But while we may have to wait a few more days to see some of those new parts in the flesh, the break does at least give us an opportunity to reflect on some of the interesting... 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 »

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 »

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 »

Mercedes became the talk of the opening pre-season Formula 1 test at Barcelona when onboard footage revealed the team's innovative new dual-axis steering system read more »

Ferrari was keen to play up the "extreme" concepts it adopted in the development of its 2020 Formula 1 car, suggesting the SF1000 is a radical departure from its... 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 »

Formula 1 has always been about pushing the regulations to the maximum, and occasionally that includes stepping over the mark and doing all you can to avoid getting caught.... read more »

Tyrrell shocked the Formula 1 world when it launched its six-wheeled P34 in the 1970s. The car won a race in 1976 before struggling to remain competitive, and Giorgio Piola was... read more »

Ahead of Ferrari's home race at the Italian Grand Prix, legendary technical expert and illustrator Giorgio Piola revisits one of its greatest Formula 1 cars - the 640 read more »

In the year of the 90th anniversary of the Scuderia, we look back at how Ferrari broke new ground with designer John Barnard in 1989 with its smartly designed gear lever... read more »

In just three years at the start of the 1990s McLaren went from winning its fourth Formula 1 championship in a row in 1991 to failing to win a race in its first year without... read more »

One area of Formula 1 design where teams push the limits further every year is at the rear of the car, where the 'coke bottle' shape is vital to the aerodynamics. But... read more »

The concept of rake in Formula 1 car design was pioneered by Red Bull, and now almost every team on the grid has followed the team's lead. In the latest episode of our... read more »

Formula 1 has put together new details about its plans to overhaul the cars for 2021, and a small selection of journalists have had an early look at how things are shaping up.... read more »

Although Formula 1's 2021 rules have not yet been finalised, the ideas are advanced enough for technical expert Giorgio Piola to imagine how the new generation of cars... read more »