The revisions built on the fundamental changes made to the layout of its sidepod and engine cover bodywork, plus the alterations made to the floor and diffuser earlier in the... read more »
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The Woking-based outfit has used this weekend's Marina Bay event to bring what it calls its biggest development step of the year so far.The comprehensive changes include... read more »
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With the new floor and diffuser of the ground-effect generation of cars offering very different design challenges compared to the past, the learning curve is still pretty... read more »
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After much debate, the edge of the cars' floors will be raised for 2023 and the diffuser throat height will also be raised, while the floor edges will also be stiffened to... read more »
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The American-owned outfit has introduced a major overhaul of its 2022 F1 challenger at the Hungaroring, having held back so far on any developments.The tweaks to the bodywork,... read more »
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A core group of teams led by Ferrari and Red Bull are unhappy about the scale of revisions that the FIA is intending to make to the technical regulations for next year.In... read more »
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F1 tams have become embroiled in a row over the rules surrounding floor designs for next year after the FIA revealed plans to make changes to ease the porpoising issue a number... read more »
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The FIA announced last week that it planned to introduce a raft of measures for next year aimed at eradicating the porpoising problems that some teams have suffered from.These... read more »
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Following a two-week break since the last event in Austria, teams have made use of the time to green light a series of tweaks that they hope will further boost their... read more »
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As technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison said: "We can really call it a new car, because the list of parts we kept is much shorter than the ones we changed."The... read more »
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Williams has heavily revamped its FW44 for the Silverstone race in a bid to help push it up the F1 grid.Taking some inspiration from the Red Bull concept, the Williams changes... read more »
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McLaren got off to a disastrous start the 2009 season as Brawn GP seized the initiative with its double diffuser, and then Red Bull Racing became a regular winner.It the first... read more »
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The pace has come despite the Maranello outfit not bringing any major developments to its F1-75 since the start of pre-season testing back in February.Team boss Mattia Binotto... read more »
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Since the new rules were first announced there has been speculation about the possibility of a savvy competitor matching what Brawn's own eponymous outfit did in 2009.That... read more »
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Confident that any loopholes have been well and truly shut down, Ross Brawn deems it unlikely that there will be any 2022 repeats of his 2009 title-winning innovation, the... read more »
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Rival Red Bull has been intrigued by the way in which the rear of the Mercedes drops down at high speed, to help stall the diffuser and reduce downforce and drag.The Milton... read more »
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What has McLaren done to its MCL35M to all but cement itself as 3rd best in Formula 1? McLaren has not rested after their successful 2020 F1 season, incorporating a new... read more »
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Every year a technical argument arises which dominates discussion off-track, and this year has been no different, even despite the stable regulations. In fact we’ve had a few... read more »
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For Monaco, that has led to the introduction of an interesting serrated diffuser concept that was tried for the first time in Thursday practice.The design, which only appeared... read more »
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How do Red Bull's latest tech upgrades benefit the RB16B? The Portuguese Formula 1 Grand Prix might not have been the most exciting race of all time, but the heat between... read more »
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The Silverstone-based team thinks that the changes made to the regulations for this season to cut downforce have unfairly penalised teams that run low rake cars.It, along with... read more »
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As part of a push by the FIA to slow cars down for this year, a number of changes were made to the regulations to cut downforce.A section of floor has been removed ahead of the... read more »
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The changes to the floor, brake ducts and diffuser were originally aimed at cutting downforce by 10%, although indications suggest teams have already clawed back a... read more »
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For in a year that had the risk of being a stale repeat of 2020, with teams carrying over their chassis, the performance swings shown at the Bahrain season opener have been... read more »
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While the teams were required to carry over the vast majority of their 2020 car designs for use this season, changes to F1's technical rules mandated that a... read more »