McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has confirmed the team will wait to conclude its dialogue with the FIA before deciding on its next course of action in the flexi-wing saga. read more »
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F1's managing director of motorsport, Ross Brawn, says he would be "amazed" if a protest against Red Bull's rear wing at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is... read more »
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Mercedes has garnered the support of Aston Martin in the fight against flexi-wings and the proposed change to test protocols in F1. read more »
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Video footage of Red Bull’s rear wing tilting back at high speeds at the Barcelona grand prix courted the ire of Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton quick to draw attention to the... read more »
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Mercedes has indicated that it could lodge a protest against Red Bull if its rival runs a flexible rear wing at Formula 1's upcoming Azerbaijan Grand Prix. read more »
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Would it be a true F1 title battle between two teams without a technical controversy along the way? read more »
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Amid concern from the FIA that a number of teams were exploiting flexible rear wings to get a straightline speed boost, new rigidity tests are being introduced from the French... read more »
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A number of outfits, including Red Bull, Ferrari, Alpine and Alfa Romeo, have been using clever aero designs to flex their wings at high speed for a straightline boost.However,... read more »
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Video footage of Red Bull's rear wing tilting back at high speeds on the Barcelona straight at the previous grand prix courted the ire of Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton... read more »
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Alfa Romeo team principal Fred Vasseur has labelled the FIA's changes to rear wing load testing a "joke" and suggested teams that have done a "good... read more »
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Ferrari has admitted it is one of the Formula 1 teams that has been exploiting flexible rear wings during this season, ahead of the FIA's clampdown at the French Grand... read more »
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The FIA is introducing new tests from the French GP to ensure that rear wings are not flexing too much and handing some teams a straightline speed advantage on the... read more »
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For while a recent move by the FIA to introduce tough tests to clamp down on 'bendy wings' may have been aimed at bringing an end to controversy over the matter, the... read more »
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Ferrari are one of a handful of teams that must redesign their rear wing to comply with a technical directive issued by the FIA last week, as it clamps down on bendy, or... read more »
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Mercedes and McLaren's Formula 1 bosses have hit out at the decision to delay the implementation of stricter rear-wing flexibility tests until June, with Toto Wolff... read more »
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has warned of possible protests over the "half-baked" FIA ruling on flexible wings. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has sided with McLaren's standpoint over Formula 1's flexi-wing debate, arguing that the FIA's delayed clampdown leaves teams in... read more »
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Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff believes Formula 1 runs the risk of protests following the FIA’s action over flexible rear wings, and joked that his team would introduce its own... read more »
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With the FIA introducing a fresh clampdown on 'bendy' wings from the French GP, there is mounting concern from some outfits about the benefits their rivals can get by... read more »
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As Autosport revealed last week, the FIA is introducing new loads tests and visual checks on 'bendy' rear wings after suspecting teams were gaining an aero... read more »
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In the latest Formula 1 gossip, Max Verstappen is outperforming his Red Bull car, according to his father Jos, while the 'flexi-wing' saga rolls on with Helmut Marko... read more »
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The subject become a hot talking point at the Spanish Grand Prix, when Lewis Hamilton suggested Red Bull had been running a 'bendy' rear wing to boost straightline... read more »
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On the one side are the teams who are constantly trying to push the boundaries of the regulations when it comes to flexible bodywork.Then, fighting them is the FIA which is... read more »
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If you've ever looked at a Formula 1 car up close, you'll notice that the bodywork isn't as rigid as you may think. Thanks to aeroelasticity, F1 cars since the... read more »
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Formula 1's engineers are at their most ingenious when sidestepping the regulations to find performance - and, in this case, defying load tests to improve the car... read more »