In the Turkish heat (which in the end was not as severe as expected) it is crucial that a driver can easily take on fluids. The usual system to provide this has three elements. The drink reservoir is placed low on the side of the cockpit, so as to prevent it raising the car's centre of gravity. It...
Small but important changes in Turkey, continuing development of the barge boards and lower sidepods. Small, round-edged fins are added both to the outermost edge of the car's flat bottom (lower-right arrow) and to the triangular fin connected to the barge boards (lower-left arrow). The knife-edge...
Things are not always what they seem in Formula One racing. In addition to Williams' Renault-style cooling gills, their bodywork in Turkey also has two large slits beside the engine heads, dissipating heat through a vent in front of the rear wheels. These are well hidden by the big upward-curving...
With the exception of Hungary with its exceptionally high air temperatures, this almost definitive Ferrari configuration has been unchanged in recent races, with the closed chimneys serving not as cooling devices, but as splitters, acting in conjunction with the winglets to control airflow over the...
In Turkey, proof of how tiny changes can bring big gains. The Renault sports a revised version of the extra front-wing profile introduced at Imola. It now bends upwards towards the centre of the car. The endplate has also evolved at its fronter-most edge. A sharper corner (compare old and new...
Changes to the front end for Turkey, notably the wing. A double flap (left twin arrow) replaces the previous single one. This provides more downforce, but with only a minimal drag increase, as the flap angle remains low. The endplates are also revised. They are now inclined outwards at the base...
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