In the last edition technology week We discussed how McLaren dramatically reversed Red Bull’s dominance following the 2024 Miami Grand Prix, and how it was done. The advantage of Red Bull’s more sophisticated aerodynamics, the root of the team’s record-breaking form over the past two seasons, has been overcome by McLaren’s masterful method of applying aeroelasticity to the front wing.
Addressing the biggest aerodynamic bottleneck of this generation of cars, McLaren leapfrogged the more sophisticated Red Bull in one remarkable move. Red Bull was unable to respond due to cost limits and other resource issues.
But by then, Red Bull had been one step ahead of their opponents for more than two seasons. Here we examine how they did it, how that era ended so suddenly, and how it raises interesting questions for 2025.
TECH WEEKLY: Key 2024 performance differentiators that helped McLaren beat Red Bull as the winning F1 team
