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Here is the upper rear wing flap. It has a deeper cut, was not used earlier this year, and appears as an update in the FIA documents. She did not participate in practice and in all other sessions. Together with an unloaded beam wing, we could reduce drag and in the race, perhaps, the pace would be higher. In any case, the maximum speed would definitely be higher than in the configuration in which they performed all weekend.
Spa is complicated by the fact that we have to look for a compromise between the sectors. Add here a rainy weekend, the presence of one practice and we get what we got in the end. The team did not apply those novelties that they could apply. If I remember correctly, the beam wing has also been updated.
The positive fact is that even in such a drag version, the car did not become the slowest. 16 points is more than 0. Zandvoort will be easier, there will be no compromises on downforce, as in Monza, where the low-drag package will debut.
Will the team be able to fight for victories in the second half of the season? Good question. Some hints of this have already been made by both Lando and Zak, perhaps the updated hull and bottom really give good results on the simulator. On one lap the car is still good, in the racing distance you need to add. I'm still curious if those 25% of the upgrades will arrive in Zandvoort and if they are directly related to the suspension.
