Mercedes technical director James Allison has downplayed the significance of adding sidepods to the W14 in the team's recent upgrade package. read more »

Mercedes technical director James Allison says a new sidepod direction is not the key change on the team's upgraded 2023 F1 car.  read more »

The F1 season may have started off with various sidepod designs, from ramps to zero-pods to bathtubs and slidepods, but one design is prevailing as the strongest option in 2023... read more »

The German manufacturer has been encouraged by the step forward that has been delivered by the major update it first introduced at the Monaco Grand Prix. A revised floor, new... read more »

Its feat has partially been driven by the additional CFD and wind tunnel time afforded by its relatively poor performance last season.However, it also has been helped by a... read more »

Aston Martin have tweaked their sidepods heading into the F1 Canadian Grand Prix. read more »

The change in how air behaves over the top of the sidepod may appear to be quite subtle, which is why teams have long played down the significance of the performance gain from... read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner declares his side has not felt threatened by Mercedes’ recent resurgence, citing it has not closed the gap even with its revised car. After... read more »

As part of an upgrade delivered at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Italian squad abandoned the bathtub in-wash sidepod design that it had used since the start of 2022. Instead, the... read more »

The German manufacturer produced a notable step forward in form at the Spanish Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and third behind race-winner Max... read more »

George Russell has suggested that Red Bull would still have the fastest F1 car this year even if they elected to run it with no sidepods.  read more »

George Russell denies that abandoning its zero-sidepod philosophy is the reason for Mercedes Barcelona performance. read more »

George Russell has defied claims Mercedes' double podium success at the Spanish Grand Prix was down to finally adopting sidepods on its 2023 car, arguing Red Bull would... read more »

For the return of ground-effects at the start of 2022, Red Bull (downwash), Ferrari (in-wash) and Mercedes (size-zero) all developed radically different sidepod designs.With... read more »

Mercedes persisted with its troubled 2022 car concept in the belief that dialling out porpoising would unlock its true potential on the new W14.But it turned up at Bahrain... read more »

Max Verstappen has joked that Red Bull's next F1 car upgrade will feature no sidepods so "everyone can go back to that".  read more »

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has admitted it was a "tough decision" to change the sidepods on the team's 2023 car. read more »

Ferrari opted for the in-wash bathtub solution, Mercedes had its zeropods, and Red Bull went for a downwash idea.As time has gone by, most of the grid have picked up the... read more »

Max Verstappen was in a league of his own as he headed a dominant Red Bull one-two in opening practice at the F1 Spanish Grand Prix, as Ferrari debuted their upgrades.  read more »

Ferrari's upgraded car for the Spanish Grand Prix features sidepods and other features similar to the dominant Red Bull car. read more »

Ferrari have confirmed their new sidepods, while Mercedes and Red Bull also bring upgrades, to the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

As reported by Autosport earlier, Ferrari is abandoning its long-running in-wash style sidepod concept for a Red Bull-style downwash design.As our exclusive images show, the... read more »

Mercedes' long-awaited developments to the sidepods of its W14 challenger - plus new suspension arrangement, tweaked floor, rear wing and rear brake winglets - finally... read more »

And while the big-ticket items, such as the sidepods and front suspension, were obvious talking points, there were also some interesting detail changes that emerged too.  In... read more »

The German manufacturer introduced a major update at the Monaco Grand Prix, which included new sidepods, revised front suspension and floor tweaks.While the nature of the Monte... read more »