It had to face up to the reality that new regulations had appeared to hamper the low rake runners more than their high rake counterparts.However, while fellow low rake runner... read more »

It emerged in Bahrain that teams running low-rake cars - such as Aston Martin and Mercedes - appeared to be hurt more by the updated aerodynamic rules for 2021 than those with... read more »

Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafnauer says he wants discuss the situation over 2021's aerodynamic regulations with the FIA amid his squad's apparent loss of... read more »

The Silverstone-based team thinks that the changes made to the regulations for this season to cut downforce have unfairly penalised teams that run low rake cars.It, along with... read more »

Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle feels Mercedes' low-rake concept is taking the focus away from other issues the team have with their W12 car. read more »

The pace shown by F1's top two teams at the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix left Mercedes in no doubt that its form had been hit by new rules introduced this year.In... read more »

If there were two topics dominating the headlines as F1 left Bahrain, it was track limits and rake - and we're not referring to the excellent Australian TV series... read more »

Andrew Shovlin says Mercedes can still win the title with their low-rake car, they just need to make "some clever decisions". read more »

James Allison says that how much the new regulations have benefited high-rake cars is a big question that nobody knows the answer to yet. read more »

Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the low-rake teams warned last year that the regulation changes would hurt them. read more »

It's a question that even the team itself can't yet answer, despite the example of Mercedes providing some encouragement.This was supposed to be the year when,... read more »

The German manufacturer suspects that F1's new aero rules have hurt the low-rake cars much more than their high-rake rivals.Customer team Aston Martin, which also runs a... read more »

Szafnauer has blamed the rule tweaks for the team's loss of competitiveness since the end of last season, when as Racing Point it was a regular podium challenger and took... read more »

Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafnauer says they're not giving up on this season despite losing "about a second a lap" to their high-rake rivals. read more »

Could Mercedes' W12 be the 2nd strongest car of 2021? Hamilton and Mercedes may have won the 2021 Bahrain GP, but eyes are on Red Bull's RB16B to be the faster car of... read more »

Red Bull's improvements this season are not only down to the new rules with Max Verstappen adamant one can't put it solely "on that". read more »

The changes to the floor, brake ducts and diffuser were originally aimed at cutting downforce by 10%, although indications suggest teams have already clawed back a... read more »

Convinced the new floor regulation hurts low-rake cars more than their high-rake rivals, Andrew Shovlin says Mercedes "can't suddenly" lift the W12's rear 3cm. read more »

Aston Martin boss Otmar Szafnauer believes the regulation changes for 2021 means the team has lost "about a second" in relative performance owing to its design... read more »

Mercedes and Aston Martin are paying the price for their low-rake car designs with Toto Wolff conceding they have "lost more" pace than high-rake cars. read more »

For in a year that had the risk of being a stale repeat of 2020, with teams carrying over their chassis, the performance swings shown at the Bahrain season opener have been... read more »

It's been a long time coming, but finally Mercedes appear to have a real challenge on their hands. And all because of a rake... read more »

The team formerly known as Racing Point endured a tough first qualifying of the season in Bahrain on Saturday, with Sebastian Vettel left "upset and angry" after... read more »

On Friday, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff explained that the team's analyses "have shown that the high-rake concept has lost less downforce than the lower rake" and... read more »

With growing indications that the lower-rake cars have come off worst with F1's 2021 rule changes, it appears that those affected have been hard at work trying to mitigate... read more »