An avalanche of updates: all the news announced by the teams

Development definitely takes off in Miami, with the arrival of many new features on almost all the machines. Ferrari has updated the SF-26 in several areas, from the front wing to the diffuser, through the bottom and various aerodynamic appendages. McLaren and Red Bull are no exception, the latter equipped with a new rear wing to ensure a wider opening of the profiles. The Mercedes, on the other hand, only features a few tweaks, awaiting the evolutionary package scheduled for Canada, while the Aston Martin remains the same as it raced in Japan. Ferrari The Maranello Scuderia introduces the new package originally planned for Bahrain, to which part of the one planned for Canada is added. The developments start from the front wing, modified in the external area of ​​the endplate and footplate. Immediately behind it, the front wheels feature renewed aerodynamics, especially regarding the deflector. The bottom is all new, both along the lateral edge and in the central keel under the frame, like the diffuser. Furthermore, Ferrari has worked on various aerodynamic appendages, such as the fairings of the front and rear suspension arms, the flow diverters in the most advanced part of the bottom, the flaps at the exit of the diffuser and the profile behind the exhaust terminal. Also new is the inverted mobile rear wing, already glimpsed at the filming day in Monza. McLaren Andrea Stella had promised an entirely new MCL40 from an aerodynamic point of view and so it was. The McLaren features an updated floor, supported by changes to the bargeboards and other elements in the forward portion. The changes also concern the side radiator air intakes and the rear-view mirror supports, while the bonnet offers new configurations for the cooling grills. The developments also affect the aerodynamic appendages of the wheel units of both axles, as well as the rear wing. Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Red Bull The Milton Keynes team tries to revive itself with a new front wing, updated both in the profiles and in the endplates, changes that work in synergy with those on the front brake sockets. The bottom also changes, forcing the team to work on the bodywork and the Coca-Cola area. Red Bull then worked on the bonnet and rear suspension arm fairings. The most intriguing novelty, however, is the rear wing, designed to extend the opening movement of the mobile profiles, as already glimpsed on the filming day at Silverstone. Mercedes and Aston Martin The only innovations on the Silver Arrows concern the exhaust terminal, curved downwards no longer directing the hot gases towards the rear wing, with the addition of a small aerodynamic structure. Furthermore, Mercedes introduces new aerodynamic appendages for the front wheel units, while for the rest of the updates we will have to wait for Canada. However, there is no development at Aston Martin, with the AMR22 remaining in the Suzuka configuration. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images The center of the group There are also many innovations among the pursuers, starting from Williams, which has modified the bottom, the radiator air intakes, the sides and the bonnet, also adding a flap behind the exhaust terminal and some elements on the rear impact structure. Racing Bulls also got busy, renewing the bottom, the rear wing, the fairings of the rear arms and the aerodynamic appendages of the rear wheel units. At Audi, however, the updates concern the bottom and the diffuser, as well as the fairings of the front suspension arms and the aerodynamics of the front wheel units. Haas comes with an updated diffuser, while Alpine has limited itself to local interventions, modifying the outlet section of the front brake ducts, the fairings of the rear suspension elements, the rear wing and the flaps on the sides of the rear impact structure. Numerous innovations also at Cadillac, which has worked on the front wing, the bottom, the diffuser, the elements outside the bottom, the rear-view mirrors, the flap at the exit of the exhaust terminal and the aerodynamics of the rear wheel units.

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2026-05-02 00:57:00