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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Pirelli's F1 boss Mario Isola expects less slow-corner downforce and more in the fast corners with the 2022 cars. read more »
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Pierre Gasly believes Formula 1 drivers will need an open mind when adapting to the new-for-2022 cars, following the unveiling of AlphaTauri's AT03. Formula 1 is adopting... read more »
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The FIA has introduced all-new regulations for this season in a bid to help cars race each other better. The cars have shifted away from generating much of their downforce from... read more »
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Red Bull expect this year's all-new cars will be a "lot quicker" on the straights as the downforce generated is "quite efficient". 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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Formula 1 is undergoing a radical change this year with completely new cars, aimed at boosting overtaking opportunities by allowing them to follow more closely without losing... read more »
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F1 will introduce a new technical ruleset for this year, featuring an overhaul of the aerodynamic regulations that could shake up the pecking order.The goal of the new... read more »
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While the regulations are not specifically designed to make overtaking easier per se, the hope is that the new concepts will allow drivers to follow their rivals much closer... read more »
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The FIA’s technical head of single seaters, Nikolas Tombazis, is hoping that the new for 2022 technical regulations will result in the gap between the quickest and slowest... read more »
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Four-time F1 world champion Vettel joined the rebranded Aston Martin team for this season following his exit from Ferrari, linking up with Lance Stroll.While Aston Martin... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says the 2022 cars do not feel so different to drive than the 2021 cars in the simulator, even if the downforce levels are a little bit lower on next seasons cars. read more »
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Aston Martin lost more than seven-tenths of a second per lap thanks to the rule change surrounding downforce ahead of the 2021 season, according to Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer. read more »
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A push by the FIA to cut back on downforce for this year, to help ease the stress on tyres, triggered some changes to the floor and bargeboard regulations.These alterations,... read more »
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If one of them could get a top speed edge over the other, then that could prove decisive in holding the advantage over the course of the grand prix itself.It was no surprise,... read more »
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Hamilton's front wing had taken a double battering in the Jeddah race on Sunday, following a clash with Esteban Ocon at the restart and then having run into the back of... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel reckons Aston Martin's biggest weakness this year is that the AMR21 is a "draggy car" that lacks downforce. read more »
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While the fast sections of the new Jeddah track are expected to favour Mercedes in the fight at the front, the characteristics looks set to blow wide open the battle for best... read more »
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The squad has faced a run of issues with its medium downforce configuration in the last few grands prix, which have given it headaches throughout practice.TV images have shown... 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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Of those on the current grid, only Sergio Perez and Nikita Mazepin have previously raced at the track, in GP2 Asia and the MRF Challenge respectively.Others have had to fit... read more »
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Nikita Mazepin ran as high as eleventh - his best running position all season long - in Mexico City, but quickly fell to the back and ended eighteenth on Sunday. read more »
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The German manufacturer had arrived at the Mexico City race concerned that title rival Red Bull would have a significant performance advantage in both power and downforce... read more »
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For all the talk about tyres and downforce, it's still a bit of a mystery how Red Bull lost out to Mercedes in qualifying. read more »
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Mercedes entered the race weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez expecting to trail Red Bull for outright pace, with the high downforce requirements of the track playing... read more »