Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has conceded the team has "a lot of work to do" to 'validate' its striking sidepods concept. read more »

Pierre Gasly topped the first day of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain but it was Mercedes and Ferrari that dominated the spotlight. read more »

Mercedes rocked up on Bahrain with minimalist sidepods... could this be the trend of 2022? For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®:... read more »

Whilst Mercedes might face possible protests over its approach to the 2022 regulations, Toto Wolff insists he is "really proud" of his team's solution and... read more »

Admitting surprise at Mercedes radical approach to the 2022 regulations, Ross Brawn says he expects the W13's controversial sidepods will create a lot of debate in the F1... read more »

The German manufacturer revealed a radical new concept ahead of the start of the Bahrain test, using the Side Impact Structures (SIS) as separate fins to help shrink its... read more »

The war of words between Christian Horner and Toto Wolff has begun early this year as the two pick up where they left off. read more »

Charles Leclerc sets the pace on the opening morning of the Bahrain test, but it is the Mercedes sidepods - or lack of them - that grab the headlines. read more »

Ross Brawn has described Mercedes' 'disappearing sidepods' design as "extreme" that is set to spark "debate" within F1 over the coming days. read more »

While having no sidepods at all is somewhat detached from reality, there's good reason to suggest that Mercedes will introduce a new package that shrinks the car's... read more »

Mercedes are said to be arriving Bahrain with a W13 that doesn't have sidepods, and their rivals are worried. read more »

And while much of the attention of the public's first look at the team's true 2022 car revolved around the very aggressive sidepods, there are actually some other... read more »

Whenever something's "interesting" in Formula 1, it's usually a sign it's a good idea. read more »

What technical insights were spotted over F1's 3 day Barcelona test? From Red Bull's REAL car and brand new sidepods to car failures and... gills? Jake Boxall-Legge... read more »

Red Bull's RB18 has broken cover, the new car and its radical sidepod design on track in Spain for the start of pre-season testing. read more »

The French manufacturer has changed colour schemes for this season, off the back of a new title sponsorship with water company BWT, whose branding and iconic pink corporate... read more »

Aston Martin broke rank and unveiled their actual, real-life AMR22 F1 car, aiming to fight back in the 2022 Formula 1 season. The team showed off multiple new design ideas,... read more »

F1 teams have opted for the same design for the front end of their sidepods on their 2021 cars. So why have the engineers and designers opted to go in this direction? F1 TV... read more »

How did bargeboards evolve from a curved panel to the complex carbon fibre structures we see today? Especially over the last few years, we've seen an explosion in... read more »

What new tech makes the AMR21 an upgraded F1 car? Aston Martin has finally revealed it's 2021 Formula 1 racer, and what a beauty the AMR21 is. Sporting a British Racing... read more »

Ferrari's 2020 didn't really go to plan with it's SF1000 F1 car, but was it the worst year Ferrari have ever had in Formula 1? One top contender for the biggest... read more »

Racing Point's Sergio Perez is hopeful his car will be fitted with upgrades at the Nurburgring for the Eifel Grand Prix in under two weeks, as up to now, they have only... read more »

McLaren has revised its livery for the 2020 season, adding the #WeRaceAsOne rainbow, that already featured on the halo, to the sidepods. read more »

The aerodynamics of a current F1 car sees a maximum expression of research, development, and extremism, in the flow deviators placed between the front wheels and the sidepods,... read more »

Looking at the Mercedes W11 next to the 2019 championship-winning W10 and the most striking visual difference, besides the flashes of red from new sponsor INEOS, is the huge... read more »