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Getting Technical: Renault's bargeboard and diffuser tweaks

Renault’s aggressive development path has focused primarily around the floor and bargeboards throughout the year, with tweaks to the front-wing to help further energise these two critical aero components. These bargeboards introduced in Austin present further refinements to the existing solution, with considerable care taken to the geometry of the footplate. Even more gill-like louvres have been added along the base to energise the air running below, shifting the flow's path as it weaves its way from the front-wing towards the car's flanks. Two tiny turning vanes have joined the complex layout, each braced to one another and to the larger boards via several metal stays. These...
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