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It looks extremely similar apart from the sidepod inlet and rear wing. The floor especially looks almost identical.
Front wing looks like it’s been completely revised + I could be wrong but it almost looks like there’s a slight water slide towards the end of the sidepod
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Changes I can see; front wing, floor edges, nose attachment point, sidepod inlet, more of a shoulder at the rear of the sidepod, rear wing (larger, sharper V in the gaps of the end plate)
This doesn't look remarkably different to the late-season 2024 car, other than the more aggressive rear wing endplate and some subtle sidepod tweaks. I am curious as to why many other teams have narrowed their sidepod inlets into a letterbox shape a la RB20/FW47 (granted, McLaren has not) but Haas has gone the other way. They did the same thing with the 2024 car when they switched from underbite to overbite, except it was far less elegant than the 2025 version.
The floor edge looks almost identical, although it does look like generally the sidepods are a little more cigar-shaped like McLaren and less bulky (with greater undercut) than the 2024 Haas or Ferrari. Slightly more of a waterslide too; probably significant repackaging of the radiators and internals despite the fact that it doesn't look too different on the outside.
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Topside of the sidepod has been reshaped a fair bit too, by the looks of it. It's more immediately downward sloped rather than the flatter top of the 2024 car.
Is it just me, or have Haas substantially reduced the volume of the airbox? Looks like they're aiming to get more undisturbed air to the rear wing. Reminds me of Ferrari's change in philosophy last year.
Maybe I am at peak delusion after a barren winter and am seeing things that aren't really there, but the more I look at it the upper flap (not the DRS flap) of the rear wing is really strange. Obviously there is the largest disconnect we have seen at the endplate but also it seems like there is an odd overlap between the rear wing main element and this upper portion.
I tried to highlight in yellow what I mean (compare to post above with un-annotated version); I looked at other cars of this generation and can't seem to find anything exactly like this. These teams are really looking for incremental gains at this point.
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