As consistently reported on The Flying Lap, Pastor Maldonado has been showing great promise ever since he made his F1 debut in Melbourne last year; we were also very... read more »

Nico Rosberg, 7th: "That was a difficult day for us and a very strange race. We didn't manage to find the right tyre management so I lost two positions towards the... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 3rd: "This third place is not what we had expected. We were counting on making a step forward that would allow us to get into Q3 with less difficulty than... read more »

A lack of downforce has been Paul di Resta’s downfall so far in 2012, although this hasn’t stopped the Force India driver from scoring points in both... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says McLaren must improve its car's low-speed downforce and speed up its pit stops in order to remain competitive ahead of the next race read more »

The first Hermann Tilke-built Formula One track hosts its 14th Malaysian Grand Prix this year, and it’s endeared itself to the teams and drivers over that period. It has... read more »

Lewis Hamilton insists McLaren's MP4-27 will get similar amounts of downforce as other cars this season despite their "normal" nose... read more »

Red Bull has devised a “clever” way of reclaiming some of the downforce lost through the banning of blown diffusers. That is the claim of Jean Francois... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that the launch version of McLaren’s new MP4-27 car featured a dummy diffuser and ‘plastic’ exhaust exits. With... read more »

Having launched the MP4-27 just a few minutes ago along with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button has declared that the outfit need to be strong from the outset and... read more »

McLaren’s drivers have removed the covers from the new MP4-27. The launch presentation took place at the team’s Woking factory on Wednesday morning, hosted... read more »

There's a new Formula 1 gadget for 2012.  Already being developed, teams are experimenting with active ride height systems. The idea... read more »

The teams have received basic data about the 5.137km Buddh International Race Circuit, such as the corner radii and the length of the straights, but we’ll have to wait until we... read more »

Williams simulations of the Buddh circuit indicate a high downforce and medium braking severity track, which should also be reasonably hard on the tyres. read more »

The FIA is to introduce new restrictions on what teams can do with engine-mapping in 2012, as the ruling body seeks to stop the use of engine exhaust gases for downforce. read more »

Mercedes is experimenting with an innovative front wing that uses the f-duct concept to boost downforce. read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has revealed that Lewis Hamilton lost about 10 points of downforce early in the Korean Grand Prix because of an unidentified problem. read more »

James Allisson, technical director of Lotus Renault GP has admitted that the front exit exhaust (FEE) has handicapped the team's car to perform well at low downforce... read more »

James Allison says Renault have paid a heavy price for using a forward-facing exhaust system and designing a car that is "extremely unforgiving"... read more »

Lotus Renault GP’s struggle at high downforce street circuits continued, as Bruno secured P15 and Vitaly P18 at Singapore’s Marina Bay Circuit. After struggling in Monaco and... read more »

A new floor is part of Lotus’ maximum downforce package for this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. The cars of Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli will also be... read more »

From Monza to Singapore means even more than the difference between day and night. Opposite to what was needed for the Italian high speed track, the spectacular city circuit at... read more »

Red Bull Racing has not had a fantastic record at Monza in recent years, with their cars notoriously quick on higher downforce circuits but slower at the low downforce Italian... read more »

Timo Glock’s car could be seen sliding dramatically during Italian Grand Prix qualifying, with the German suffering a distinct lack of downforce as his DRS... read more »

Jenson Button has admitted that he is yet to make a decision over the downforce level he will use for the rest of the weekend, with McLaren opting to test a larger rear wing... read more »