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. […]
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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 […]
Internals of Ferrari's 2014 water-to-air intercooler exposed
Thanks to the bankrupty and public sale of some assets of the former Marussia F1 Team, we now get to take a very up-close look […]
Mercedes kicks off the development war
The Spanish GP is usually the venue of the introduction of the first significant development packages of a season. This year, Red Bull was expected […]
Mercedes S-duct evolution
While other teams have been busy copying Mercedes’ S-duct inlets in the nose cone, the championship team itself was busy further developing its own device. […]
Mercedes trials chimney via dorsal fin
The Mercedes F1 W08 was seen in testing at Barcelona with a shark fin that features an opening on top. This hot air outlet is […]
2017 design trends: adoption of the S-duct
Having been tried, used and developed by several teams in recent history, 2017 finally looks to become the year in which (nearly) all teams add […]