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Australian GP: Tech images from the F1 pitlane explained

Ferrari SF-24 technical detail

Ferrari SF-24 technical detail

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

A small but interesting feature was added to the rear wing pylon on the Ferrari SF-24 in Australia, as the team employed a winglet on either side of the assembly. It’s somewhat surprising that we haven’t seen teams do this before, given it is clearly allowable within that box region.

Red Bull Racing RB20 technical detail

Red Bull Racing RB20 technical detail

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Red Bull fitted a pair of cameras on the bridge of the RB20’s nose that looked sideways at the front wheel deflectors. These also had target stickers affixed to them in order to assess how much they’re deflecting when the car is in motion.

Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber C44 technical detail

Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber C44 technical detail

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

A top-down overview of the Sauber front wing and nose assembly, which notably has a different camera arrangement looking at the outboard section of the wing.

RB F1 Team VCARB 01 technical detail

RB F1 Team VCARB 01 technical detail

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

A close-up of the outboard section of the VCARB01’s front wing, which features twisted flaps and two downwash winglets to help generate more outwash.

Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber C44 technical detail

Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber C44 technical detail

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

An overview of the new front wing being used on the Sauber C44 this weekend, which features a revised upper flap configuration, whilst also having a semi-detached flap and endplate arrangement.

Mercedes F1 W15 technical detail

Mercedes F1 W15 technical detail

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

A close-up of the Mercedes W15’s front wing, which is unchanged from previous rounds but still has a lot of detail in the outboard section and the novel upper flap arrangement for us to pay attention to.

Mercedes F1 W15 technical detail

Mercedes F1 W15 technical detail

Photo by: Giorgio Piola

Mercedes had already hinted ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that it would perform some additional experiments with the W15 in an attempt to better understand some of its foibles. We can see here there are some additional sensors placed on the front wing.

Red Bull Racing RB20 diffuser detail

Red Bull Racing RB20 diffuser detail

Photo by: Uncredited

A close-up of the Red Bull RB20’s rear end, including the slim beam wing arrangement, diffuser and lower rear brake duct deflectors. Note the thickness difference from top-to-bottom.

Red Bull Racing RB20 detail

Red Bull Racing RB20 detail

Photo by: Uncredited

A close-up of the floor and edge wing on the RB20 shows how the two are stacked on top of one another to combine their potency.

Red Bull Racing RB20 detail

Red Bull Racing RB20 detail

Photo by: Uncredited

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