The Austrian team has made an improvement to the pontoons and the floor
Pérez has set the best time as soon as he went out on the track
Red Bull has introduced a notable upgrade to the RB18. The Austrian team has debuted a new pontoon design on the third and final day of testing in Bahrain, as well as a new floor. ‘Checo’ Pérez has been in charge of testing it and apparently the results are positive.
It took the Mexican driver 50 minutes to get out on track this morning as the Red Bull engineers worked hard to introduce this update to the RB18. The Austrian team has released a nNew design of your car relating to the pontoons and the ground.
this update follows the Red Bull design philosophywhich was already seen in Barcelona and which they have also used in the first two days of testing in Bahrain, so it is not a great revolution, as if it were the Mercedes.
New pontoons and floor at the Red Bull
New sidepods and floor for Red Bulm #F1Testing # F1 pic.twitter.com/cLJRzP1RRu
— Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega) March 12, 2022
Thus, the new pontoons are an evolution of the previous ones, which have a marked line in the center to achieve an aerodynamic improvement. Likewise, the upper part has also been modified, to redirect the flow of air.
As soon as you go out on the track with this new design Pérez has set the best time, so the sensations inside the Red Bull garage are very positive. For his part, Max Verstappen will be in charge of testing the new update this followingnoon.