The new and improved Red Bull package includes enlarged front brake inlet and outlet duct, tweaks to the engine cover, a subtle change to the leading edge on the front wing and some alterations to the floor, one recycled from earlier in the season.
Paul Monaghan, Red Bull’s chief engineer, spoke with us yesterday about the upgrades, which he said were “incremental” and “aren’t necessarily going to transform the car” but right now, small gains can have a big impact.
“These cars are of such complexity now, and they’re such refined aerodynamic devices, that if you get it wrong, you really do get it wrong,” Monaghan said. “It all has to come together. It’s not going to be one item.
“All of it merges, and when we get it right in the gears mesh, we can enjoy the kind of performance that we’ve had over the last few races.”