When presenting the cars for 2021 most teams were very secretive about the floor. Because of new guidelines the teams didn't want to reveal too much about this. On the circuit in Bahrain they can't hide it anymore and so we see especially between Mercedes and Red Bull Racing quite big differences. Mercedes has a rather complex system of wings and curves at the front of the floor. Auto Motor und Sport also spotted a very similar undulation in the floor at Aston Martin. The purpose of these waves is to increase the floor area. In this way they hope to compensate for the part of the floor that has been cut away (due to the new regulations). Read more Horner cautious despite Verstappen's good...
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