After a challenging start to the 2022 campaign, where the Silverstone-based squad had to change concept early on, it believes it has made a good step over the winter.Technical... read more »
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As part of an optimisation process conducted over the winter, Ferrari has targeted key areas of improvement that it thinks can lift it chances for the new season.The first is... read more »
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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 »
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The Woking-based outfit has used this weekend's Marina Bay event to bring what it calls its biggest development step of the year so far.The comprehensive changes include... read more »
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The new upgrade package includes a new floor and sidepods, with Norris getting priority on it for Singapore as Ricciardo will take delivery of it next weekend in Japan.The... read more »
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With the new floor and diffuser of the ground-effect generation of cars offering very different design challenges compared to the past, the learning curve is still pretty... read more »
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Let's take a look at some of the more interesting solutions we've seen so far, which might be registering on the radar of other teams or has already influenced the... read more »
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The American-owned outfit has introduced a major overhaul of its 2022 F1 challenger at the Hungaroring, having held back so far on any developments.The tweaks to the bodywork,... read more »
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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 »
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As technical director Francois-Xavier Demaison said: "We can really call it a new car, because the list of parts we kept is much shorter than the ones we changed."The... read more »
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Mercedes aren't too proud to look at Red Bull's design, but the floor not the sidepods. read more »
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It has not only been applying optimisations to a package that was delivering a relatively good uptick in performance, but it has also been studying its rivals' solutions... read more »
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Williams has heavily revamped its FW44 for the Silverstone race in a bid to help push it up the F1 grid.Taking some inspiration from the Red Bull concept, the Williams changes... read more »
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The team has made a significant change to the shape of the bodywork where the sidepods and engine cover meet.This has created distinctive channels for which the airflow will... read more »
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While it's obvious that the changes will have an effect on the external airflow stream, there's also a considerable amount of work that's gone on under the... read more »
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The more restrictive regulations in terms of design freedom prompted fears that the only variation we would see among cars would be with the sidepods.However, as the F1 season... read more »
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Like most teams, Alpine brought updates to the Spanish GP last month, including a high downforce rear wing, new front endplates and revised rear brake drum winglets.For the... read more »
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At last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix, Aston's AMR22 was revealed as one of several heavily revised machines, with changes to the car's sidepods and the cooling... read more »
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2 years after the last copying controversy, Aston Martin is back again with a new sidepod and floor design that very closely resembles Red Bull's 2022 design. But is that... read more »
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With the German manufacturer having data from pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when it ran with its launch spec sidepods, the event will also be... read more »
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Having failed to make much progress in getting the concept to work, with the W13 beset by porpoising problems, the Barcelona event is key to its future.With Mercedes having a... read more »
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Mercedes could revert to fatter sidepods with Spanish GP set to be the decision-maker. read more »
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The Grove-based squad has been removing paint from its FW44 over the past few races, with the first stage happening in Australia and further tweaks being made for the recent... read more »
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For the shrinked sidepods have been widely accepted as an aggressive but fully legal design. The same cannot be said of the way Mercedes has implemented its mirror solution on... read more »
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Damon Hill believes Mercedes' "slim sidepod" concept could be causing "trouble" for the team. read more »