By Carlo Platella
With the Singapore Grand Prix, Formula 1 puts to rest a September that was stingy with updates. There was no shortage of news among the top teamssee Ferrari and Red Bull, but nothing compared to the developments expected in Austin. The month-long break will in fact offer the teams the opportunity to work in the factory to complete what will probably be the last packages, before dedicating themselves entirely to the 2025 cars.
September Updates
The protagonist in Baku was Red Bull. A new floor has debuted on the RB20, modified above all in the diffuser, where a powerful tail has been applied to the chassis keel. The changes aim to widen the car’s balance window, which often seemed on the razor’s edge, but for the definitive proof we will have to wait for Texas. In Singapore instead It was Ferrari who took the stagewith a new front wing that previews part of the package expected in Austin.
With regard to McLarenthe only new feature is the new high-downforce beam-wing used in Singapore, which represents an evolution of the previous concept. Mercedes, on the other hand, remains dry of updates, but as for the competition in Texas the latest modifications should debut. Below is a summary of all the developments introduced by the teams since the beginning of the year.
NB: Bottom upgrades may also include flow conveyors and diffuser
*: Local adaptations to the type of track
RED BULL
Jeddah: rear wing*, beam wing*, bonnet vents*
Melbourne: /
Suzuka: additional air intakes, body, floor, front brake ducts*
Shanghai: /
Miami: bottom (removal of a support).
Imola: front wing, nose, bottom, rear wheel aerodynamics, rear brake ducts*.
Monte Carlo: rear wing*, beam wing*, front brake ducts*, increased steering angle*.
Montreal: Rear wing flap, front brake ducts.
Barcelona: bodywork and air intakes, floor, beam wing, rear wing endplate.
Austria: /
Silverstone: bottom.
Budapest: front wing, front brake ducts, bodywork and air intakes*, halo aerodynamics*.
Spa: /
Zandvoort: mirrors, halo flaps, bonnet* (for Monza).
Monza: front wing flap*, rear wing flap*.
Baku: bottom.
Singapore: Front brake air intake*.
FERRARI
Jeddah: rear wing*, beam wing*
Melbourne: Rear wing pylon flaps.
Suzuka: rear wing*, beam wing*, rear suspension arm fairing.
Shanghai: /
Miami: /
Imola: bottom, bodywork, rear wing, front wing flap, rear suspension arms fairing.
Monte Carlo: rear wing*, beam wing*.
Montreal: /
Barcelona: floor, bodywork, halo aerodynamics, rear wing*, beam wing*.
Austria: /
Silverstone: /
Budapest: bottom (anti-bouncing modification).
Spa: front wing flap*, beam wing*, rear wing*.
Zandvoort: /
Monza: floor, bodywork, front wing flap*, rear wing*, beam wing*.
Baku: /
Singapore: front wing.
McLAREN
Jeddah: rear wing*, beam wing*
Melbourne: /
Suzuka: front brake ducts*.
Shanghai: /
Miami: floor, bodywork, front wing, front brake ducts, front wishbone fairing.
Imola: rear wing*, beam wing*.
Monte Carlo: rear wing*, beam wing*.
Montreal: /
Barcelona: /
Austria: front wing, front suspension arm fairings.
Silverstone: bonnet*, rear wing*, beam wing*.
Budapest: /
Spa: rear wing*, beam wing*, rear wheel group flaps*.
Zandvoort: floor, front brake calipers, front and rear wishbone covers, rear wing*, beam wing*.
Monza: front wing flaps*, bonnet*, front brake ducts*.
Baku: /
Singapore: beam-wing*.
MERCEDES
Jeddah: Rear wheel deflectors.
Melbourne: /
Suzuka: /
Shanghai: halo aerodynamics.
Miami: bottom, front suspension arms fairing, front wing flap*.
Imola: floor, rear wing endplate*, beam wing*, front brake ducts*.
Monte Carlo: front wing, bottom, rear wing*.
Montreal: front arm fairings, front brake ducts*.
Barcelona: /
Austria: beam wing.
Silverstone: Rear wheel arch trims, front brake ducts*, front wing trims*, rear wing trims*.
Budapest: Rear wheel hub flaps.
Spa: bottom, halo flap, front wing flap*, beam wing*.
Zandvoort: /
Monza: rear wing flap*.
Baku: /
Singapore: /
ASTON MARTIN
Jeddah: front brake ducts, rear wing*
Melbourne: front wing flaps.
Suzuka: bottom.
Shanghai: /
Miami: bonnet*, front wing flap*, rear wing flap*, beam wing*, cabin cooling*.
