Technical updates: 2026 Dutch Grand Prix

Ferrari, McLaren, Alpine and Aston Martin have the biggest upgrade packages as the 2026 season resumes with a Sprint weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix.

An unsettled weather forecast and one single practice session at Zandvoort has led some teams to avoid introducing any major new developments, but Ferrari has brought a significant floor update. The package includes the floor body, floor board and floor edge, with associated changes to the diffuser and beam wing to make use of the changes in airflow to the rear of the car.

Ferrari says the floor “targets a global increase in aerodynamic load across the entire operating range, combined with improved robustness of the underlying flow mechanisms, enhanced flow topology, and greater flow energy delivered to the rear diffuser.”

At McLaren, the second part of a two-phase upgrade is introduced, focusing on the rear of the car. There’s a new rear wing assembly that includes creases in the rear wing endplate, while the central bodywork around the tailpipe has been adapted to work in conjunction with the new rear wing, and the rear brake ducts have been revised.

In terms of overall components, the most significant change is at Alpine, with Pierre Gasly (pictured above) receiving a new aerodynamic package. All elements of the floor have been upgraded to deliver more efficient downforce and increased load, with the diffuser also reprofiled. Alongside those changes, the sidepods and bodywork have been redesigned, while there are further modifications to the rear brake drums, rear impact structure and rear wing flap profile.

With only one package available in time for Zandvoort, Alpine has explained that Franco Colapinto will receive identical components from the next race in Monza.

Most of the focus has been on Honda’s new power unit, but Aston Martin also has new components on its car following its major update in Hungary. Minor tweaks to the final front wing element and front wing end plates improve on what was introduced at the previous race, while there is a new floor fence and adjustment to the lower edge of the diffuser winglet based on what Aston Martin learned in Budapest.

The only two other new parts are across two front-running teams, with Mercedes detaching the front lip of the brake drum from the duct inlet on the front end of its car to improve aerodynamic flow quality, while Red Bull has also modified its front corner to improve reliability of the wheel bodywork assembly.

Williams, Racing Bulls, Haas, Audi and Cadillac have not brought any new components to the Dutch Grand Prix.