Test the tight packaging of the stuff under the bodywork, perhaps. They've said that the mechanicals of the car haven't changed between tests, just that the upper bodywork has been altered. It also reduces the time that the other teams can respond to a "radical" design.krmx37 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 12:50well, what was the point of the first car in Spain then? perhaps Plan A and Plan B ? Who knows.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 12:38In times of budget limits, the teams will want to be pretty sure they are testing legal stuff. What would be the point in testing an illegal design these days? They'd have to waste money making it knowing that it can't be used.
Likewise, why are RedBull bringing upgrade to this test? Why not just run the parts from day 1? They'll have their reasons including not wanting to give other teams long to react.