Despite the arrival of a B version, a typical aerodynamic improvement Red Bulldeployed by Aston Martin at the Spanish Grand Prix, the team struggled to significantly improve their points tally. She hopes that the new parts installed at Silverstone can help her raise the bar.
First, let’s be clear, the changes Aston Martin has made for Silverstone are not on the scale of the developments seen in Spain. It’s more regarding optimizing airflow management as part of the Catalan improvements that the team probably haven’t made the most of yet.
As we are starting to see from a number of other teams, the amount of aero elements used around the cockpit continues to increase. In the case of Aston Martin, this resulted in the introduction of a small fin behind the rear-view mirror (below, blue arrow), in line with the fin which has already found its place just at the interior for some time now.
The taller, outward-facing fin next to the Halo’s rear mounting point has also been replaced with something shorter and longer (red arrow), while the side-mounted fin on the transition du Halo also returned following being absent for a number of races (white arrow).
Comparison of the cockpit of the Aston Martin AMR22, with the new features above
The team also made changes to the floor ridges and floor edge geometry with the aim of maximizing local loading and flow management. An interesting new development has appeared on the inner grille of the rear brake scoop, which now houses a series of small fins that will alter the flow path and add minimal local loading (below, inset).
The team also made changes to the lower wing (or beam wing) to adjust it to the downforce and drag levels required at Silverstone, with the element tips reduced accordingly.
Aston Martin AMR22 rear brake duct
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Aston Martin AMR22 beam wing
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