Sebastian Vettel admits that he is "lacking a bit of pace" and that his Aston Martin needs more downforce to compete higher up the field. read more »

Questions over the design of the Red Bull rear wing in particular were floated in Barcelona last weekend after Lewis Hamilton suggested its design was 'bendy'.The... read more »

The Grove-based team's current challenger shows good form in certain conditions, but its downforce levels and balance can be impacted quite heavily by the wind or... read more »

It duly arrived at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix with some new parts to evaluate as it aims to enhance the performance of the MCL35M.The parts were first tested by... read more »

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel has failed to score any points in his first three races with Aston Martin, having struggled with the car's rear-end instability... read more »

Four-time F1 world champion Vettel joined Aston Martin for this season following his exit from Ferrari at the end of last year, linking up with Lance Stroll.Vettel had hoped to... read more »

George Russell described Formula 1’s Portuguese Grand Prix as Williams' "most difficult race since 2019" as he regressed through the midfield on Sunday. Williams... read more »

During the opening two F1 races of the season, Aston Martin voiced unease that the change to floor rules for 2021, aimed at cutting downforce, had excessively punished the low... read more »

The FIA moved to reduce downforce on the cars for 2021 in a bid to slow speeds on safety grounds, focusing on rules for the design of the floors of the car.The downforce cuts... read more »

It emerged in Bahrain that teams running low-rake cars - such as Aston Martin and Mercedes - appeared to be hurt more by the updated aerodynamic rules for 2021 than those with... read more »

Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafnauer says he wants discuss the situation over 2021's aerodynamic regulations with the FIA amid his squad's apparent loss of... read more »

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 »

What makes a Formula 1 downforce track different to a power track? We've all heard the terms before, but different tracks require vastly different car setups to get the... read more »

The pace shown by F1's top two teams at the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix left Mercedes in no doubt that its form had been hit by new rules introduced this year.In... read more »

In its push to create more downforce and reduce the drag on its FW43B car for 2021, Williams opted for an aggressive design approach that causes its performance to dip in windy... read more »

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 »

Mercedes endured a difficult pre-season test programme as the team struggled with rear-end instability on its new W12 car following the downforce cuts introduced for... read more »

If you're a regular viewer of Sky Sports and Channel 4's F1 coverage, you'll no doubt have heard the pundits and commentators talk about high downforce and power... read more »

Caught up in a restart clash with Pierre Gasly, McLaren have confirmed Daniel Ricciardo's MCL35M suffered floor damage. read more »

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 »

McLaren has revealed that Daniel Ricciardo ran with a damaged floor for much of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, which "cost a considerable amount of downforce". The... read more »

Speaking after his single day driving the FW43B in pre-season testing earlier this month, Williams driver George Russell said he expected the team's 2021 performances to... read more »

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 »

After a spate of tyre failures at last year's British Grand Prix, the FIA took a two-pronged approach to addressing the loads on tyres in 2021 by first mandating an... read more »

For the first race in Bahrain, as expected, the main aerodynamic changes concerned the floor, an element which the new 2021 aerodynamic rules tried to limit its contribution to... read more »