2024 Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Team

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MYsee
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It has been a while where I have been so nervous or excited for FP1.

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I think this past year has shown that changes don't necessarily mean upgrades. So here is hoping that trend continues and hits McLaren.

RB20 has had a lot of upgrades and I wonder if the Team feels that some of the performance they expected would be unlock now that the core issue has been addressed. Time will tell.

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To be honest it's risky to bring a huge all-out upgrade package here, since there's only one free practice, not nearly enough time to find the right setup, if you change too many elements. I think that's why Red Bull is concentrating only on the floor, further developing the "frankfenstein floor" they introduced in Baku, which aims to solve their stability problems first. A floor upgrade can have a huge impact on stability, particularly in how the car behaves through high-speed corners and under braking, and we know that the floor generates 60% of the total downforce. If they can solve the stability issues, they will likely regain the performance edge without overwhelming the team with too many changes during a race weekend with limited time.

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Interesting that Red Bull felt the need to go on a quick soft lap so early, while others are still doing long stints on the hard.