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The benefits and pitfalls Red Bull and Aston Martin will face with new wind tunnels

18 days 5 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

( 208 views )

Both Aston Martin and Red Bull have access to good wind tunnels and have produced - certainly in Red Bull's case - some exceptional machinery over the past couple of... read more »

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How to set up a Formula 1 wind tunnel

21 days 4 hours ago

from: Autosport.com

( 202 views )

It was only a few years ago that some of Formula 1's brightest minds were predicting a future where wind tunnels were no longer needed. Think of the wasted expense... read more »

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Why have teams struggled so much with upgrades in F1 2024?

about 1 month ago

from: Autosport.com

( 180 views )

There was a time when F1 teams could be pretty confident that any gains found in their wind tunnels could be bolted on their cars at the next race to make them quicker.But ever... read more »

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Why "very different" dark Monza surface could be bad news for Mercedes

3 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 189 views )

Formula 1 teams face a step into the unknown this weekend with a newly resurfaced Monza set to throw up some surprises at the Italian Grand Prix.As part of a major revamp to... read more »

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Ocon: FIA shouldn't backtrack on restricting 2026 F1 aero rules

4 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 193 views )

Esteban Ocon hopes the FIA maintains a tight leash on the 2026 Formula 1 aerodynamic regulations to ensure more teams can enter the picture for victories.The 2026 rules will... read more »

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Russell: F1 aero testing time should reflect points, not standings

5 months ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 169 views )

George Russell believes that the sliding scale of wind tunnel time permitted to Formula 1 teams should reflect the amount of points scored rather than where a competitor... read more »

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Video: F1 2024's Tech Updates - Everything You Need To Know

9 months ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 454 views )

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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Video: F1 2024's Tech Updates - Everything You Need To Know

9 months ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 383 views )

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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How twin tunnels and banked corners will make Madrid F1 track distinctive

10 months ago

from: Autosport.com

( 557 views )

The track will be a mixture of street circuit roads through the exhibition building area and a smaller section of permanent track that will be built on adjacent land that has... read more »

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Video: Why do F1 teams use Wind Tunnels? ? #F1Translations

12 months ago

from: YouTube.com

( 427 views )

Our team explains why wind tunnels are so important in developing a Formula 1 car #f1 #mclarenf1 #shorts read more »

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Brown "sympathetic" to Williams F1 but warns against CapEx spending spree

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 918 views )

New Williams team boss James Vowles has passionately sought to give the team a way to catch up on its ageing Grove base's facilities.Under F1's financial rules teams... read more »

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Norris having "lots" of back issues with current F1 cars

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 402 views )

The current generation of cars must be run very low to the ground and be very stiffly sprung for the underfloor venturi tunnels and floor edges to generate the best downforce... read more »

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Video: F1 2023's Technical Evolutions Explained

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 546 views )

How have F1's technical and aero battles evolved over the first half of the 2023 season? From Red Bull's unprecedented pace to McLaren's mammoth gains, the... read more »

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Leclerc: 2023 Ferrari F1 car better on straights but slower in corners

about 1 year ago

from: Autosport.com

( 458 views )

Ferrari's F1-75 package from 2022 packed on impressive downforce levels with its heavily sculpted sidepods feeding upper level airflow into the critical floor and... read more »

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Why one F1 team thinks banning wind tunnels is "not intelligent"

about 1 year ago

from: Crash.Net

( 386 views )

With there being talk of F1 banning wind tunnels entirely from 2030, Haas' aero chief has questioned whether it would be right for the championship, labelling the move as... read more »

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Technical Insight: Further porpoising rule changes confirmed for 2022/23

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 588 views )

The porpoising phenomenon has been – and still is – the technical issue at the forefront of the 2022 Formula 1 season since the return of single-seaters equipped with Venturi... read more »

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Norris: Silverstone will highlight "big differences" in 2022 F1 cars

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 682 views )

F1 overhauled its technical regulations for the 2022 season in a bid to make it easier for cars to follow each other and battle wheel-to-wheel, improving the on-track... read more »

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Vasseur: Top teams can switch off wind tunnels to stay within budget cap

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 619 views )

Teams are currently in talks with the FIA and F1 about increasing the budget cap due to the pressures of inflation and rising freight costs resulting from Russia's... read more »

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Video: 5 Key Developments To Formula 1's 2022 Floors

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 941 views )

Do F1's floors hold the key to success under the 2022 Technical Regulations? Formula 1's overhaul may have impacted teams a lot, but there's been a lot of... read more »

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How porpoising has become the biggest F1 2022 headache

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 600 views )

For those who had not heard of it before, it is something that has not been around since F1's last ground-effect era in the early 1980s.But the return to a more heavy bias... read more »

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Examining the design trends from launch season

over 2 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 1606 views )

2022 has presented teams with a clean sheet of paper approach to the aerodynamic rules, with a return to underbody tunnels after 40 years of flat floors. In this article we... read more »

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FIA "won't hesitate" to act on F1 2022 flexi-floor "abuse"

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 792 views )

F1's all-new rules era this season has led to a shift to a more ground effect concept, with much more of a car's downforce generated by airflow running under the... read more »

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Sliders: Compare the McLaren MCL35M and MCL36

over 2 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 648 views )

McLaren became the latest team to pull the covers off their 2022 Formula 1 challenger on Friday, with the striking papaya orange and blue combination remaining. With such... read more »

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Video: Formula 1's 2022 Tech in 3D - Everything You Need To Know

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport Videos

( 1194 views )

Despite a setback from 2021 to 2022, Formula 1's technical update is nearly here. With all-new F1 car designs, tyre upgrades, fresh wings and a new-yet-familiar venturi... read more »

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Why F1's 2022 cars will be more of a handful for drivers

over 2 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 958 views )

While the regulations are not specifically designed to make overtaking easier per se, the hope is that the new concepts will allow drivers to follow their rivals much closer... read more »