In Belgium, the TF108's bridge wing featured very long slits (see arrow and inset). Although Toyota did introduce this development briefly during a practice session ahead of July's German Grand Prix, this was the first time the team ran the feature for an entire race weekend. The slits are designed...
Honda introduced a visually interesting modification to the front end of their car at Spa. They replaced the standard (flat) onboard camera housings with curved ones that resemble those introduced by Williams at the start of the season. These elements clearly have an aerodynamic function, diverting...
The low ambient temperatures at Spa allow the teams to reduce the venting required for cooling, hence improving the aero efficiency of the cars. McLaren have been able to dramatically reduce their radiator inlets by applying a specially profiled bodywork addition in the lower section of the inlet....
Ferrari seem to have gone in the opposite direction to McLaren at Spa in terms of cooling management, apparently increasing the F2008's capability in this area, despite the relatively low ambient temperatures. The venting gills on the inner side of the chimneys atop the sidepods have been extended....
Ferrari have introduced many subtle changes on the F2008 at Spa. One version of its nose cone sports an interesting, if small, addition. Winglets (inset) have been placed on each side of the nose cone just under the suspension's upper wishbone pick-up points. These have the important function of...
For Spa McLaren have added side slits to the endplates of the car's sidepod winglets (lower inset circle). Similar to a revision introduced by Renault last year, and already adopted on the MP4-23 in Monaco, they are designed to reduce any extra turbulence generated by the larger Monaco-spec winglets...
