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Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024

Red Bull and Aston Martin buck F1 trend ahead of Azerbaijan GP

Will it work for Red Bull and Aston Martin?

Verstappen Italy
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Red Bull and Aston Martin are the only two F1 teams to have brought performance-enhancing upgrades to the Azerbaijan GP. 

Eight of the 10 teams have brought no performance boosts to Baku, with Red Bull's upgrade concerning the floor of the RB20.

RacingNews365's technical analyst Paolo Filisetti has explained how the new floor should be considered as a 'patchwork' with different parts of three separate floors combined to make the single new design. 

According to Red Bull's official submission to the FIA, the "floor tunnel geometry [is] subtly revised by locally raising or lowering the surfaces."

The team hopes that the "changes applied [will] improve the pressure gradients along the floor to improve the flow locally and downstream in all conditions."

Elsewhere, Aston Martin has brought a new rear deflector to boost load around the bottom of the floor on the right-hand side at the back of the AMR24. 

Meanwhile, RB has brought a circuit-specific front-wing featuring a reduction in camber to reduce the overall load created by the front-wing assembly to aid with the balance at the low-drag/low downforce circuit.

Also interesting:

In the latest episode of the RacingNews365 podcast, Ian, Sam and Nick look ahead to this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Red Bull's serious issues are discussed, as is Ferrari's chances in the title fight and Adrian Newey's move to Aston Martin.

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