Leclerc entered the race weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez feeling optimistic given Ferrari's strength at high downforce tracks this year and the set-up... read more »

World champion blames lack of downforce for difference in pace to Red Bull, while Christian Horner hints at sandbagging by the German team. read more »

The world champion had arrived in Mexico City well aware that Red Bull would likely have the edge, with its car and engine package having proved so good at the high-altitude... read more »

Lewis Hamilton conceded Red Bull appear to have more pace than Mercedes at the moment, and he needs more downforce. read more »

In high-downforce specification, Leclerc took Ferrari's SF21 to pole in Monaco. He might have won his home event if he'd been able to compete in the race, with damage... read more »

Mercedes' strong straightline speed has been the source of fresh intrigue as the world championship battle between the Brackley team and Red Bull enters the final stages... read more »

Charles Leclerc has admitted that Ferrari gambled on qualifying being dry after opting for a low downforce setup for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

Charles Leclerc says he hopes Ferrari can fight for a podium finish at Formula 1's Turkish Grand Prix after opting for a low downforce set-up. Leclerc struggled during the... read more »

McLaren's Lando Norris says the 2022 Formula 1 cars are not as nice to drive compared to the current models. New technical regulations next year will see less downforce,... read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

From a slow low downforce track, Carlos Sainz says today's cars means drivers can achieve "crazy" lap times at the Hungaroring. read more »

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 »