{"id":121663,"date":"2025-09-05T11:24:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/121663\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:24:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:24:37","slug":"low-downforce-wings-lead-f1-italian-gp-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/121663\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-downforce wings lead F1 Italian GP updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Formula 1 teams have detailed their low-drag aerodynamic set-ups for this weekend\u2019s Italian Grand Prix<\/a>, in line with the traditional approach to the high-speed Monza circuit.<\/p>\n

Every year, teams tend to produce bespoke rear wing options to satisfy the straightline speed requirements needed to be competitive at the ‘Temple of Speed’ – by reducing the cross-sectional area of the wing perpendicular to the direction of travel, drag is reduced and thus the engine power needed to overcome drag is also reduced.<\/p>\n

Heading into the round it was unknown whether teams would, given the late stages of this ruleset, develop all-new wings or simply repurpose last year’s designs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

McLaren<\/a> has declared a new rear wing assembly for this weekend, with a shallower mainplane and a short-chord rear wing flap to maximise the drag reduction from the overall geometry. This includes a new beam wing and a trimmed-back upper front wing element.<\/p>\n

But McLaren’s developments go further, including new front suspension fairings to further increase the effect of reducing drag.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ferrari<\/a> has noted a new front wing flap; reducing the downforce and drag of the front wing also helps to balance the car with the ‘de-powered’ rear end. However, the team says it has rolled over its lower-downforce wing options from last year – which helped Charles Leclerc<\/a> clinch a home victory for the team.<\/p>\n

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Ferrari SF-25 and engineers<\/p>\n

Photo by: Jay Hirano \/ SOPA Images \/ LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Red Bull, meanwhile, has not declared a new rear wing at all – it will use a lower downforce option already in its pool. It has offered shorter third and fourth wing elements at the front wing to balance that.<\/p>\n

The Milton Keynes squad has, however, declared “subtle” changes to its floor body to produce more load, and has also modified the floor edges and fences to suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mercedes<\/a> also has a floor fence change for this round to extract more performance from the floor edge devices and diffuser, also declaring a minor change to the tips of its existing low-downforce rear wing and trimmed-back front wing.<\/p>\n

Aston Martin has declared a new rear wing flap to incorporate into its existing rear wing, as has Racing Bulls<\/a>. The VCARB 02 also gets updates to the floor, along with revised sidepods as it appears to opt for a larger (and presumably final) update package for the year. This also includes a new mirror housing.<\/p>\n

Haas and Williams<\/a> have also arrived at Monza with trimmed out versions of its low-downforce front and rear wings; Alpine<\/a> and Sauber<\/a> have not declared anything new, and thus can be assumed to have existing low-downforce components ready.<\/p>\n

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