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 »

The American-owned outfit spent much of 2023 trying to get to the bottom of why its VF-23 car was fast in qualifying but would struggle so much to look after its tyres in the... read more »

The radical overhaul of the technical rules for 2022 shifted the aerodynamic bias, with the underside of the car taking the priority over top surfaces to produce 60% of total... read more »

Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has warned that the team’s incoming Red Bull Powertrains engine for the 2026 Formula 1 season simply “has to work.” Red Bull is... read more »

Haas finished 10th in the 2023 constructors' championship after a difficult season that saw Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg occasionally shine in qualifying but lack... read more »

Ferrari arrived at the start of 2023 with an evolution of the 2022 car that challenged Red Bull at the start of last season but then faded away.The SF-23 again proved promising... read more »

McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella has credited the team’s restructuring of its aerodynamic department as the “fundamental enabler” of its mid-season turnaround in 2023.... read more »

FIA’s Single Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis believes that the issue of Formula 1cars struggling to follow each other in racing conditions “won’t get much worse” next season.... read more »

Formula One's governing body, the FIA has formally confirmed that teams have been banned from carrying out aerodynamic and CFD testing on their 2026 F1 cars until 1... read more »

Ferrari brought a new floor to Suzuka in September in a bid to improve its aerodynamic efficiency.The revamp featured changes to the front floor fences, floor edge, mid floor... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted to keeping a close eye on rival F1 teams' designs and feeding back his discoveries to Mercedes' aerodynamic department.  read more »

McLaren boss Andrea Stella has revealed that it will not just be aerodynamic developments that the team will focus on in their attempts to close the gap to Red Bull in 2024. read more »

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella insists that it is not only searching for aerodynamic improvements from its 2024 Formula 1 car to catch Red Bull. Since introducing a... read more »

Red Bull are reportedly "preparing to amaze the paddock again next year" with their F1 2024 car. read more »

After Pirelli designed new 23-inch tyres for the initial switch to ground-effects last season, subsequent aerodynamic development from teams has led to complaints about how... read more »

At 2285m above sea-level, the rarified air creates a significant challenge in respect of the car's aerodynamics, cooling requirements and the performance envelope of the... read more »

After switching from Alpine, Alonso's 2023 got off to a positive start with six podiums in the opening eight races, as Aston was transformed into Red Bull's regular... read more »

The team rented a workshop in Austin leading up to the event to modify its VF-23s to become the final team to converge around the downwash sidepod concept pioneered by Red... read more »

We introduced some new aerodynamic parts, which is never straightforward during a Sprint weekend, but with the gaps between teams being so small, we need everything we can take. read more »

As expected, the sidepod, engine cover bodywork and the floor have all been heavily revised as part of this package in an effort to bring them in line with the aerodynamic... read more »

Laura Winter is joined by our resident technical expert Albert Fabrega who demonstrates how the teams use different techniques and devices in the quest for aerodynamic... read more »

McLaren realised it had missed its performance targets over the winter so sought to play down expectations pre-season, and it only scored points in three of the opening eight... read more »

Aston came flying out of the gates in Bahrain, with its lead driver Fernando Alonso racking up five podiums in the first six races.But over the summer the going got tougher for... read more »

Alfa Romeo has been languishing near the rear of the midfield with a 2023 car that has lacked overall aerodynamic performance.It has restricted the Hinwil team to just 10... read more »

Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has downplayed Fernando Alonso's comment that his AMR23 car was "undrivable" during Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. After... read more »