TECH TUESDAY: How Red Bull cleverly interpreted the 2023 floor regulations to hit the ground running in Bahrain

Technical ContributorsMark Hughes and Giorgio Piola

How did Red Bull manage to overcome the 2023 floor regulations and gain so much pace over last year's car? Mark Hughes has a look, with technical illustrations from Giorgio Piola.

Red Bull’s advantage over the field in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix appeared to be even bigger than at the end of 2022.

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TECH TUESDAY: How Red Bull cleverly interpreted the 2023 floor regulations to hit the ground running in Bahrain

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