Detail of the Red Bull Racing RB18
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Red Bull’s unique side-pod entry design with an open top and large undercut undoubtedly has significant cooling and aerodynamic benefits. Also note the detail in the mirror and stem design, as both carefully dictate the path of airflow. Special mention to the L-shaped buttress near the cockpit, which has an overlapping endplate that will no doubt spread some useful vortex structure.
Detail of the Red Bull Racing RB18
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The floor of Max Verstappen’s RB18 does not feature his teammate’s cutout, but has a tapered edge in front of the rear tire and a metal bracket to help reduce flex.
Detail of the Red Bull Racing RB18
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A close up of the forward section of the floorboard on the RB18 under the sidepod undercut, note the teardrop blister that helps define the airflow path. Meanwhile, on the edge of the ground, there are numerous Gurney-like extensions.
Red Bull Racing RB18 rear detail
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Red Bull, unlike the rest of the field, does not have a unique low downforce Monza rear wing, as it has simply opted for the smallest offering seen to date. Although not pictured here, there is also a cropped version, with the trailing edge of the top flap trimmed to reduce drag.
Detail of the Red Bull Racing RB18
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Another close up of the mirror assembly on the Red Bull RB18, this one giving a clearer indication of the aerodynamic surfaces that flank the main mirror body for flow conditioning purposes.
Red Bull Racing RB18 nose detail
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In this close up of the RB18’s nose we not only see the pilot cooling hole placed in the tip, it is also worth noting how the forward wing support brackets have been inserted into the flaps and oriented from way to dictate the direction of the airflow.
McLaren MCL36 detail
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A close-up of the floorboard edge of the McLaren MCL36, showing the cutout, the raised rear section of the floorboard and the L-shaped edge wing, for which the metal support brackets are also angled to improve flow conditions .
McLaren MCL36 detail
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McLaren’s mirror rests on the shoulder of the pontoon and is surrounded by the mirror bracket which is designed to improve airflow behavior around the assembly.
McLaren MCL36 detail
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The forward section of the McLaren MCL36’s floor edge wing is turned upside down and features five guide strakes to help improve extraction.
McLaren MCL36 rear detail
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Not the weakest of the downforce options available but worthy of our attention nonetheless, here is McLaren’s spoon-shaped rear wing.
McLaren MCL36 rear detail
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A close up of the rear wing gooseneck mounting pillar which is connected to the DRS module. Also note the detail of the DRS mechanism, which opens the top pane when the button is activated.
Ferrari F1-75 rear detail
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We’ve already briefly seen Ferrari’s low downforce offering ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, with the design reducing the spoon-shaped mainplane even further compared to its other offerings. The wing will also be configured with a single beam element this weekend to further reduce drag.
Detail Mercedes W13
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The two rows of chassis canards fitted in front of the pontoon entrance on the Mercedes W13, with a different surface finish used on the lower two of each row.
Detail Mercedes W13
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The exterior mirror and living room arrangement of the Mercedes W13 is perched on the SIP fairing, with another “living room” hanging below.
Mercedes W13 nose detail
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A close up of the Mercedes W13’s nose tip with the two thin cooling inlets pressed into it.
Detail of the Red Bull Racing RB18
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The opening at the rear of the RB18’s engine cover stops just short of the trailing edge, while also hiding the shark fin.
Detail of the Red Bull Racing RB18
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This side photo of the Red Bull RB18 rear wing shows the outline of the upper flap which might otherwise be flattened in other images.
Detail of the Red Bull Racing RB18
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The steeply angled DRS pod and linkage of the Red Bull RB18 has been troublesome for the team this season, much like its old design was at the end of last season.
Ferrari F1-75 detail
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Ferrari’s halo fairing has fins in the middle of the structure and at the rear to help realign airflow as it passes.
Mercedes W13 rear detail
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The Mercedes rear wing features a prominent cutout in the upper flap trailing edge, while the endplate wingtip section has no cutout.
Detail of the Aston Martin AMR22
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Perhaps the most interesting of Monza’s unique rear wing designs comes from Aston Martin, who opted for an extremely curved, shallow-angled design. Also note the large Gurney flap on the trailing edge of the top flap which helps with balance.
Detail of the Aston Martin AMR22
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Aston Martin’s mirror design is very similar to Red Bull’s as you would expect given the overall design change they have taken and features a very slim mirror body in the outer section to allow the use of flux conditioning appendages around it.
Detail of the Aston Martin AMR22
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A rearward shot showing the whole landscape of the AMR22’s pontoons, halo, and all those extra winglets, including the outermost one that hasn’t been mentioned so far, but is angled forward. outside to help push airflow laterally and help distinguish problems from any errant wake from the front tire.
Detail of the Aston Martin AMR22
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At the rear of the AMR22 we can see the level of complexity involved in designing the fins attached to the rear brake duct. Also note how the beam wing elements are twisted in the outermost section to help unload them and reduce drag.
Detail AlphaTauri AT03
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The Alpha Tauri AT03 edge-to-ground wing is raised above the ground surface and has a U-shaped metal bracket on the rear edge to help prevent the surface from flexing openly.
Detail AlphaTauri AT03
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AlphaTauri’s low downforce rear wing features the square endplate transition to help maximize wing span, while the upper flap trailing edge has also been trimmed to help to reduce drag for Monza.
Detail AlphaTauri AT03
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A close up of the square endplate transition that AlphaTauri recently introduced which also required the wingtip cutout to be adjusted.
AlphaTauri AT03 rear detail
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The clipped trailing edge of the AlphaTauri’s rear wing upper flap is clear in this image, along with the single-beam wing it is using this weekend to help reduce drag.
Red Bull Racing RB18 rear detail
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While Red Bull uses a rear wing design that seems downforce-heavy for Monza, the beam wing is just one element and placed at a very low angle.
Red Bull Racing RB18 rear detail
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A photo of the rear corner of the RB18, note the bell-shaped curvature of the diffuser and the difference in thickness in the lowest section of the brake duct fin.
Detail Mercedes W13
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Mercedes’ cockpit fins and twin boomerang fins atop the halo are on full display here.
Detail Mercedes W13
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The edge of the rolled floorboard on the Mercedes W13, with the last section of the underfloor fencing protruding from it. Meanwhile, the forward coiled section of the edge wing has a single twisted strake to aid extraction.
Detail Mercedes W13
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An even closer shot of the curled forward section of the edge wing with the single twist strake forward of the assembly.
Detail Mercedes W13
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A close up of the rear fender corner on the W13, showing the lack of a cutout in the endplate and the amount of upper flap that has been cut out to help reduce drag.
Detail Mercedes W13
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The new approach Mercedes has taken with the front fender endplate and outer flap design, as the flaps arch to meet the endplate as far forward as possible, leaving the lower edge of the end plate exposed.
Detail Mercedes W13
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The halo fairing helps teams manage some of the aerodynamic efficiencies of the structure itself. Note also the serrated windshield, a design Mercedes has used for many years now that helps reduce driver helmet jolt.
Ferrari F1-75 front wing detail
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To match the low downforce rear wing, Ferrari cut its front wing to balance the car front to back.