Like most teams, Mercedes opted to run different wing levels on its cars during practice on Friday to try to find the right compromise between straightline speed and downforce... read more »

In particular, the straightline speed boost that has been witnessed since the arrival of Honda's second power unit at the French GP has left Mercedes chasing answers about... read more »

Max Verstappen has become so frustrated by repeated questions about Red Bull's straightline speed gains that he wants to "print out" proof it is not down to... read more »

Verstappen opened up a 12-point lead over Lewis Hamilton at the top of the F1 drivers' championship with victory in France last weekend, passing for the win with two laps... read more »

With Red Bull and Mercedes locked in an ultra-tight fight for this year's F1 championship, the scrutiny on the strengths and weaknesses of both their cars has increased... read more »

Max Verstappen's triumph at the French Grand Prix helped him and Red Bull extend their lead in F1's title battles.On a weekend when Red Bull's straightline speed... read more »

Amid concern from the FIA that a number of teams were exploiting flexible rear wings to get a straightline speed boost, new rigidity tests are being introduced from the French... read more »

A number of outfits, including Red Bull, Ferrari, Alpine and Alfa Romeo, have been using clever aero designs to flex their wings at high speed for a straightline boost.However,... read more »

The FIA is introducing new tests from the French GP to ensure that rear wings are not flexing too much and handing some teams a straightline speed advantage on the... read more »

The subject become a hot talking point at the Spanish Grand Prix, when Lewis Hamilton suggested Red Bull had been running a 'bendy' rear wing to boost straightline... read more »

The Italian outfit spent much of its effort over the winter focusing on an all-new engine design aimed at overcoming the power deficit that hurt its form in 2020.It was clear... read more »

The AlphaTauri driver impressed with the second fastest time of the test on the final day, putting in a lap that was just 0.093 seconds off Max Verstappen's benchmark... read more »

Mattia Binotto is confident Ferrari has successfully addressed one of its biggest weaknesses heading into the 2021 F1 season.  read more »

Ferrari's hope of fighting back from last season's dreadful P6 hinges on whether the Scuderia can recover their lost straightline speed. read more »

Ferrari is confident its new SF21 car will not suffer from the same straightline speed deficit this year that hurt its form so much in Formula 1 last season read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says the team's straightline deficit at the Russian Grand Prix was "skewed" by Honda's power unit running out of battery... read more »

Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto say his team's Belgian Grand Prix woes are not just down to its lack of straightline speed, as a number of issues are holding it back read more »

Numerous Formula 1 teams have brought lower-downforce wings in preparation for the Belgian Grand Prix in a bid to boost their straightline performance and top speed read more »

Ferrari admits that its 2020 engine is "not as strong", and that it must now overcome a straightline speed deficit to its Formula 1 rivals after working to improve... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari's new Formula 1 car is "a bit draggy", causing it to trail its rivals for straightline speed through pre-season testing read more »

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner believes his team's straightline speed advantage at high altitude is just as much down to downforce levels as it is engine power read more »

Mattia Binotto has again insisted there was nothing strange about Ferrari's drop in straightline speed in Brazil as they once again gave up speed for cornering. read more »

Ferrari says its reduced straightline speed at the Brazilian Grand Prix was down to an aerodynamic configuration that meant it 'almost matched' Formula 1 rival Red... read more »

Ferrari insists that it has changed 'nothing' on its power unit following the latest Formula 1 engine rules technical directives, despite rivals suspecting its... read more »

Max Verstappen's Formula 1 rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel say they are surprised by Red Bull's straightline speed performance in Brazilian Grand Prix... read more »