F1’s return to Europe: A flurry of upgrades

Toro Rosso

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Spanish Grand Prix - Practice Day - Barcelona, Spain

The Faenza-based team had a new floor on its STR10 in Spain. The only visual change came from the three vanes located on each side of the splitter. Lining up with the bargeboard, this trio of devices used to be a single assembly.

What’s more, the two elements attached to the edge of the floor and located close to the wheels have a new positioning. These still aim at channelling the airflow around the tyres in order to lessen the turbulence coming off them.

Finally, Toro Rosso engineers have redesigned the rear wing endplates (see yellow arrows) while also altering the engine cover to give it an asymmetrical shape (see green arrows in the circle).