Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou appeared to trigger anti-stall when he attempted to launch from fifth on the grid after starring in qualifying. As he worked to recover, he nosed... read more »

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella stated that "pretty much every single aerodynamic part" on the MCL60 machine will change as part of a three-stage development... read more »

The shape of teams' sidepod designs has been thrust into the spotlight in F1's latest ground effect era as initially there was a fascinating variety of different... read more »

The American-owned outfit has long pursued the same sidepod design as Ferrari, which provides it with its power unit and a raft of customer parts. But while it made complete... read more »

The huge leap forward that McLaren has made with its Austrian and British GP package, which was inspired by both Red Bull and Aston Martin sidepod ideas, has left rivals... read more »

The sidepod design on the Mercedes F1 car has been a talking point all year - and after McLaren's sudden rise, it is back in the spotlight. read more »

McLaren has proved to be the surprise of the British Grand Prix weekend as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secured second and third on the grid at Silverstone in the updated... read more »

Aramco subsidiary Valvoline Global has signed on to become the Silverstone outfit's long-term official lubricant partner.At Silverstone Valvoline's red and blue... read more »

Unlike team-mate Oscar Piastri, Norris has benefitted this weekend from the major upgrades brought to the MCL60 for the Red Bull Ring. His car was fitted with a new floor and... read more »

Aston Martin brought a new package to the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this month, featuring a heavily revised sidepod and floor.The update enabled Fernando Alonso to take... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison says a new sidepod direction is not the key change on the team's upgraded 2023 F1 car.  read more »

For the Canadian GP earlier this month, Aston Martin debuted more aggressive sidepod bodywork and a revised floor design for its AMR23 which Alonso used to secure his sixth... read more »

The F1 season may have started off with various sidepod designs, from ramps to zero-pods to bathtubs and slidepods, but one design is prevailing as the strongest option in 2023... read more »

Only Alex Albon has the updates this weekend, with Logan Sargeant having to wait until at least the next race in Austria before getting to run them.The list of parts that have... read more »

Its feat has partially been driven by the additional CFD and wind tunnel time afforded by its relatively poor performance last season.However, it also has been helped by a... read more »

The change in how air behaves over the top of the sidepod may appear to be quite subtle, which is why teams have long played down the significance of the performance gain from... read more »

As part of an upgrade delivered at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Italian squad abandoned the bathtub in-wash sidepod design that it had used since the start of 2022. Instead, the... read more »

George Russell denies that abandoning its zero-sidepod philosophy is the reason for Mercedes Barcelona performance. read more »

For the return of ground-effects at the start of 2022, Red Bull (downwash), Ferrari (in-wash) and Mercedes (size-zero) all developed radically different sidepod designs.With... read more »

Max Verstappen has joked that Red Bull's next F1 car upgrade will feature no sidepods so "everyone can go back to that".  read more »

The Maranello-based team has moved away from the bathtub in-wash sidepod concept it has used since the start of 2022 to a more Red Bull-style downwash solution for this... read more »

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says his team's revised sidepod design will "open a door" to a new development path for their 2023 F1 car.  read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons it will be tough for Mercedes to compete with Aston Martin and Ferrari at the Spanish Grand Prix amid expectations the pair will bring upgrades this... read more »

As reported by Autosport earlier, Ferrari is abandoning its long-running in-wash style sidepod concept for a Red Bull-style downwash design.As our exclusive images show, the... read more »

The Italian outfit is bidding to turn around a disappointing start to the campaign where it has especially struggled with the race pace of its new SF-23.But as it gets ready to... read more »