Many innovative ideas have been used to improve F1 cars since the Hybrid Era began, but what about the ideas that the FIA said No to? From 2018's complex front wings, to... read more »

Mercedes says it was forced to 'take a fresh look' at the design of its new W06 following the unexpected mid-season ban of FRIC suspension in 2014. read more »

You probably don’t need me to tell you that in F1 2014-style there have been plenty of things to fuss over. And we have. To name a few (deep inhale) the new rules, noise,... read more »

Lotus Deputy Team Principal and Technical Director talk Spa, updates, silly-season waffle, FRIC, classic tracks and the need for a summer break. read more »

Lotus says it is still struggling to adapt to the loss of its Front and Rear Interconnected (FRIC) suspension which was removed before the German Grand Prix read more »

The ban on front and rear inter-connected suspension systems certainly didn't change the pecking order as some predicted, but one of the biggest losers was Lotus and... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes the recent FRIC suspension ban might benefit him in his fight against team-mate Nico Rosberg. The Briton is known to be heavier than Rosberg, even after... read more »

Lewis Hamilton thinks the loss of FRIC suspension is going to help him to come back stronger when the Formula 1 season resumes after the summer break read more »

Formula 1's key figures believe the loss of FRIC suspension systems from cars will show up more at the Hungarian Grand Prix than it did in Germany. read more »

Jenson Button believes the characteristics of the Hungaroring will bring the recent banning of the FRIC systems into greater focus. read more »

While the FRIC saga passed without controversy, two teams considered protesting Mercedes for entirely different reasons. read more »

Romain Grosjean has no doubts that Lotus has been hurt by being forced to remove its FRIC suspension system for this weekend's German Grand Prix read more »

Lotus duo Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado believe that the team has been negatively affected by the removal of the Front and Rear Interconnected Supension System [FRIC].... read more »

Lotus' Romain Grosjean qualified in fifteenth and Pastor Maldonado nineteenth after a searing hot qualifying session at the Hockenheimring for the German Grand Prix. read more »

James Allison has given his reaction to the clampdown on FRIC suspension systems, with Ferrari’s chassis technical director thinking that any shake-up of the F1 field... read more »

Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado feel the move to outlaw FRIC for the German GP has had a greater effect on Lotus than their rivals. read more »

Despite the banning of the FRIC Suspension (Front-and-Rear Interconnected Suspension), the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS team once again saw their two drivers finish first and second... read more »

This was a very busy day, affected by the particularly high temperatures and the new element of FRIC being banned. read more »

One of the big items to focus on today was to get the car optimised to run without FRIC and we've done a pretty good job. read more »

Ferrari has backed the FIA's handling of the FRIC controversy, even though Formula 1 teams have faced a headache in removing the suspension systems from their cars. read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident Ferrari will adapt to running without FRIC [Front and Rear Interconnected] suspension and said he did not feel a huge difference during Friday... read more »

Fernando Alonso says the only way to learn how big an impact the loss of FRIC suspension has been would be to run back-to-back comparisons read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull has closed the gap to Mercedes at this weekend's German Grand Prix, but says it's still too early to tell if it is down to the... read more »

Jenson Button is confident that McLaren will cope well after the removal of front-and-rear-interconnected suspension, explaining that his car feels exactly the same without it. read more »

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton topped the opening practice sessions on Friday, but the gap to rivals Red Bull and Ferrari seems to have closed up.... read more »