Red Bull Racing hopes to have a strong race this weekend. Behind the scenes, the Austrian team is still trying to solve the problems with the rear wing. In the second free practice, Max Verstappen will drive with a low downforce rear wing.
rivals didn’t have to wait long to get a look at the W12’s new floor with eagle eyes spotting the lasagne shaped design as the class of 2021 lined up in Bahrain.
Mercedes unveiled its 2021 car, the W12, in early March but admitted at the time that they were not showing all the details.
While this year’s cars are evolutions of last year’s given the stagnant regulations, there are changes to the floors and bargeboards in a bid to reduce downforce.
“The bit we are not showing you is down along the edges of the floor, that area is the area that was most affected by the regulations, where they tried to pull performance away from the car by changing the floor regs,” said tech boss James Allison.