James Allison has denied that Mercedes' sidepods were the reason for their underperformance this year. read more »

After more than a season of Mercedes going it alone in pursuit of its zeropod concept, it finally abandoned the idea as it pursued the growing trend for what has become known... read more »

The start of F1's new ground effect era witnessed some interesting variation in sidepods, with Red Bull one of many to adopt what is known as a downwash design. Elsewhere... 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 »

A push to reduce overall car weight is behind Mercedes' decision to return to an all-black livery for the 2023 F1 season.  read more »