Latest F1 technical images from Silverstone

It’s clear that Mercedes has repositioned the front wing endplate’s diveplane for the British Grand Prix, with the higher position it previously occupied visually marked out on the endplate.

Ferrari F1-75 mirror detail

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Ferrari has made changes to its mirror housing for Silverstone, taking cues from others up and down the grid who’ve navigated the regulations in such a way that there’s a definite aerodynamic advantage at hand. In Ferrari’s case it has moved the outermost stay closer to the car’s centreline and then added two fins beneath the main mirror assembly in order to invoke vortices that will improve flow conditions downstream.

Ferrari F1-75 detail

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Another view of the new wing mirror assembly on the Ferrari F1-75 and the fins that have been added to it.

Alpine A522 sidepods detail

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Alpine is one of several teams to have modified its sidepods already this season and has yet further changes to test this weekend. The upper bodywork of the sidepod has taken on the bathtub-like scalloping that Ferrari has employed with the F1-75 since the start of the season. And, like Ferrari, there’s also contoured cooling gills housed within the surface to not only help reject the heat being generated but also assist aerodynamically.

There is more detail to see in the same image, as the engine cover is also altered significantly. The A522 now has a rounded shoulder that creates a shelf for the airflow to follow as it emerges behind the halo, a solution which is very similar to what we’ve already seen from the likes of Alpha Tauri and Mercedes. In Alpine’s case it’s also led to the engine cover outlet at the rear of the car being flattened out too, taking advantage of its new beam wing layout.

Red Bull Racing RB18 sidepods detail

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It’s a similar change over at Red Bull, as it too has moved to a design that raises the engine cover outlet and creates more of an undercut beneath the engine cover and the sidepod bodywork.

Williams FW44 rear detail

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Under the covers of the Williams FW44 we can see some of the changes made to Alex Albon’s car, with the two cooler layout above the power unit exchanged for just a single cooler.

Ferrari F1-75 detail

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A look under the covers of the Ferrari F1-75’s sidepod which shows how the designers have used the sidepod impact…