However, a combination of poor reliability, strategy and driver errors, and rapid progress from Red Bull, meant that the team was unable to sustain its championship challenge... read more »

With his record-breaking 14th race win of the 2022 season, Max Verstappen hit new heights in Mexico City. One crucial on-track move and a brilliant strategy call were the keys... read more »

Tom Clarkson is joined in the paddock by Fred Ferret from L’Equipe and F1's Technical Illustrator, Giorgio Piola, as they debrief the highs and lows from a weekend racing... read more »

AlphaTauri AT03 rear suspension detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaAt the rear corner of the AlphaTauri AT03, note the small winglets mounted on the inner surface of the brake duct... 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 »

Haas has trimmed the upper flap of its rear wing for Spa-Francorchamps, as it looks to reduce some of the drag being generated and improve straight-line speed.Aston Martin... read more »

Let's take a look at some of the more interesting solutions we've seen so far, which might be registering on the radar of other teams or has already influenced the... read more »

Mercedes W13 front wing endplate detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaIt's clear that Mercedes has repositioned the front wing endplate's diveplane for the British Grand... read more »

Red Bull Racing RB18 floorPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaRed Bull has added an external metal stay to help reduce flexion in the RB18's floor for the Azerbaijan GP.Red Bull Racing... read more »

While almost all of the attention on car changes has been on Aston Martin amid a copycat row with Red Bull, there have been plenty of other noteworthy ideas to emerge up and... read more »

While Ferrari and Red Bull are in a class of their own in front, the fight behind is much closer as a host of teams bid to threaten Mercedes.Alpine floor and beam wing... read more »

But their ability to be flexible at the front of the car - especially amid the restrictions of the cost cap - will be helped by clever nose solutions.The make-up of the nose... read more »

Early on in the season, Red Bull appeared to be throwing more weight behind aerodynamic upgrades in the opening half of the season than its rival.It was delivering smaller... read more »

The Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow Team has announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Giorgio Armani S.p.A which will see the Maranello-based team wear... read more »

Former Toro Rosso technical director Giorgio Ascanelli says having Sebastian Vettel is a main ingredient for creating a winning team. read more »

Adrian Newey's impact at Williams wouldn't be realised until 1992 but, as the aerodynamics guru told GIORGIO PIOLA in the 11 July 1991 issue of Autosport, the key... read more »

Giorgio Piola is a much-celebrated figure within the Formula 1 paddock, famous for his technical artworks that span over 50 years of the championship's history read more »

The technical director is a true jack-of-all-trades and is the individual in charge of uniting the design, production and race departments to ensure that the cars are built,... read more »

With a race engineer locked in, our second instalment reveals the results of who our panel of F1 experts from across the globe has voted as the best chief designer in F1’s... read more »

Winning all but one race of the 1988 Formula 1 season, the McLaren MP4/4 is one of the most successful of all time. With Honda’s hugely-powerful turbo engine in the back, and... read more »

Emerging from the ashes of Honda, the Brawn GP team took the Formula 1 world by storm after 2009's significant technical overhaul, winning both titles. Giorgio Piola and... read more »

Loaded with sophisticated electronics and driver aids, the Williams FW14B was one of the most advanced and successful Formula 1 cars of its generation. Legendary technical... read more »

Legendary F1 technical illustrator Giorgio Piola has been prowling the pit lane for 50 years and more than 800 grands prix, but there is still one of his famous drawings he... read more »

There are times throughout F1 history where a car comes along that changes how designers think about their work forever. Giorgio Piola looks back at a car that did just that -... read more »

The twin-chassis Lotus 88 is considered the last truly ground-breaking design attempted by Colin Chapman, but we never found out how fast it could have been because it was... read more »