McLaren technical director James Key does not think it will take much of the 2021 season for teams to return to 2020 downforce levels. read more »

Formula 1 teams should be close to recovering all the downforce lost with new aero rules in the early stages of the 2021 season, reckons McLaren technical director James Key read more »

McLaren has become the first Formula 1 team to unveil its new car ahead of the 2021 season, presenting the MCL35M to the world. Despite the freeze in the technical regulations... read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison believes that Formula 1 aerodynamic rule changes mandated for this season will initially trim performance to 2019 levels read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison says trying to recoup aerodynamic performance lost under revised regulations has been one of its main challenges during the... read more »

F1 2021's new aero rules set to cut downforce by simplifying the floor and diffusers, but on the grid there are 2 prevailing floor setups - Mercedes' low rake, and... read more »

Max Verstappen has called on Red Bull to recover lost downforce if he is to challenge Mercedes this season. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks there is no chance Formula 1 teams will be able to produce faster cars next year in the wake of downforce cuts read more »

Formula 1 drivers had been chomping at the bit to experience the high-speed swoops of the Istanbul circuit with the current generation of high-downforce cars, but a... read more »

At the start of the week Mercedes suggested that lap times in the 1:20s could be feasible upon Formula 1's return to Istanbul Park after a nine-year absence. Back then... read more »

The Mercedes Formula 1 team did not initially believe the sensors that indicated Valtteri Bottas had lost 50 downforce points after hitting Ferrari debris in the Emilia Romagna... read more »

The Formula 1 2021 season is fast approaching and so are it's technical regulation changes, so Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes decided that the Portuguese Grand Prix was... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says that the Renault Formula 1 team has lost out on the "slippery" surface at Portimao due a lack of downforce compared to its main rivals read more »

Renault's Formula 1 boss says its performance at the Nürburgring means it has dispelled doubts it had over its high-downforce package, but is wary of the gap is still has... read more »

Max Verstappen is confident Red Bull can be "in the fight" across the Russian Grand Prix weekend despite being left with work to do following a day dominated by... read more »

Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks downforce levels for 2021 could have been cut even further as he expects minimal change next season. read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes that the FIA could have trimmed even more downforce from the cars than has been specified in the 2021 Formula 1 regulations read more »

The upcoming regulation changes for 2021 will see Formula 1 cars lose up to 10% of their downforce compared to 2020. read more »

Team bosses believe that planned regulation changes for 2021 relating to downforce will (initially) have a big impact. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he's encouraged by the progress Renault is making on high downforce tracks after a strong showing at Mugello. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes Renault has "the car in a better place" on high-downforce circuits after an unexpectedly strong performance at Mugello. read more »

Renault Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo believes a strong performance by the team in Mugello indicated that the car is improving on tracks where higher downforce is required read more »

Pirelli's prototype 2021 tyres will finally be trialled by Formula 1 teams during practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix. Pirelli is set to retain its current tyres for a... read more »

Max Verstappen says Red Bull's lack of performance in Formula 1 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix is no cause for concern as he believes it's down to the low... read more »

Romain Grosjean was left frustrated after qualifying at Monza following changes to his set-up that failed to improve the speed of his Haas car. The Frenchman, who was... read more »