01/08/2025 11:40
Red Bull is one of only three F1 teams to roll out an upgrade ahead
of the sport's final race before its summer shutdown. The team has
fallen behind rivals Ferrari and Mercedes in the battle for
best-of-the-rest this season, behind runaway constructors'
championship leaders McLaren, bearing in mind that every position
means a considerable amount in prize money. Given the push for 2026
and the new regulations, the upgrades will now start to become
fewer and fewer as the season wears on. For the Hungarian Grand
Prix, Red Bull has modified the front wing and front corner of its
RB21. The wing element is to aid local load performance specific to
the Hungaroring. Red Bull states that "given the expected rear wing
level for the Hungaroring circuit, a longer chord second element
for the front wing flap has been produced, adding load to the
wing". The change to the front corner, which incorporates an
enlarged and re-profiled scoop intake and exit duct, has been
designed for reliability, to "offer more intake and exit areas to
the wheel bodywork for increased brake cooling, the scoop can be
larger than previous versions and the exit reprofiled to match the
inlet". Aston Martin also has a circuit-specific front wing. It
states there is a "more aggressive design" that "increases the
total amount of load the wing can generate to be used with the
higher downforce rear wing that will be used at this event". The
Racing Bulls cars, meanwhile, have a new front corner.
Specifically, the shape of the front brake drum components has been
modified to improve the flow conditioning of the air passing
towards the rear of the car. In addition, there are also
circuit-specific cooling louvres, given the fact that the high
temperatures at the Hungaroring mean there is a need for the louvre
panels to be enlarged to increase engine cooling. The remaining
seven teams - McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams, Haas, Alpine,
and Sauber - have presented no updates.
