Ferrari has brought a major upgrade to its home race alongside multiple circuit-specific items at the Italian Grand Prix.
Like Red Bull, Ferrari has the usual front and rear wing changes that are for the low-downforce demands of Monza, but on top of that there are a number of major changes that are part of overall development. Changes to the nose and mirror stays are minor tweaks, but updates to the floor fences, floor body, floor edge, diffuser and engine cover target the areas Ferrari has been struggling with since an update in Spain.
The target is to reduce the level of bouncing that the car suffers from while maintaining performance from downforce, with the floor fences aimed at “an improvement of the losses downstream” and leading to the reshaping of the rest of the floor and diffuser.
Mercedes has only introduced a new rear wing for the low-downforce track, while at McLaren a high cooling front brake duct is introduced as well as a new front wing — both solely targeted at Monza — and a new sidepod shape that should benefit rear aerodynamic performance.
Aston Martin has brought a Monza-specific front wing, rear wing and beam wing; at Alpine it’s just the front wing that has been updated; Williams has a low-drag front wing — including endplates — and rear wing; and Haas also has a front wing for this track, as well as an updated front suspension.
There are more performance changes at RB and Stake, however. The Italian-based RB team adds to the usual front wing, rear wing and beam wing designs for Monza with a new floor and Halo for overall performance, as well as simplified mirrors to reduce drag.
At Stake, as well as the front and rear wing changes there is a new floor and diffuser, with the latter designed to help “increase high energy flow into the diffuser” and better control the aerodynamic impact of the rear tires.