Just one week after the last race in Spain, seven Formula One teams brought updates to their cars for the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend.
The Monte Carlo track is the slowest on the calendar and includes the narrowest turn in the schedule, the sharp left-hander leading drivers past the Fairmont Hotel, formerly known as Loews.
While several teams have added new parts to the event, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Alfa Romeo have not made any improvements or changes to the specs compared to previous rounds. Here is what their rivals in Monaco presented.
Mercedes
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Front wing end plate
Reason for change: Productivity – local load
Difference: “Lower outer corner of the front wing end plate radius changed.”
Description: “This is a small change in the geometry of the end plate of the front wing, which generates a slight improvement in local load.”
Front corner
Reason for change: Specific circuit – cooling range
Difference: “Greater outlet of the cake channel.
Description: “The larger output for this circuit in particular generates increased cooling flow for brake discs and calipers, which is particularly important in Monaco, given the low average speeds.”
Red Bull
Front suspension
Reason for change: Performance – mechanical adjustment
Difference: “Revised steering geometry.”
Description: “The Monaco font represents the narrowest angles of the year and the steering geometry is allowed to reach the required lock for this event.”
Front corner
Reason for change: Reliability
Difference: “revised front wheel body geometry”
Description: “The changes offer more cooling flow to the front brake system to counteract the low average airspeed of the Monaco event and the likelihood of traffic.”
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McLaren
Rear corner
Reason for change: Circuit specific – cooling range
Difference: “Increased brake cooling output”.
Description: “Larger cooling outlet in the rear corner, which is deployed to cover the high braking energies expected in this circuit.”
Front suspension
Reason for change: Performance – mechanical adjustment
Difference: “Updated front steering geometry.”
Description: “A modified steering geometry has been introduced to meet the specific high steering requirements for this chain, especially for the Loews angle.”
Body
Reason for change: Specific circuit – cooling range
Difference: “Two sets of different damper shutter panels.”
Description: “Two levels of muffler panels are considered for this event in order to exchange cooling with aerodynamics for racing ability and minimum lap time.”
Input for side pad
Reason for change: Reliability
Difference: “Reduced mirror retention chord”
Description: “An optional trimmed chord mirror is introduced to meet the challenges of visibility in a street chain like Monaco.”
alpine
Front suspension
Reason for change: Performance – mechanical adjustment
Difference: “Revised steering geometry specific to Monaco”
Description: “Shorter steering arms are needed to provide extra steering wheel lock to bypass the tight left-hander at Lowes Hairpin”
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AlfaTauri
Front suspension
Reason for change: Performance – mechanical adjustment
Difference: “Small specific changes to the track in the layout of the front suspension.”
Description: “Front suspension updates are specific to this circuit to allow for higher requirements for track management in Monaco.”
Front corner
Reason for change: Performance – mechanical adjustment
Difference: “Small changes to be compatible with changes to the front suspension.”
Description: “Front suspension updates are specific to this circuit to allow for higher requirements for track management in Monaco.”
Williams
Front suspension
Reason for change: Performance – mechanical adjustment
Difference: “Change in the length of the steering arm and modification of the outer fairings of the front thrust and front lower link”
Description: “Increases the gain between steering wheel rotation and front wheel angle. Helps achieve the necessary governance to overcome the narrow turns in Monaco. “
Front corner
Reason for change: Specific circuit – cooling range
Difference: “Changing the inlet and outlet of the front brake channels and minor revisions of the internal cooling paths”
Description: “We worked to increase the cooling of the brake disc / caliper to better meet the unique requirements of the Monaco Grand Prix”
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Haas
Front corner
Reason for change: Performance – mechanical adjustment
Difference: “For this event alone, we need to allow increased locking of the steering wheel lock in Lowes.”
Description: “Flexibility has been introduced into existing geometries to allow the steering arm to achieve the required range. The chassis side seals and side brake channels and wheel seals have been modified to allow this increased steering wheel lock. ”
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