An interesting, if minor, aero development spotted on the Toyota in Australia was changes to the barge boards, which sported an additional inner fence in their foremost section. This creates a channel which more effectively diverts the lower portion of the airflow, increasing the efficiency of the...
Small changes for Melbourne following informal communications from the FIA post-Malaysia. The revisions are concentrated on the endplates, in the cut area just behind the flap (red arrows). This area is now bent slightly outwards, with reinforcement along the bend to restrict the flexibility of the...
It may only be an interim car, before the arrival of the team's 2006 machine later in the year, but the SA05 has already seen a fair amount of development since its debut. A double-decker front wing has been introduced in Australia. The additional upper elements are an integral part of the...
Another team invited by the FIA to make changes to their wings prior to Australia, BMW Sauber have revised the junction of the rear wing's endplates and its main profile and flap. The shape of the elements has not changed, but the connecting points between them (areas in orange) have been reinforced...
Ferrari's front wing was the subject of much discussion at the last round in Malaysia. Onboard TV shots showed the upper profile bending downwards at speed, opening up a gap between the wing element and the nose cone, prompting many to question whether this constituted a moveable - and hence illegal...
For Melbourne, the team introduced a revision to the front wing design seen in Bahrain and Malaysia. The main profile is largely unchanged, but the endplates now feature an upward-curving fin (yellow and detail), which closely resembles the one adopted on last season's Sauber. This fin reduces...
