Two groups have introduced updates to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as the event cycle finishes on the ultimate race of the 2024 System 1 season.
After three consecutive race weekends that additionally included a Dash race in Qatar final Saturday, there have been at all times more likely to be restricted upgrades launched within the closing rounds of the season, with the primary worth coming from monitor information for 2025. Solely RB and Stake have new components this weekend on the Yas Marina Circuit, the remaining eight groups staying with their current automobiles.
At RB a brand new entrance wing incorporates the vast majority of the design, with new mainplane parts, flap and endplates. The staff says the results of the replace is “the loading distribution throughout the entrance wing is modified to advertise higher high quality circulation to the remainder of the automotive.”
There’s a extra substantial bundle at Stake, the place a brand new flooring — the first efficiency differentiator on the present era of automotive — provides quantity to the rear flooring physique.
“The up to date flooring geometry is aiming to enhance the circulation traits by decreasing the losses in important journey peak circumstances,” the staff says.
That growth is paired with an upgraded rear nook, modifying a rear brake duct deflector “to enhance the rear tire jet vortex management and growing the general effectivity of the diffuser.”