Last month's wet race at Spa-Francorchamps had to be abandoned after three laps behind a safety car because conditions were not good enough to allow the current generation... read more »
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The track looks easy on paper but it's actually quite difficult to nail a lap there because with a low downforce set up and the long braking zone the car is moving around... read more »
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The banking was designed with the intention that drivers could open DRS on entry and thus have a better chance of pulling off a passing move on the following straight.However,... read more »
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Like most teams, Mercedes opted to run different wing levels on its cars during practice on Friday to try to find the right compromise between straightline speed and downforce... read more »
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Unpredictable wet weather for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix has complicated matters for the drivers regarding the typical downforce-level balance needed to set the... read more »
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Crash.net rounds up the story of Friday practice ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix as the 2021 Formula 1 kickstarted following its summer break. read more »
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The strict homologation rules put a limit of the scope of changes anyone could make from their 2020 challengers, plus there was the added complication of new floor rules aimed... read more »
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After a one-year delay F1 will introduce a brand-new set of regulations featuring cars that generate more downforce from the floor and are therefore more racy and less reliant... read more »
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The Silverstone-based squad had a tricky start to the season with F1's new floor rules, designed to cut downforce, especially hurting its low rake concept.But after... read more »
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Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin says the team was surprised by Red Bull's "odd" decision not to use its maximum downforce rear wing at Formula 1's Hungarian... read more »
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Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner praised Max Verstappen's battling drive after picking up substantial damage to his car in the first-lap carnage at the... read more »
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The damage to Max Verstappen's Red Bull RB16B was such that "Mick Schumacher had more downforce" in Hungary, according to team boss Christian Horner. Verstappen... read more »
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Max Verstappen's RB16B had "less downforce than Mick Schumacher" in the Haas after his lap 1 drama at the Hungarian Grand Prix. read more »
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Upon our return to the Hungaroring, F1TV Tech Talk host Sam Collins explores how the low speed, high-downforce track and high Hungarian weather temperature impact the cooling... read more »
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From a slow low downforce track, Carlos Sainz says today's cars means drivers can achieve "crazy" lap times at the Hungaroring. read more »
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz believes the Hungaroring's reputation as a slow-speed circuit that favours high-downforce cars has been blown away by F1's development in... read more »
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Carlos Sainz says the "crazy" downforce of modern F1 cars has ensured the Hungaroring is no longer a low-speed circuit. read more »
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Carlos Sainz has claimed the Hungaroring is not the low-speed layout it used to be with the "crazy high downforce" of the current cars transforming the venue. read more »
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Off the back of a recent run of encouraging races, including Leclerc finishing runner-up at the British GP, the Italian squad is upbeat about the progress it is making with its... read more »
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Ahead of last week's British Grand Prix, F1 officially presented its all-new car for 2022, with a live car being shown off at Silverstone.The new cars for 2022 have been... read more »
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At several grands prix, the two outfits - and indeed even the drivers within them - have opted to go in different directions.It's been a balancing act between opting for a... read more »
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Mercedes says it has calculated that Lewis Hamilton lost around 30 points of downforce after sustaining damage to his Formula 1 car in the Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff revealed Lewis Hamilton lost an estimated "30 points" of downforce after suffering damage from the Red Bull Ring kerbs. read more »
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Mercedes has outlined that Lewis Hamilton lost "about 30 points" of downforce with a heavy kerb strike at Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix. Hamilton ran second at... read more »
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Hamilton had moved up to second place in the opening stint of the race after starting fourth on the grid, running clear of Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas and McLaren's... read more »