Even with the end of the season in sight, Renault have continued to develop the R28, and in Singapore the car boasted a revised front wing. The biggest change to the wing was to the flap, which sported a squared spoon profile (see central red arrow and inset), instead of the more rounded version...
Ferrari introduced a number of subtle changes in Singapore to further optimize the F2008 package. One was to the winglets placed on the inner face of the front brake drums, just behind the air inlet. The previous, smaller version, with their slightly upward-curving profile, was replaced with this...
In Valencia McLaren increased the height of the sidepod winglets. In Singapore they have increased their length, bringing their leading edge forwards by around 12cm (area to right of dotted line). The main effect of this is to increase the efficiency and cooling capabilities of the MP4-23's very...
One of Williams' two front wing options in Singapore is a newly revised version sporting a rounded central spoon profile, instead of the standard square one, and slightly raised extremities to the main profile and flaps. This configuration provides almost as much downforce at the front as the...
When BMW Sauber introduced this solution at the start of the season it looked very radical. It now seems less so, having inspired similar, if slightly differently shaped designs from Honda and McLaren. In Singapore, Red Bull have introduced an almost exact copy to help cope with the track's specific...
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