After the annual summer break, the F1 circus lands on the circuit of Spa Francorchamp, a medium downforce track with 70% of the lap on the throttle. And thus free practice one... read more »
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Renault Sport Formula One Team's Ciaron Pilbeam feels Spa is on the toughest tracks to set a car up at ahead of this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix read more »
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We take a quick look at the 2019 front wing designs from Williams, Force India and Red Bull. All teams have been testing a simplified front wing design to help aid overtaking... read more »
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The Hungaroring is a challenge for Formula 1 drivers and engineers alike, and is often likened to Monaco but without the walls read more »
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In a bid to remedy his long-running downforce issues, Stoffel Vandoorne swaps chassis for this weekend's race in Hungary. read more »
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At the German Grand Prix, Williams took a step forward with its so-far troublesome FW41 thanks to a new front wing that wasn't about adding downforce or increasing top speed read more »
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Fernando Alonso has called on McLaren to investigate the downforce issues that appear to be affecting his teammate's car only. read more »
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Stoffel Vandoorne 'hasn't forgotten how to drive' amid downforce loss read more »
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Fernando Alonso says his McLaren team needs to conduct a "deep investigation" into the "clear" lack of downforce affecting his Formula 1 team-mate Stoffel... read more »
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Fernando Alonso believes McLaren lost out to Formula 1 rule changes over the winter that cost the team downforce it has been unable to recover read more »
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has admitted the team's 2018 Formula 1 car has less downforce than last year's machine read more »
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At the end of a busy session spent evaluating various new aero parts, Robert Kubica concluded that the big issue facing Williams contender, the FW41, is the lack of downforce. read more »
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Mercedes data has revealed Valtteri Bottas lost around five percent downforce from his F1 car during the French Grand Prix. read more »
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The Australian was forced to settle for fourth in France after debris caused damage to his front wing that left him compromised with downforce and tyre life. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo was left to run with higher downforce levels than his team-mate Max Verstappen in Qualifying for the French Grand Prix thanks to the rain that affected final... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo believes his high-downforce setup in French Grand Prix qualifying contributed to the 0.190s gap he had to teammate Max Verstappen, who opted for a... read more »
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Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were limited to third and fourth on the French Grand Prix F1 grid, despite running on alternative downforce strategies... read more »
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Red Bull claims it was still losing seven tenths of a second on Paul Ricard's straights despite gambling on running Spa levels of downforce in qualifying for the French... read more »
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McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says that the team's qualifying strugle in Montreal was due to high downforce levels the team has had to run due to low-speed corners read more »
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Nick Chester feels Renault can get another good result in Canada after a strong showing in Monaco read more »
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After the team's third double-points finish of the season in Monaco, focus immediately switches to Montreal, a track which places emphasis on power, balancing downforce... read more »
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Pierre Gasly will race in Canada for the first time this weekend and is expecting to find the STR13 a difficult car to drive due to the reduced downforce levels required at the... read more »
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F1 teams have come up with some weird and wonderful tricks over the years to gain as much downforce as possible, and those modifications always get bolted onto the cars when... read more »
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The Monaco Grand Prix is an outlier on the Formula 1 calendar, forcing teams to the extreme end of the scale when it comes to piling on downforce levels read more »
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Sebastian Vettel finds Formula 1's flip-flopping over aerodynamics "a bit comical" now rulemakers have pushed through a change to reduce downforce levels for 2019 read more »