Haas introduced a revamp of its VF-23 at the United States Grand Prix that resulted in it becoming the final F1 squad to adopt the downwash sidepod concept that Red Bull has... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg concedes that Haas didn't receive the instant "boom" the team needed from its recent Formula 1 upgrades to return to regularly scoring points... read more »
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Fernando Alonso asserts that it's incorrect to base Aston Martin's 2023 Formula 1 season on the mindset used in "football" where "only the last result”... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen insist that the debut of Haas’ revised car at last weekend's United States Grand Prix delivered a “positive” initial impression. Having... read more »
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After switching from Alpine, Alonso's 2023 got off to a positive start with six podiums in the opening eight races, as Aston was transformed into Red Bull's regular... read more »
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In a bid to add performance and finally cure an in-race tyre wear problem that has hobbled its whole season, Haas brought a key update - new floor, sidepods, engine cover - to... read more »
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The team rented a workshop in Austin leading up to the event to modify its VF-23s to become the final team to converge around the downwash sidepod concept pioneered by Red... read more »
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The American team has made big revisions to the sidepod, engine cover bodywork and floor of the VF-23 ahead of the final five races of the current campaign - in the process... read more »
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Kevin Magnussen says the eagerly-anticipated car concept change Haas is introducing at the United States Grand Prix is "exciting" amid a "tough year" for... read more »
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The new bodywork continues to employ the downwash ramp concept that AlphaTauri has been using since the start of this regulatory era. However, it also blends some concepts seen... read more »
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The American-owned outfit has remained an outlier in sticking to the in-wash solution that technical partner Ferrari has begun the new regulations rules era with.But with... read more »
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However, despite some clearly more prescriptive regulations, there were distinct differences between each machine, with the sidepods, in particular, offering a wide variety of... read more »
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From testing in 2022 until May's Monaco Grand Prix, Mercedes pioneered the use of its 'zeropod' car architecture. It then switched the W14 to run a downwash... read more »
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After more than a season of Mercedes going it alone in pursuit of its zeropod concept, it finally abandoned the idea as it pursued the growing trend for what has become known... read more »
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The centrepiece to those changes was made to its sidepods, and builds on the conceptual shift taken at the Monaco Grand Prix when it opted to abandon the 'zeropod'... read more »
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The shape of teams' sidepod designs has been thrust into the spotlight in F1's latest ground effect era as initially there was a fascinating variety of different... read more »
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Only Lando Norris has the updates at his disposal for the time being, with Oscar Piastri forced to wait until the British Grand Prix as the team prepares enough parts for both... read more »
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The start of F1's new ground effect era witnessed some interesting variation in sidepods, with Red Bull one of many to adopt what is known as a downwash design. Elsewhere... read more »
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The F1 season may have started off with various sidepod designs, from ramps to zero-pods to bathtubs and slidepods, but one design is prevailing as the strongest option in 2023... read more »
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Its feat has partially been driven by the additional CFD and wind tunnel time afforded by its relatively poor performance last season.However, it also has been helped by a... read more »
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As part of an upgrade delivered at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Italian squad abandoned the bathtub in-wash sidepod design that it had used since the start of 2022. Instead, the... read more »
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For the return of ground-effects at the start of 2022, Red Bull (downwash), Ferrari (in-wash) and Mercedes (size-zero) all developed radically different sidepod designs.With... read more »
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The Maranello-based team has moved away from the bathtub in-wash sidepod concept it has used since the start of 2022 to a more Red Bull-style downwash solution for this... read more »
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Ferrari opted for the in-wash bathtub solution, Mercedes had its zeropods, and Red Bull went for a downwash idea.As time has gone by, most of the grid have picked up the... read more »
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As reported by Autosport earlier, Ferrari is abandoning its long-running in-wash style sidepod concept for a Red Bull-style downwash design.As our exclusive images show, the... read more »
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