Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott has explained the team's thinking behind their key development for the 2023 F1 season.  read more »

His comments suggest that while the team is planning to move away from the "size-zero" design introduced in Bahrain a year ago on the W13, it won't necessarily... read more »

Now we've seen 2023's F1 race cars on track, the actual aero tech behind the speed cannot be hidden any longer. We've seen various front wing designs, floor... read more »

Mercedes technical director Mike Elliot admits that the German team could give up on its zero-sidepod philosophy, but not yet. read more »

Mercedes reportedly already has a B-spec package in mind as a contingency plan in case its revolutionary zero sidepod concept fails to produce the desired results again in... read more »

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says that Mercedes could change its unique narrow sidepod design going forward but asserted that its poor performance in 2022 was not... read more »

2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button says he is "surprised" Mercedes did not change their 'zero sidepod' concept during the off-season.  read more »

The German manufacturer launched its new W14 at Silverstone on Wednesday, with the car featuring a more aggressive version of the 'zero-pod' concept that it ran with... read more »

Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes are planning future upgrades that will change the distinctive sidepod design on their 2023 F1 car.  read more »

McLaren, like many of its rivals, switched its sidepod concept during 2022, moving away from the narrow rear body design that it employed at the start the season to something... read more »

The Woking-based team unveiled its new MCL60 at its factory on Monday evening. The car features some bold aerodynamic steps compared to its 2022 challenger, including a much... read more »

The sidepod shape on Williams' 2023 F1 car will be "the most obvious visible difference" compared to the team's predecessor.  read more »

Many feared these limits could lead to a batch of identikit machines, with only liveries and negligible design differences being the means to tell them apart.However, as F1... read more »

Mercedes were "surprised" their rivals did not find the loophole that enabled them to come up with their radical sidepod concept for F1 2022.  read more »

But while it ultimately missed out on beating its rival on countback, even getting in that battle was impressive considering how challenging the start of its year had been.The... read more »

The German car manufacturer went completely its own route for 2022, adopting a 'zero sidepod' solution on the W13, which was very different to the downwash Red Bull... read more »

Sebastian Vettel was presented with the Gregor Grant Lifetime Achievement Award at Sunday night's Autosport Awards 2022. Watch him discuss his career, his future plans,... read more »

The revisions built on the fundamental changes made to the layout of its sidepod and engine cover bodywork, plus the alterations made to the floor and diffuser earlier in the... read more »

George Russell has hinted that Mercedes could change their radical sidepod-less design for 2023, stating that the team is exploring a number of options. read more »

Red Bull Racing RB18 detailPhoto by: UncreditedRed Bull's unique sidepod inlet design with an open top and large undercut undoubtedly has significant cooling and... read more »

Mercedes failed to regularly challenge Red Bull and Ferrari at the front of the pack through the first half of this season as it struggled with porpoising and bouncing on its... read more »

The team has been struggling all season to fully understand the car built to F1's latest regulations. Occasional signs of promise have encouraged it to stick with the... read more »

With less scope for designers to think outside the box for innovative solutions, the likelihood was of a grid of lookalike ground effect machines. But things did not quite play... read more »

However, the mystery piece of debris that the Englishman retrieved from the right sidepod of his McLaren MCL36 in parc ferme was not to blame.TV pictures showed Norris noticing... read more »

Mercedes turned heads in pre-season testing when it arrived in Bahrain with a super-slim sidepod design, dubbed the 'zeropod', as one of the biggest design diversions... read more »