Renault introduced this new front wing endplate on Fernando Alonso's car in Germany at the weekend. Notable features are the strange, curved shape at the rear of the endplate and the new longitudinal slot (black arrow), also seen previously on the Toyota. The slot acts as a kind of sealing skirt for...
Introduced only on Fernando Alonso's car in China, Nelson Piquet also has Renault's revised aero package in Bahrain, with new bodywork and a double-decker diffuser. As you can see from the drawing, the diffuser's central channel is very wide, with the second upper deck channelling airflow from an...
Despite the restrictive aerodynamic rules for 2009, teams have adopted various approaches to the front ends of their cars. The major design difficulties to overcome have been the standardised central section of the front wing and the wing's lower position, which together risk making the nose very...
