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 »

On Friday, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff explained that the team's analyses "have shown that the high-rake concept has lost less downforce than the lower rake" and... read more »

The German manufacturer conducted a deep analysis of the troubles it suffered in pre-season testing, when main rival Red Bull enjoyed a confidence boosting three days of... read more »

The real potential of Ferrari’s new SF21 is still difficult to establish after just three days of testing in Bahrain, however both the drivers and the members of the Maranello... read more »

Pirelli's Mario Isola believes that despite the aero regulations intended to reduce downforce levels this year the cars will still be as fast. read more »

Limited to just three days of testing this year, Formula 1 teams faced a much smaller window than usual to get up to speed before the new season - but it still gave enough time... read more »

The FIA introduced a raft of measures over the winter targeted at slashing downforce to put less strain through the tyres.The new regulations included cutting away a section of... read more »

George Russell has revealed Williams is steeling itself for a 'yo-yo season' after developing a car that has clawed back lost downforce but is incredibly wind sensitive. read more »

Haas F1 rookie Nikita Mazepin says he "almost crashed" during testing when he decided to briefly try and follow Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi in order to... read more »

Nikita Mazepin has revealed he "nearly crashed" his Haas after attempting to simulate the downforce loss of following another car during pre-season testing. read more »

Floors have been the subject of much interest this season, with the regulations mandating changes to their design in order to cut downforce levels, but teams will have worked... read more »

The world champion outfit had launched its W12 earlier this month but been open that it was not fitted with a real version of the floor that it would be running in 2021.With... read more »

New aero rules introduced to cut down on downforce ahead of 2022's new concept cars mean that Formula 1's 2020 machines will probably go down as the fastest ever read more »

McLaren technical director James Key has explained the extent to which this year's aerodynamic restrictions have reduced downforce levels compared to last season. read more »