F1 returns this week with pre-season testing, meaning cars will be back on track for the first time since 2023. It has been almost three months since the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix... read more »
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As part of a revamp that Mercedes has made to its new W15 challenger, the team has moved to a push-rod configuration on its rear suspension layout.Used to good effect by Red... read more »
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The Grove-based team elected to switch off development of the 2023 car early, so it could concentrate more on making the step it needed for this season.It could already be... read more »
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F1's 2024 season is here, and with it, new cars, the latest tech and updated regulations to follow. From sidepods and venturi tunnels to safety issues and driver cooling,... read more »
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F1's 2024 season is here, and with it, new cars, the latest tech and updated regulations to follow. From sidepods and venturi tunnels to safety issues and driver cooling,... read more »
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It is why we saw different floors on McLaren images, and Red Bull tried to hide the sidepod inlets on its new RB20 to keep the prying eyes of rivals away from what it is really... read more »
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Ferrari has opted for continual use of a pull-rod rear suspension layout and has outlined why it averted following rivals Mercedes in adopting the push-rod system used to great... read more »
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Ferrari have continued to go their own way with one key area of their 2024 F1 car. read more »
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After a livery reveal last month, McLaren has now launched their 2024 car, the MCL38. But upon looking closer at the car, it seems McLaren is hiding some developments they... read more »
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As part of a push by Red Bull's rivals to close in on the world champion squad, a deep analysis has gone into the factors that helped make last year's RB20 so... read more »
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On Wednesday, Alpine launched a 2024 challenger that is a complete overhaul of its predecessor, with technical director Matt Harman explaining "only the steering... read more »
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As part of a push to be more aggressive with its 2024 C44 design, Sauber has made some extensive changes to the car that Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will race this... read more »
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Heading that list is a major change at the front of the car, as it sports a pull-rod suspension arrangement this year, rather than a push-rod system.Both Red Bull and McLaren... read more »
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That choice was made by Red Bull and McLaren when the current regulations were introduced in 2022, and new Sauber technical director James Key was still working at the latter... read more »
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But it would be a mistake to think that the RB19 was so good just because of downforce, as there have been plenty of indications that suspension's impact on its vehicle... read more »
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As part of an effort by grand prix racing's chiefs to improve overtaking, F1 switched to a ground effect rules concept from the start of the 2022 season. But the nature of... read more »
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The American has also opened up on his reasons for not renewing the contract of team principal Guenther Steiner, and for promoting Ayao Komatsu to the role rather than taking... read more »
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Let's take a look at some of the car's more impressive details, while also uncovering what changes Red Bull made during the course of the season to ensure its... read more »
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A new chassis, new front and rear suspension, new gearbox and honed aerodynamics and sidepods will be the most visual changes to its heavily revised challenger. In Formula 1,... read more »
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The soon-to-be-renamed squad started last season on the backfoot, with a car that regularly left its drivers battling near the bottom of the midfield pack.But an impressive... read more »
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Accidents suffered by Lando Norris in the Las Vegas Grand Prix and Carlos Sainz in Abu Dhabi GP practice were both triggered by the cars hitting bumps on the track.The current... read more »
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The AlphaTauri Formula 1 team has admitted that for 2024 it intends to rectify the “error” it made in not taking Red Bull’s suspension right from the beginning of the season.... read more »
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AlphaTauri CEO Peter Bayer has admitted that the Formula 1 team's decision to develop their own suspension, rather than taking it from Red Bull, was simply an... read more »
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AlphaTauri started the season with an uncompetitive package, but launched a barrage of incremental floor updates that brought the AT04 back into the midfield battle. In... read more »
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Gerhard Berger's Ferrari speared across the track at Estoril in 1993, when the car's complex active suspension system wigged out as he exited the pit lane! For more... read more »