Red Bull Technical Director Pierre Wache insists that copying its car concept won't enable rival Formula 1 teams to replicate its success without actually understanding... read more »
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This season will mark the third year of the current ground-effect design rulebook. The status quo is allowing teams to coalesce around the Red Bull-style downwash sidepod car... read more »
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With F1 set to embark on its third year of the current rules set, there is growing anticipation of a major convergence of designs as Red Bull's rivals try to stop the team... read more »
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Ferrari will stick to their design philosophy with their 2024 F1 car rather than converging to a Red Bull-inspired concept, it has been reported. read more »
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Normally, our 'Revealed' F1 issues begin by looking at the new rules for the season ahead and what impact they could have on the campaign to come. But, with such... read more »
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There are no signs that McLaren's development curve is beginning to tail off, after its strong in-season progress in 2023, according to Team Principal Andrea Stella.... read more »
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James Allison has hinted that Mercedes' 2024 F1 car will look different to its predecessors due to changes made to the team's processes. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has revealed how feedback from the simulator has relayed that the team’s 2024 charger "feels like a car for the first time in two... read more »
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Mercedes doubled down on its failed 2022 concept in 2023, which left it unable to bridge the gap with the dominant Red Bull squad as it beat Ferrari to a distant second place... read more »
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Alpine is holding its 2024 season launch, which will also involve its World Endurance Championship team, on 7 February.One week later, Mercedes is pulling back the curtains on... read more »
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McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella is confident that there are still “opportunities to find lap time” within the current set of Formula 1 regulations. In 2022 a radical shift... read more »
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As part of an effort by grand prix racing's chiefs to improve overtaking, F1 switched to a ground effect rules concept from the start of the 2022 season. But the nature of... read more »
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AlphaTauri Formula 1 Technical Director Jody Egginton asserts that adopting a downwash aero concept doesn’t guarantee success in this era, citing the "devil is in the... read more »
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In the wake of Red Bull's total domination of F1 in 2023, it is anticipated that its competitors will converge on the concept that the Milton Keynes-based team has put to... read more »
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Since the current regulations were introduced in 2022, teams have gravitated towards the downwashing concept, following the lead of pacesetters Red Bull.However, Egginton says... read more »
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Red Bull's technical director Pierre Wache has said that the FIA cannot continue to 'put patch on patch on patch' by trying to improve the concept of 2026 cars. read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff must take responsibility for the team's decision to retain the 'zeropod' car concept at the start of 2023, claims Sky... read more »
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A new chassis, new front and rear suspension, new gearbox and honed aerodynamics and sidepods will be the most visual changes to its heavily revised challenger. In Formula 1,... read more »
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Mercedes made a surprise call to continue with its 'zeropod' sidepod design and overall car concept first conceived in 2022's recalcitrant W13 at the start of... read more »
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Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff admits the side's 2022 Formula 1 car is his "biggest mistake in recent years" but defended the decision to retain that concept... read more »
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Mercedes Technical Director James Allison has denied that the team’s ‘zeropod’ concept was the “decisive factor” in its struggles over the previous two Formula 1 seasons. The... read more »
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Christian Horner has admitted his Red Bull team were "surprised" to see Mercedes initially persist with their F1 car concept that had "clearly failed". read more »
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Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner admits the team was “very surprised” when Mercedes’ W14 car initially retained the same concept from 2022 that had “clearly failed”.... read more »
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Charles Leclerc has revealed how he was stunned by observations Lewis Hamilton made about the behaviour of Max Verstappen's Red Bull car at the Mexican Grand Prix. Despite... read more »
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Christian Horner has admitted he was 'very surprised' that Mercedes opted to stick with the same cars concept as the previous season, claiming they 'clearly... read more »