That feat was helped by a revised rear wing configuration brought to Sakhir, which produced less downforce (and therefore drag) than the team had run before.
Pictured below, the design featured a more defined spoon shape, with a less abrupt rolling of the endplate juncture.
Red Bull RB18 rear wing comparison
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It is much more akin to the designs presented by F1 ahead of the arrival of the new cars. The redesign is not limited to just the main plane though, as the shape, chord and camber of the upper flap is clearly different too.
It’s also worth noting the trade-off that occurs in the upper corner of the rolled tip between the two downforce configurations, with a much shallower angle deployed on the design raced by the team.
Meanwhile, the central V-shaped cutout is also less abrupt as there’s less work for it to do in the race trim configuration.
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