McLaren started the season off the pace with a car that was both lacking overall downforce and suffering from a lack of aerodynamic efficiency, meaning it creates too much drag... read more »

Aston Martin brought a new package to the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, featuring a heavily revised sidepod and floor.The update enabled Fernando Alonso to take... read more »

Red Bull Technical Director Pierre Wache says the greatest strength of Red Bull's 2023 Formula 1 car is its aerodynamic efficiency.    The RB19 – an evolution of the... read more »

Red Bull's RB19 has been the class of the field in 2023, propelling Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez to a clean sweep of seven wins in the first seven races of the... read more »

Led by double world champion Fernando Alonso, the Silverstone team currently sits second in the constructors' championship behind Red Bull after the first five rounds of... read more »

For one round only, having the power of a 'GP2 engine' isn't insurmountable as drivers spend just 43% of the lap on full throttle - the least of any circuit on... read more »

Much of the focus around the RB19 has revolved around its top speed - and especially the way that its DRS delivers a straight-line advantage that rivals are nowhere near... read more »

McLaren introduced a new package in Baku which represented the car it felt it should have started the season with, adhering to a different floor philosophy that tried to... read more »

The phenomenal efficiency of Red Bull's DRS overtaking aid has been on full display this season, with Max Verstappen slashing through the field in Saudi Arabia to climb... read more »

As rivals try to get to the bottom of what Red Bull has done to produce such a dominant car as its 2023 challenger, there has been an increased focus on the gains coming from... read more »

As well as last year's W13 suffering from porpoising and a lack of useable downforce, it also left Lewis Hamilton and George Russell facing a deficit on the straights.The... read more »

At McLaren's 2023 launch, even before a wheel was turned, the team realised it was in for a rough start to the new season because it found it had missed its aero... read more »

The A522 car was by no means the fastest of the chasing pack every weekend, but it was on many occasions, showing particularly well at high-efficiency tracks, and in low-speed... read more »

Formula 1 is drafting plans to include active aerodynamics in the 2026 technical regulations. The idea will make up for downforce lost when behind another car with the hopes... read more »

Alonso was released by Alpine to drive an unbranded AMR22 in the Pirelli tyre test that followed the Abu Dhabi GP, giving him a useful head start as he gets to know his new... read more »

Grand prix racing's chiefs have openly been looking at introducing active aero from the start of the next rules era from 2026.This was originally spoken about as a way of... read more »

Why did Ferrari have such a bad run in Mexico? Even compared to their recent form, Ferrari was the best of the rest at the Mexican GP, finishing 5th and 6th, but the team and... read more »

Episode 2 of Power Unit 101 with @PETRONAS Motorsports is HERE! ? This time, we’re focusing on the Turbocharger, which works hand in hand with both the ICE and the ERS to bring... read more »

Alpine A522 rear wingPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaAlpine has a new beam wing layout this weekend, with the upper of the two elements on the A522 reduced in chord, in order to improve... read more »

When safety is a number one priority, it's important to ensure 100% accuracy and efficiency in every possible area of operations. Go behind the scenes with SentinelOne and... read more »

Traditionally, high fuel consumption was deemed a good thing, proving that a car was being driven at the limit and that view is still shared by many petrolheads across the... read more »

F1 will introduce new graphics at this weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix in order to raise awareness of the efficiency of the sport's power units as it pushes its... read more »

As the value of a slipstream is so high at the high-speed track, qualifying sessions at Monza have always been fraught as drivers battle for track position to get a tow from... read more »

Nicholas Latifi thinks Jost Capito's approachability and all-round efficiency has helped to improve Williams' fortunes this season. read more »

It requires the maximum amount of downforce, a well-handing chassis, excellent traction and being good on the brakes.And, whereas at other tracks, aero efficiency can be the... read more »