rolled endplate and mainplane junction.
Mercedes F1 W15 rear detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola The W15 also features a new beam wing layout this weekend, as the team looks to have it and the new rear wing work more in concert. It has opted for a bi-plane arrangement, with a more traditional lower element paired to an upper element that’s contorted across its span to allow the element to still be involved in generating downforce in the central section.
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