All teams experienced the effect on the Spanish track's main straight to a greater or lesser degree and a lot of focus centred on Leclerc after a video clip posted by F1... read more »
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F1 squads were caught on the hop in the first pre-season test at Barcelona in Spain last week with the way the new ground-effect cars bounced down the straights.It was caused... read more »
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F1 teams were caught by surprise at last week's pre-season Barcelona test by the way that their cars suffered some extreme bouncing down the straights, thanks to the aero... read more »
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After testing the new cars in Barcelona, drivers have reported that as planned the new aero package has made it easier to follow other cars through a corner and onto a... read more »
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The F1-75 has been a consistent pacesetter from the start of track action on Wednesday, with Charles Leclerc topping the times on Thursday.The Italian team had a significant... read more »
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Albon finished the second day of running at Barcelona on Thursday in ninth place overall as he continued to get used to his new team.As well as the change to 18-inch tyres and... read more »
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The session featured the first red flag interruption of testing, with Sergio Perez stopping in the final sector during the final hour.Unlike at the start of the first session... read more »
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With teams getting their first proper running of their new 2022 challengers, Leclerc ended the first day of the three-day Barcelona test second fastest, one spot ahead of... read more »
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Speaking at the launch of Alpine's A522, Pat Fry is excited to see how the teams interpreted the new aero rules ahead of the new Formula 1 season read more »
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Alpine's technical boss, Matt Harman believes that aerodynamically the A522 will reap the benefits of the team's review of its engine architecture. read more »
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It is not easy designing a Formula 1 car to these new regulations... read more »
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The main aim of the 2022 technical regulations is to create a wake that allows following cars to maintain much higher downforce levels as they close in compared with the... read more »
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Mike Elliott says the changes in aero regulations ahead of the 2022 season have presented big challengers to Mercedes' engineers as they designed the W13. read more »
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It seems that Ferrari have taken risks both aerodynamically and power unit wise with the F1-75... read more »
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McLaren's 2022 contender, the MCL36, may look very slick with its new livery design and 2022 aero tech, but the words from its designers, and the drivers Lando Norris and... read more »
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Red Bull's Jonathan Wheatley believes Ferrari could be a team to watch in 2022 as the new aero regulations come into effect for the first time. read more »
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Despite a setback from 2021 to 2022, Formula 1's technical update is nearly here. With all-new F1 car designs, tyre upgrades, fresh wings and a new-yet-familiar venturi... read more »
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Flexing wings are a perennial topic in F1, which came up again in 2021 when two separate aero rows between Mercedes and Red Bull took centre stage.After May's Spanish... read more »
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F1 is embarking on an all-new rules era this season with ground-effect cars aimed at making the racing closer and levelling the playing field much more between teams.While it... read more »
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Aston Martin announced last year that it had signed Fallows from his role as Red Bull's head of aerodynamics to be its new technical director.However, the matter went... read more »
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Zak Brown does not believe McLaren has the infrastructure in place to be a genuine championship contender in 2022, despite the new aero rules coming into play. read more »
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Nico Hülkenberg has doubts that the new aero regulations for 2022 will make following other cars easier as the FIA had hoped it would. read more »
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The FIA is set to absorb Pat Symonds' team of aerodynamicists and set up an office in England to house them, according to a report. read more »
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Ferrari are eager to close the gap to Mercedes and Red Bull in 2022 but they cannot take anything for granted despite the new aero regulations coming into effect. read more »
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A push by the FIA to cut back on downforce for this year, to help ease the stress on tyres, triggered some changes to the floor and bargeboard regulations.These alterations,... read more »