In Hungary, several midfield teams delivered their first aerodynamic updates of the 2020 Formula 1 season, and they could prove vital in the very tight battle for ‘best of the rest' behind Mercedes and their identical twin sisters (in the pink frocks) – you know who we mean. McLaren, which led the way in Austria behind Mercedes and Red Bull, chose to complete a comparison test in Hungary by running the old specification of floor, without the large Ferrari-style air slot used in Austria (highlighted below). McLaren added a small deflector to the rear of its engine cover to increase the aerodynamic load and laminate the airflow that travels over the sidepod. The engine cover is the...
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