These are the upgrades Red Bull and other teams are taking to Imola!
- Estéban den Toom
For the Grand Prix in Imola, several teams brought updates ahead of the first session in Italy. Among others, Red Bull Racing was already expected to come up with some upgrades, and indeed, no less than five modifications the Austrian team have made to the RB20. Read here which updates each team brought.
Red Bull racing takes five updates
The team of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have taken five upgrades to Imola, four of which are performance-oriented updates for the RB20. The updates have mainly been done to the front wing, nose and floor. The Austrian constructor has also done one track-specific update, at the rear Red Bull has made an adjustment to improve cooling.
Mercedes and Ferrari also make adjustments
Mercedes, like Red Bull, have also made five modifications to the car, but unlike the Austrian team, Mercedes have brought more updates specific to this circuit. The modifications have been made to the bodywork, rear wing, floor and suspension.
Ferrari have brought even more updates to Imola. No less than seven are there for the Italian Scuderia. Especially on the wings, adjustments have been made for the team of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. The updates are not track-specific, so Ferrari hopes to benefit from these for a long time to come.
The team that has turned out with the most towards the weekend are Aston Martin with nine of them added to the car. All nine upgrades are performance-oriented, so not specific to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. They are mainly updates to the front wing, floor and nose.
Other teams bring fewer updates
McLaren brought only two upgrades. Only two adjustments to the rear wing for the team of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Visa Cash App RB brought no upgrades at all to Imola.
Alpine only made one adjustment to the floor. Exactly the same goes for Williams annd Stake F1: also one modification to the floor. One to the front wing and two to the rear.