A nice look at the internal architecture of the works Mercedes power unit and its ancillaries.
Ferrari’s newer specification front wing, with full length main-plane slot, revised outer flap geometry and new endplate canards.
Ferrari also has the older specification front wing on hand to trial at the Hungaroring.
Red Bull will use a high-downforce rear wing, monkey seat and T-wing.
Force India looks set to use its 'double double' T-wing solution again, having last used it in Monaco.
A close-up view of Mercedes front wing assembly.
Mercedes look set to use the chimney-style engine cover outlet again this weekend.
One of the RB14s being setup ahead of the GP, note the use of the belleville spring heave damper.
Detached from the car, Force India’s bargeboard detail is more exposed.
The two front wing specifications available to Williams, with the old design top and the new one on the bottom.
The newest specification front wing, first introduced by McLaren in Austria, which features a revised main-plane design.
Having introduced a new front wing concept at the last GP here’s a look at Renault’s older specification wing.
Toro Rosso prepared with two different specification front wings, the lower of the two is newest spec and sees the outboard footplate split into three elements.
A close up of the monkey seat that Red Bull will run in order to manipulate the localised flow stream around the exhaust and improve rear wing performance.
Red Bull will test the monkey seat in combination with a T-Wing.
A close up of the RB14’s ever-more complex bargeboard and sidepod region.
A great close up of the Mercedes W09’s rear end, showing off all of the aerodynamic complexity.
A close up of the W09’s front brake duct, enabled by the lack of front wing which affords us the opportunity of seeing all of the winglets attached to the main fence and suspension.
Renault’s RS18 being pushed to scrutineering note the exhaust configuration, with the wastegates underneath in order to lift the exhaust closer to the underside of the rear wing.
A close up of the extremely complex and multi-faceted bargeboard footplates on the Renault RS18.
A close up of the open-ended style endplate louvres, first championed by Toro Rosso and subsequently run by the majority of the grid – shown here on the Force India.
A close up of the slots and fully enclosed holes in the floor ahead of the rear tyre on the VJM11.
Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari has been outfitted with sidepod bodywork with a valley in the central section, as was used in Silverstone last.
Meanwhile, Kimi Raikkonen has the standard bodywork, at least for the beginning of FP1.
The wavy and slotted T-Wing assembly that Toro Rosso will use once more.
A close up of the bargeboard region on the STR13 shows of the various slots and serrations used in order to improve each given surface.
McLaren’s high-downforce rear wing setup and engine cover configuration – note the elongated and perforated flaps on the trailing edge of the cooling outlet.
A shot of the Sauber C37’s rear end, note the droopy Ferrari-esque T-Wing introduced by the team in Germany.
A close up of the Mercedes W09 without the nose or front wing gives us a clear view of the under chassis bat-wing, and the vertical elements placed on the leading edge of the serrated bargeboard footplates.
A look down the RB14’s flank shows that ahead of the rear tyre are now fully enclosed holes, rather than the slots that have been required for legality in the years preceding the new regulations.
An over-the-shoulder-type photo of the complex area ahead of the sidepod on the Mercedes W09 – intense detailing.
A look inside the chimney-style engine cover outlet used by Mercedes to evacuate hot air created by the power unit.
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