Italy Tech Corner: Monza-specific Red Bull Front Wing

As Red Bull have arguably the best chassis on the grid, even more so than the Mighty Mercedes, it's hardly surprising that the team are willing to sacrifice some of their downforce for their Achilles Heel, raw speed.

Red Bull, Total and Renault have made huge strides with their powerunit this season as seen with the contrast of pre-season testing and last time out, where they won at a notoriously power heavy circuit, albeit with a little help from a certain lap 2 collision.

Not satisfied with resting on their laurels, the RB10 features a cascade-less front wing this weekend, heavily reducing drag (proportional to the speed squared), but also losing a small amount of front grip available to Ricciardo and Vettel. This downforce loss will be almost negligible at Monza, due to the track being made up of long straights broken up by chicanes.

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