Lateral del Mercedes W13
Mercedes introduced a new floor for the Bahrain Grand Prix in an effort to put behind some of the problems it had suffered from in pre-season testing. Here you can clearly see the upturned edge on the center section, as well as the gills on the closed cooling panels.
Lateral del Mercedes W13
A close-up of the Mercedes W13 mirrors and seat stays that have been a talking point before the first race. Also noticeable are the floor winglets that the team also revised for this appointment.
Red Bull Racing RB18 front suspension
The Red Bull RB18 without the nose and front wing allows us a clearer view of the shape of the underground tunnel and the wings mounted on it.
Difusor del Red Bull Racing RB18
A close-up of the rear of the Red Bull RB18, with its stacked beam wing concept and highly raked rear diffuser lip. Also look at the cutout on the lower rear half of the Red Bull’s brake duct fins.
Mercedes W13
Mercedes mechanics work on the W13, focusing on the brake assembly at the front of the car.
Williams FW44
We take a look under the covers of the Williams FW44, which has a very short sidepod design and some of its cooling mounted in the saddle position above the power unit.
Detalle del Alpine F1 A522
This shot of the interior of the Alpine A522 sidepods without the bodywork mounted gives us an idea of what’s inside.
Ferrari F1-75
A wide shot of the Ferrari F1-75 without the wheels on also exposes some internal suspension elements, as the vanity panel is also not mounted yet.
Red Bull Racing RB18
A similar image of the Red Bull RB18 ready for weekend action, albeit in an even more ‘naked’ state compared to the Ferrari.
Rear spoiler and DRS activator on the Williams FW44
A close up of the gooseneck rear wing support pillar and DRS pod on the Williams Team FW44.
Detalle del Red Bull Racing RB18
A close-up of the twin wing arrangement on the outer edge of the Red Bull RB18 that was revised as part of the sidepod update that the team unveiled on the final day of testing.
Guanyu Zhou, Alfa Romeo F1 Team
A close-up of the Alfa Romeo C42 front wing, showing how contoured all the surfaces are.
Detalle del Red Bull Racing RB16B
A close up of the rear view mirror on the Red Bull RB18 which has a very clever wing frame in front of the main body of the mirror to help disperse airflow across its surface.
Detalle del Red Bull Racing RB16B
Here we can see how thin the main body of the wing is and how the frame wing helps deflect the flow out.
Detalle del Red Bull Racing RB16B
Alpine have made several changes to the design of their flat-bottom winglets during pre-season, turning to a metal rim to help stiffen the leading edge.
Alfa Romeo C42
A general shot of the Alfa Romeo C42, showing the brake cylinders, internal suspension elements and the interior design of the front brake assembly.
AlphaTauri AT03
Detail of the brake assembly and inner front suspension of the AlphaTauri AT03.
Aston Martin AMR22
A nice rear shot of the Aston Martin AMR22 as it is being pushed onto the FIA scrutineering platform.
Aston Martin AMR22
Interesting view of the Aston Martin AMR22 mirrors, where the missing reflective surface on the right hand side reveals the internal structure.
Aston Martin AMR22
Close-up of the Aston Martin AMR22 steering wheel with the various buttons and switches that control chassis and power unit parameters.
