ALTHOUGH SPECULATION RAGES about the influence of plank flexibility on the Red Bull RB18’s relatively smooth ride (see Mark Hughes’s column), there is clearly more to it than just that. Sergio Pérez’s qualifying accident at Monaco led to the car being craned off the track, making its floor fully visible.
It showed a floor with a higher and more domed tunnel roof than those of Mercedes or Ferrari, theoretically making it more tolerant of variations