This was a last chance for teams to try new parts and run aerodynamic tests ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which begins on Thursday. Mercedes F1 W15 with sensorsPhoto by:... read more »

Formula 1 teams use pre-season testing to extract as much data as possible via various methods - flow-visualisation paint and aerodynamic rakes included. Both play a key role... read more »

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has supported Lando Norris amid concerns the British driver has regarding the strain put on his back by this latest generation of Formula 1... read more »

Red Bull's RB19 started off the 2023 F1 season as the clear car to beat. With such a strong gap between Red Bull and the rest of the pack, clearly they've done... read more »

There was plenty of early doors aero rake action, just as there was on day one, with teams using that time just as the session kicks off to do some constant speed runs before... read more »

The change of F1 rules for this year to move towards ground effect cars has led to a reset in terms of how they handle.With the cars also being heavier and running much lower... read more »

AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly led the pack out of the pits when the first four-hour session of the three-day event got underway at 10am local time - the Frenchman's car... read more »

Do F1's floors hold the key to success under the 2022 Technical Regulations? Formula 1's overhaul may have impacted teams a lot, but there's been a lot of... read more »

Teams have been unveiling their initial designs for the 2022 season over the past couple of weeks as F1 gears up for the start of a new technical era.Technical bosses have... read more »

A push by the FIA to cut back on downforce for this year, to help ease the stress on tyres, triggered some changes to the floor and bargeboard regulations.These alterations,... read more »

Formula One has recently been dominated by two very different car design philosophies. To end the speculation, we do an analysis of the effects of high rake car design. read more »

Red Bull had run the low-drag specification of rear wing it had trialled at Baku in a bid to capture more straightline performance from its RB16B at Spa-Francorchamps and... read more »

Like Mercedes, with its low rake approach Aston Martin was particularly affected by the new aero rules. Performance director, Tom McCullough explains how the team turned things... read more »

The Silverstone-based squad had a tricky start to the season with F1's new floor rules, designed to cut downforce, especially hurting its low rake concept.But after... read more »

The Mexican faced a tough challenge at the start of the 2021 F1 season in trying to adapt to the unique handling characteristics of the high rake Red Bull concept.He admitted... read more »

Aston Martin knew from the get-go in last year's talks that cutting away a piece of the floor would hurt low-rake cars the most. read more »

Aston Martin believes the performance contrast between Mercedes and Red Bull compared with last season highlights how Formula 1's new aero rules have hurt low-rake cars. read more »

While Lewis Hamilton has won two of the races so far this campaign with a low rake concept, his Mercedes team has been run close by Red Bull at all three events.This contrast... read more »

The Mexican has faced a tough challenge in adapting to the unique characteristics of Red Bull's high-rake concept, having moved across from Racing Point at the end of last... read more »

The pair traded fastest times throughout the opening practice session, while Lewis Hamilton finished fifth after complaining of a balance problem early on and then failing to... read more »

During the opening two F1 races of the season, Aston Martin voiced unease that the change to floor rules for 2021, aimed at cutting downforce, had excessively punished the low... read more »

The 2021 technical regulations have introduced an interesting side-plot into Formula 1, especially with the way it has affected the teams running low-rake aero concepts.In... read more »

Team principal Otmar Szafnauer is keen to hold talks with the FIA to understand the procedures of its legislature - and although the political saga will continue to rumble on... read more »

Could Aston Martin have the legal grounds to threaten the FIA over Formula 1's 2021 Tech Regulations? Aston Martin said that they are lobbying the FIA to let them tweak... read more »

The FIA moved to reduce downforce on the cars for 2021 in a bid to slow speeds on safety grounds, focusing on rules for the design of the floors of the car.The downforce cuts... read more »