2024 F1 British GP upgrades: Who has brought what?

The F1 circus arrives this weekend at the historic and iconic Silverstone track for the 2024 F1 British GP. The teams and drivers have already settled into the paddock for the first set of practice sessions on Friday.

The British GP is the third race in the European triple-header in June-July, the first leg being in Spain and the second in Austria. In the past few races, defending world champion Max Verstappen has faced a strong challenge from McLaren's Lando Norris. Both drivers competed for the race win in Spain and Austria. While Verstappen was able to win at Barcelona, the two made contact with each other at the Red Bull Ring, allowing Mercedes' George Russell to bag his first race win of the season.

Coming into Silverstone, there are many teams, including Mercedes and McLaren, bringing major upgrades to their cars.

2024 F1 British GP: List of upgrades

Red Bull

Floor Body (Performance)
Floor Edge (Performance)

After facing tough challenges from its rivals, Red Bull has made major changes to their floor. The new floor body has a re-profiled design to optimize the overall airflow and pressure underneath the car. The new floor edge has also been reprofiled to add more camber and thus more load around the edge wing.

Mercedes

Front Wing (Circuit Specific)
Rear Wing (Circuit Specific)
Front Corner (Circuit Specific)
Rear Corner (Performance)

Mercedes have been on an upward trajectory in the last few races. Hamilton bagged his first 2024 podium at Spain while Russell won his first 2024 race win at Austria.

For the British GP, the Silver Arrows have brought new front and rear wings. The front wing reduces the load on the front and balances the car with the rear win, while the rear wing offers less downforce and drag.

The front brake duct inlet and exit sizes have been reduced while the upper lip at the back has been realigned for more local load and improved airflow.

McLaren

Rear Wing (Circuit Specific)
Beam Wing (Circuit Specific) (Low Load)
Beam Wing (Circuit Specific) (Mid Load)
Beam Wing (Circuit Specific) (High Load)
Coke/Engine Cover (Circuit Specific)

For the British GP, McLaren have brought a whole host of beam wings along with a new lower downforce rear wing and additional cooling vents on the engine cover.

The three beam wings are of different loads that were introduced and brought to Silverstone to further test it with the new lower downforce rear wing.

Aston Martin

Front Wing (Performance)
Rear Corner (Performance)

Aston Martin have been struggling quite a lot in the last few races. In both Spanish and Austrian GP, they were unable to score a single championship point.

For the British GP, they have brought a new front wing and rear corner parts. These new parts aim to improve the overall aerodynamics at the front and the wheel wake management at the back.

Haas

Floor Body (Performance)
Floor Fences (Performance)
Floor Edge (Performance)
Sidepod Inlet (Performance)
Coke/Engine Cover (Performance)
Mirror Stay (Performance)
Rear Corner (Performance)

Haas have brought a massive upgrade package to the British GP. The American team brought various floor parts, a new sidepod inlet, an engine cover, and more.

The new floor parts aim to suck the car to the floor more than usual, increasing the load coming from it. The new sidepod inlet and engine cover improve airflow through the body of the car to the back. Finally, the rear corner change is due to the new floor, which improves the airflow from underneath the car and offers a higher local load in that area.

Stake F1 Team

Floor Fences (Performance)

The Stake F1 team have also struggled a lot in the 2024 F1 season. They are yet to score a point this year. For the British GP, they have brought only a new floor fence to improve the aero efficiency of the package and the airflow around the area.

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Halo (Performance)

RB brought the smallest upgrade package to the British GP. They only brought a new halo that will not have a winglet in some configurations. This is to improve the airflow going to the back of the car.