Revealed: The Red Bull upgrades that helped Max Verstappen to Spain GP win

Another race weekend, and another win for Max Verstappen – although it was far from easy. How big a role did Red Bull ’s new upgrades play a part?

Perhaps “new developments” is a better term since the team did not actually improve their car; in fact, they were notably slower in Spain than before. Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo finished P17 and P18 respectively after equally disappointing qualifying sessions on Saturday. Engineers also reduced the projected surface of the front brake duct to better adapt to Spain and the reduced braking demands of this track.

Despite all these upgrades, the car’s performance did not meet expectations. During qualifying, both drivers were near the bottom of the timesheets in all track sectors, as shown in the table below.The reasons behind RB’s underperformance are unclear. The more pertinent question is whether the engineers even know what the problem is and where the solution lies.

Ferrari introduced two new types of rear wings over the last three races, with a completely new medium-high downforce wing for Barcelona. Compared to the wing used in Canada, this one had a greater lower flap angle, which is also deeper. This step was expected to produce slightly more drag, but overall, it was a better choice given the fast corners in Barcelona where downforce is crucial.

This area of the car is aerodynamically challenging as several airflow streams converge here. Engineers are trying to guide the air through this region as smoothly as possible to avoid generating additional drag forces.In conclusion, Barcelona was a poor race for Ferrari, as evidenced by the race pace shown in the image below. It seems Ferrari needs a better understanding of these upgrades, and the fact that they have very little time before the next race does not work in their favour.

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