Imola: front wing, nose, bottom, bonnet, fairing, rear suspension arms.
Monte Carlo: beam wing*, rear wing*.
Montreal: beam wing.
Barcelona: front suspension arm fairings, front brake ducts, rear wheel hub flaps.
Austria: /
Silverstone: front wing, rear wheel aerodynamics.
Budapest: floor, beam wing, halo aerodynamics, front wing flap*.
Spa: /
Zandvoort: /
Monza: front wing flap*, rear wing*, beam wing*.
Baku: rear wheel deflectors.
Singapore: front wing flap*.
RACING BULLS
Jeddah: body, rear wing*, front wing flap*
Melbourne: Rear Wing
Suzuka: bottom.
Shanghai: connection between headrest and passenger compartment.
Miami: bottom.
Imola: /
Monte Carlo: front wishbone fairings, rear wing*, beam wing*, front brake ducts*
Montreal: rear wing, front wing flap*.
Barcelona: bodywork and air intakes, floor, rear wing, beam wing*.
Austria: Rear wheel hub flaps.
Silverstone: halo aerodynamics.
Budapest: rear wheel group flaps, front brake ducts*.
Spa: rear wing*, beam wing*, rear wheel group flaps*.
Zandvoort: rear brake ducts, rear wheel hub flaps.
Monza: floor, halo flap, front wing flap*, rear wing*, beam wing*, mirrors*.
Baku: front wing flap*.
Singapore: front wing flap*.
HAAS
Jeddah: /
Melbourne: /
Suzuka: /
Shanghai: bottom, bonnet vent, mirrors, rear wheel cluster aerodynamics.
Miami: bottom.
Imola: front wing, rear suspension arms fairing.
Monte Carlo: front brake ducts*, rear wing*, beam wing*, increased steering angle*.
Montreal: front wing flap*.
Barcelona: Rear impact structure flap.
Austria: /
Silverstone: bodywork and air intakes, floor, mirrors, rear wheel aerodynamics.
Budapest: bonnet*.
Spa: rear wing*, beam wing*.
Zandvoort: front wing, nose, front wishbone fairings, front deflectors.
Monza: front wishbone fairings, front wing flap*.
Baku: /
Singapore: /
ALPINE
Jeddah: /
Melbourne: beam wing
Suzuka: front wing, front brake ducts, beam wing.
Shanghai: bottom.
Miami: /
Imola: bottom (addition of tie rod).
Monte Carlo: halo flap, front wing flap*, rear wing*, beam wing*, increased steering angle*.
Montreal: /
Barcelona: /
Austria: /
Silverstone: /
Budapest: rear brake ducts*.
Spa: mirrors, front wing flaps*, bonnet*, rear wing*, beam wing*, rear brake ducts*.
Zandvoort: front wishbone fairings, rear wheel arch trims.
Monza: front wing flap*.
Baku: /
Singapore: rear wing*.
WILLIAMS
Jeddah: beam wing*, front brake ducts*
Melbourne: Rear brake ducts, rear wheel arch trims.
Suzuka: front wing, rear wing flap*, beam wing*.
Shanghai: halo aerodynamics.
Miami: front wing flap.
Imola: lightened bottom.
Monte Carlo: front brake ducts*, rear wing*, beam wing*.
Montreal: reduced steering angle, rear pull rod (lightened and increased number of adjustments).
Barcelona: /
Austria: /
Silverstone: /
Budapest: bonnet*.
Spa: /
Zandvoort: bodywork and air intakes, floor, roll hoop (lightening),
Monza: front wing flap*, front wing endplate*, rear wing flap*.
Baku: /
Singapore: Front suspension arms fairing.
SAUBER
Jeddah: /
Melbourne: front wing flaps and endplates.
Suzuka: bottom.
Shanghai: /
Miami: front wing flap*, rear wing flap*.
Imola: bottom.
Monte Carlo: front wishbone fairings, front brake ducts*, beam wing*, rear wing*.
Montreal: rear wing*, beam wing*.
Barcelona: rear wing, front brake ducts.
Austria: beam wing.
Silverstone: bottom.
Budapest: bodywork and air intakes, floor, rear brake ducts, rear wishbone fairings, mirrors, halo flaps, rear wheel cluster aerodynamics, headrest-cockpit connection.
Spa: floor, mirrors, beam wing*, rear wing flap*, front wing flap*.
Zandvoort: /
Monza: bottom, rear wing*, front wing flap*.
Baku: /
Singapore: /
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