In Hockenheim McLaren have run the blown diffuser that they discarded on Friday evening at Silverstone, with some new modifications. The exhausts have been moved outwards, with a longer inner section, and the pipe is now cut off at an angle rather than having a straight ending. The carbon materials...
Mercedes have introduced a new rear wing in Germany. It has a large opening in the main plane (see red arrow), which creates something akin to a three-profile rear wing. The solution was introduced in Monaco last year by McLaren and copied by BMW Sauber. This rear wing is designed to work better...
Following on from the new front and rear wings introduced at Silverstone, in Hockenheim Ferrari have brought refinements to the F10's exhaust system and modified the side channels of their diffuser. Inset is the first evolution of the exhaust system, introduced in Valencia, whilst the main drawing...
There are no large modifications on the RB6 at Hockenheim, with both drivers using the new front wing which sparked such controversy at Silverstone. There have been minor improvements to the team's F-duct system, which, as illustrated here, is activated from within the cockpit by the driver covering...
Red Bull introduced a heavily-revised front wing at Silverstone, though only Vettel got to qualify and race with it. A new camera position in the centre of the wing (1) helps produce more downforce there, allowing the team to reduce the main wing angle, hence cutting drag. The design also features a...
Although they dropped their blown diffuser for Silverstone, McLaren are using their new front wing. It features two main differences. The vertical splitter in the middle of the wing is new (top arrow). It is nearly level with the inner edge of the front tyres and is designed to improve the airflow...
At Silverstone Red Bull are again using the revised diffuser they introduced in Valencia. It's different to the previous incarnation (inset), featuring a pointed top section on the outer edge (1), similar to the McLaren, and a round shape (2) at the point where the vertical middle plate meets the...
Previously only Nico Hulkenberg has used Williams' low-blowing exhaust (red arrow), but on Friday morning at Silverstone team mate Rubens Barrichello was also running the upgrade. It's quite similar to Ferrari's system, and is therefore less complicated than the ones used by Red Bull and McLaren....
