FIA confirms Red Bull United States Grand Prix upgrades
Ferrari leads the front-runners with four changes as Red Bull and McLaren also add new parts, while Mercedes declares no new updates.
- On Friday, Ferrari, Red Bull, and McLaren confirmed bringing updated cars to the United States Grand Prix in Austin, with the FIA publishing submissions ahead of practice.
- Mercedes declared no new parts for the second consecutive weekend, instead running the latest-specification W17 after comparison tests during Singapore.
- Ferrari brought four updates to the SF-26 including a revised floor body and diffuser, while Red Bull debuted a new front wing designed to improve tyre surface temperature management.
- Lewis Hamilton downplayed Ferrari's upgrade during Thursday's FIA driver press conference, calling it "a very, very small upgrade" that may not close the performance deficit.
- Beyond the frontrunners, Racing Bulls, Alpine, Audi, and Cadillac also introduced upgrades, with Racing Bulls matching Ferrari's four major updates in the midfield push.
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Ferrari SF-26 Austin upgrades explained: four key aerodynamic changes for US GP
Ferrari has introduced its final aerodynamic upgrade package of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the United States Grand Prix, with four interconnected changes to the SF-26 aimed at increasing downforce and improving the efficiency of the underfloor. The revisions involve the floor, plank, sidepod inlet area and diffuser, addressing different parts of the same […]
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F1 - 2026 United States Grand Prix - Friday Press Conference
Sport newsQ: Welcome Adrian, perhaps we could start with you, please. Contrasting performances for the team at the last couple of races: a great race at Sepang was followed by a more frustrating weekend in Singapore. How do you reflect on those two weekends?Adrian NEWEY: Yeah, Singapore was certainly not one of our finest. We never really got the PU and the chassis working properly, so it’s just one of those weekends which will be a great experi…
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