The Maranello-based outfit raised some eyebrows when the front wing of its 2023 challenger featured the very same slot gap separator trick concept that Mercedes had been told... read more »


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Ferrari's F1-75 package from 2022 packed on impressive downforce levels with its heavily sculpted sidepods feeding upper level airflow into the critical floor and... read more »
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Some areas of the cars required a deeper analysis to understand their implications - with perhaps one of the biggest being the shift in size of wheel rims from 13 to... read more »
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As part of an optimisation process conducted over the winter, Ferrari has targeted key areas of improvement that it thinks can lift it chances for the new season.The first is... read more »
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Ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season, here you can see the height and weight of each driver on the grid. A driver's height and weight is important to F1 engineers as it can... read more »
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Mercedes had arrived at the United States Grand Prix in Austin with a new front wing design, but its use of provocative slot gap separators quickly garnered attention from its... read more »
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With car designers always keen to make mirrors interfere as little as possible with airflow over the car, the FIA has long had to push hard to enforce their size and position... read more »
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Albert Fabrega is back with another fabulous demonstration! He joins Will Buxton to demonstrate the magic of ground effect, and how the airflow changes as an F1 car gets closer... read more »
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Red Bull Racing RB18 detailPhoto by: UncreditedRed Bull's unique sidepod inlet design with an open top and large undercut undoubtedly has significant cooling and... read more »
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AlphaTauri AT03 rear suspension detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaAt the rear corner of the AlphaTauri AT03, note the small winglets mounted on the inner surface of the brake duct... read more »
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For the Hungarian Grand Prix, Aston Martin has introduced an aggressive rear wing concept that offers an alternative interpretation of rules that were originally intended to... read more »
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The new regulations had hoped to bid farewell to the traditional endplate and wing interaction of the past, with a curved transition between the elements.This was designed to... read more »
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With teams continuing to find extra performance from the underfloor aerodynamics given its importance, both opted to make changes in this area of the car for the French Grand... read more »
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The German got out of his Aston Martin after the Austrian Grand Prix with his face spattered with black carbon dust thrown up from his brake discs throughout the Red Bull Ring... read more »
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The team hopes the arrival of a fresh spate of parts at Silverstone might help to turn around its fortunes.Firstly, the changes made by Aston Martin for Silverstone are not on... read more »
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The team has made a significant change to the shape of the bodywork where the sidepods and engine cover meet.This has created distinctive channels for which the airflow will... read more »
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While it's obvious that the changes will have an effect on the external airflow stream, there's also a considerable amount of work that's gone on under the... read more »
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As per the original ground-effect F1 era in the early 1980s, porpoising has returned whereby airflow stalls over the floors and therefore detaches and reattaches itself to the... read more »
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Until it can cure the bouncing phenomenon, it does not want to pursue more traditional updates as it cannot be sure that it will take the W13 in the right direction.That is why... read more »
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The German car manufacturer has been battling to get on top of 'gremlins' inside the W13 that is not allowing it to unleash the full potential it believes the car... read more »
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The reintroduction of ground effect-style aerodynamics for the 2022 season has resulted in the return of a phenomenon known as porpoising, at which the heave movement of the... read more »
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F1's all-new rules era this season has led to a shift to a more ground effect concept, with much more of a car's downforce generated by airflow running under the... read more »
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Starting up front, the nose is much more domed than we've seen presented by the other teams so far, with the chassis top following a similar design.The nose tip is... read more »
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With new regulations seeing a shift in the way that downforce is created, more emphasis is being placed on how to maximise use of the airflow that runs under the car.Aston... read more »
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According to rumours filtering in from Maranello, the team could return to a triangular shaped airbox, without the two horns that set the SF21 apart from the rest last... read more »