Williams not ready for first day of testing
By Steven De Groote on 17 Feb 2019, 11:04 ROKiT Williams Racing have confirmed they will not be able to run their car at the […]
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Q+A with Toro Rosso technical chief Jody Egginton
By Steven De Groote on 16 Feb 2019, 19:14 Toro Rosso’s deputy technical director, Jody Egginton talks STR14, and how the team tackled new challenges, […]
Sam Bird is the word – Mexico City ePrix Preview
By jjn9128 on 15 Feb 2019, 19:32 Formula E heads to Mexico for the fourth round of the season with Bird and Virgin leading the […]
Ferrari pulls its SF90H from the stables
By Andy Urlings on 15 Feb 2019, 12:31 Ferrari pulled the covers off from its 2019 contender. The prancing horse did so in its annual […]
Raikkonen debuts new Alfa Romeo at Fiorano
By Steven De Groote on 15 Feb 2019, 00:29 Kimi Raikkonen today debuted the new Alfa Romeo Racing car for 2019 at Fiorano, Italy. Ferrari’s […]
McLaren pulls the covers off its MCL34
By Andy Urlings on 14 Feb 2019, 14:26 McLaren unveiled its 2019 contender during a live stream event inside the McLaren Technology Centre, under its […]
SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team launches in Toronto
By Steven De Groote on 13 Feb 2019, 17:29 Formula One’s newest team presented its fresh look today as Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll launched […]
Red Bull reveal first shots of RB15
By Steven De Groote on 13 Feb 2019, 14:13 Red Bull Racing have revealed the first shots of their new car, dubbed RB15. It is […]
Mercedes W10 Launch Analysis
By Andy Urlings on 13 Feb 2019, 13:22 Mercedes unveiled their car on the track of Silverstone a hour before noon. The reigning champion is […]
Mercedes debuts all-new W10 at Silverstone
By Steven De Groote on 13 Feb 2019, 12:44 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport today completed the first laps with its 2019 challenger. Named the Mercedes-AMG F1 […]
Renault launches its R.S.19
By Andy Urlings on 12 Feb 2019, 14:48 Renault is the third team to pull off the covers of its 2019 F1 contender, the R.S.19. […]
Rokit Williams reveals new 2019 livery
By Steven De Groote on 11 Feb 2019, 18:51 Williams have revealed their new 2019 car livery, introducing ROKiT as a new title sponsor. The […]
Toro Rosso launches its 2019 contender
By Andy Urlings on 11 Feb 2019, 16:16 Scuderia Toro Rosso unveiled its STR14 car for the upcoming season in an event held on youtube.The […]
Launch week: Kickstarting the new Formula One season
By Balazs Szabo on 10 Feb 2019, 20:40 The ten teams that are set to compete in the 2019 Formula One championship are working hard […]
Why are there so many penalties in Formula E?
And that’s just from the 2018/19 season so far. Are the penalties fair or overly punitive? All motorsports have rules, in fact a racing “formula” […]
2019 Front Brake Ducts
By jjn9128 on 25 Oct 2018, 05:41 The previous article in the series detailing the 2019 Front Wing Regulations can be found by clicking here. […]
2019 Front Wing Regulations Explained
By jjn9128 on 17 Oct 2018, 08:42 After the meeting of the World Motorsport Council on October 13th the definitive regulations for the 2019 season […]
Variations of vortices: vicious or virtuous?
What is a vortex? Very simply, a vortex is defined as a region of fluid which is rotating around a core of low pressure. Vortices […]
The Ground Effect
By Vyssion and jjn9128 on 10 Sep 2018, 10:58 The exact size, position, and shape of the downforce producing surfaces are dictated by regulations, initially […]
Has Ferrari truly overpowered Mercedes?
By Vanja Hasanovic on 04 Sep 2018, 20:00 While a large number of reports claim Ferrari extracts more power than Mercedes from their Power Unit, […]
Formula 1 Aerodynamics – Basics of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, part II
By Vanja Hasanovic on 14 Aug 2018, 20:00 In the second part of this article, we will further discuss important concepts of fluid mechanics and […]
Why the 2019 regulation changes have teams worried
In that meeting of the TWG an increase of the fuel allowance (from 105kg to 110kg) and a minimum driver plus seat weight of 80kg […]
Technical developments – German GP
By Balazs Szabo on 24 Jul 2018, 19:00 Ferrari’s latest development push Ferrari introduced a new configuration of exhaust and wastegate pipes. Previously, the wategates […]
Transforming Chaos; the Law of Nature, into Order; The Law of Man
By Vyssion and jjn9128 on 20 Jun 2018, 18:04 “Big whorls have little whorls, which feed on their velocity. And little whorls have lesser whorls. […]
Le Mans 24: Braking performance versus F1
By Steven De Groote on 13 Jun 2018, 22:01 Despite their similarities and incessant chase to faster lap times, the difference between braking systems in […]
Ferrari trial halo-mounted mirrors
Ferrari showed up at Barcelona with new wing mirror supports. Instead of the attachment to the chassis shoulders, the wing mirrors are linked to the […]
McLaren surprises with unique nose cone
McLaren didn’t disappoint with their much anticipated aerodynamic update to the Renault-powered MCL33. With updates all around the car, the most intriguing changes were done […]
How Ferrari's vented rear view mirrors really work
A lot has been said about Ferrari’s innovative wing mirrors. Changes like this are hard to come by these days in Formula One, but Ferrari […]
Red Bull sort out bargeboard panels
In what continues to be a crucial area of aerodynamic development, Red Bull Racing turned up in Australia with an improved version of their barge […]
Pirelli escapes trouble with standing waves in tyres
It was just 2 years ago when Pirelli attracted some negative publicity with tyre cuts at the same Spa-Francorchamps when on Friday and Saturday, images […]