Here Are The How The Upgrades For 2024 Belgian GP Will Work
After Max Verstappen got called out as "Childish" by his race engineer and Lando's reluctance to give back P1 to his teammate Piastri, the Belgian GP might turn out to be one hell of a race.
Increased rear camber in the diffuser roof region increases local flow acceleration which in turn increases local downforce and drag.
Floor Edge
The additional floor edge flap element drops the local pressure behind the fence systems which in turn increases forward floor load.
Beam Wing
Single element, low camber beam wing designed to reduce local downforce and drag; suitable for high L/D track like Spa.
Front Wing
Reduced chord and camber front wing flap element reduces local front wing load to allow a sensible car balance to be achieved when running low downforce rear wings (as Spa).
Halo
Removing the Halo fairing flap reduces local downwash which in turn reduces drag by altering the onset flow to the rear of the car.
SCUDERIA FERRARI
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Front Wing
The depowered front wing flap provides the required aero balance range associated to the optimum downforce level anticipated for Spa. Different trims are available, to allow modulation
Rear Wing
This update features depowered Top and Lower Rear Wing profiles in order to adapt to Spa layout peculiarities and efficiency requirements
McLaren Racing
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Beam Wing
With the target to increase the operating range of the newly introduced low downforce wing, an offloaded Beam Wing has been designed to trade downforce and drag efficiently
Rear Wing
In anticipation of high isochronal circuits, a less loaded Rear Wing assembly is introduced for this event, to reduce drag efficiently.
Rear Corner
The rear brake duct furniture has been updated, adapting to the low downforce Rear Wing and Beam Wing configuration brought to this event
BWT Alpine F1 Team
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Beam Wing
The updated single-element wing offers a small reduction in drag and will improve the aerodynamic efficiency of the car overall to extend our rear wing and beam wing range
Rear Wing
At a given speed, the wing has less aerodynamic load and therefore drag than the rear wings used in previous events
Rear Corner
As part of our normal development cycle, this new rear corner aims at giving more authority on the management of our rear brake temperature through a wider inlet duct as well as a larger exit duct.
Coke/Engine Cover
As part of our normal development cycle, this new engine cover is designed to improve our overall cooling efficiency by reviewing the channeling of the internal airflow
Mirror
Together with the above-mentioned sidepod and the engine cover update, we reprofiled the mirror stays to achieve better flow control and flow quality towards the rear of the car
Front Wing
Compared to previous specifications, the new front wing features different profiles to give the ability to cover the full balance range required for lower downforce races
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Beam Wing
The low-incidence biplane configuration efficiently reduces load & drag for low downforce circuits, whilst continuing to provide low pressure for the diffuser
Rear Wing
Low downforce circuits demand more efficient, less-loaded rear wings. Less cambered aerofoil sections at lower angles of incidence generate less downforce & less induced drag
Rear Corner
The winglets on the rear corner are replaced with a different arrangement, efficiently reducing downforce & drag and better suited to Spa & other low downforce circuits
KICK F1 Team Sauber
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Beam Wing
Together with the new upper flap mentioned above, the new beam wing is another step of aerodynamic efficiency designed specifically for low-drag tracks like Spa.
Rear Wing
The re-profiled rear wing upper flap was designed for the low drag requirements seen in Spa. The new shape improves the aerodynamic efficiency of the car.
Floor Fence
The reworked floor fences deliver a local load step while maintaining good flow quality toward the end of the car.
Mirror
The new mirror stays were designed to provide better flow control and flow quality for the rear end of the car
Front Wing
The smaller front flap reduces the load generated by the front wing to ensure that we can balance the low-drag rear wing introduced for this circuit.
MONEYGRAM HAAS F1 TEAM
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Beam Wing
This lower beam option reduces the camber of the profiles, allowing a further tuning option for the overall drag level of the car.
Rear Wing
This is a low-drag Rear Wing configuration: it efficiently reduces the local load. To tune the drag level this Rear Wing is compatible with different Lower Beam options.
Williams, Aston Martin, and Redbull will not be bringing any upgrades.
