… AND BARGEBOARDS
Having already updated the R.S. 17’s bargeboards in Barcelona and Baku, Renault gave the element another tweak for Silverstone, adding a vane at the base of an already-sophisticated component. The rounded shape of the new element reminds of the design seen on the Ferrari SF70H.
The purpose of the deflector is to divert the air on the outside in order to push away the turbulent air coming off the wheels, thus optimising how the floor works.
It is interesting to note that Red Bull had revised its vane on the RB13 a week earlier in Austria, hinting that teams are not only matching each other’s developments but also converging on some concepts.
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