McLaren and Ferrari lead development charge as every upgrade for Dutch Grand Prix revealed

The summer shutdown is over and Formula 1 returns this weekend for the Dutch Grand Prix, with the drivers and teams suitably refreshed from their time off. A Sprint weekend welcomes them back – but which teams have opted to bring upgrades? F1.com has rounded up all the details…

Mercedes

Although the competition between the top four teams has continued to heat up, Mercedes will only introduce one modified part – the front corner. They have detached the drum front lip from the duct inlet and adjusted the camber, which should improve flow to the rear of the car.

Ferrari

Ferrari have made a number of changes all targeting improved performance in local load. The floor has been developed further, with tweaks made to the body, board and edge to deliver better robustness of the underlying flow mechanisms and greater flow energy directed to the rear diffuser.

On that note, the diffuser expansion and geometry has been optimised to increase aerodynamic load, while a minor adjustment was made to the lower beam wing.

McLaren

The other frontrunner leading the upgrades list is McLaren as they plan to debut a new rear wing assembly and revised central bodywork, which should work in conjunction to extract additional aerodynamic performance.

They will also introduce a new rear brake duct to improve aerodynamic and brake cooling performance.

Red Bull

There’s just a small tweak for Red Bull at Max Verstappen’s home race – to address reliability and reduce strain on the gaitor at high steering angles, they have shrunk the length of the wishbone shroud cord.

Racing Bulls

With Yuki Tsunoda stepping in for Liam Lawson, who will drive in place of the injured Isack Hadjar this weekend, Racing Bulls have not brought any upgrades to Zandvoort.

Alpine

At the most recent event in Hungary, Alpine lost P5 in the constructors’ standings to rival team Racing Bulls, so it’s no surprise that they’re introducing a significant number of updates this weekend.

Most of them are related to improved local load, including a new floor design, redesigned floor edges, a reprofiled diffuser, new elements on the rear drum face, an updated rear impact structure and redesigned flap geometry on the rear wing.

Further changes to the floor board and sidepod should improve the quality of the flow delivered to the rear of the car and maintain cooling capacity. The new package was rushed through, so only Pierre Gasly will benefit from it this weekend.

Haas

There are no upgrades listed for Haas in Zandvoort.

Audi

Before the summer break, Audi were on an impressive run of three rounds in the points, with Nico Hulkenberg scoring for the first time this season in Hungary. They’ve decided not to bring any updates to the car this weekend.

Williams

Williams may have been buoyed by the confirmation that Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz will remain at the team in 2027, but they also haven’t confirmed any upgrades. Instead, a significant package is planned for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Aston Martin

Following on from their effective changes in Hungary, Aston Martin will try out further upgrades this weekend to hopefully complement the new power unit Honda have designed.

All the car adjustments are again related to improving local load, with three parts of the front wing modified – the final element and inboard foot target further performance, and they additionally have the option of a new front wing flap that extends the range of balance.

Adjustments have also been made to the floor fence in the diffuser and lower edge of the diffuser winglet. These should work in combination to increase rear load.

Cadillac

As Marcin Budkowski embarks on his first race weekend as Team Principal, Cadillac have decided not to introduce any upgrades.