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Why F1’s most boring car tweaks are now making the difference in the fight for wins

When it comes to Formula 1 car upgrades, it is always more exciting when there is a new wing, or sidepod concept, to get your teeth stuck into.

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The new Ferrari F1 upgrades overshadowed by its old bouncing problems

Ferrari fast-tracked a new upgrade for the Spanish Grand Prix in a bid to keep pace with the clear steps that its Formula 1 rivals have made in recent weeks.

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Ferrari fast-tracks upgrades in F1 Spanish GP push

Ferrari has managed to get its latest Formula 1 upgrades ready for the Spanish Grand Prix as it bids to bounce back from its Canada struggles. Even before the team’s changes are formally confirmed in the FIA submission document ahead of opening free practice, the modifications to its sidepods, 'Cobra' winglets…

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How Mercedes tamed its troublesome W15 F1 car

Mercedes started the season with a W15 that proved a tricky beast for both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

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How Red Bull has taken another leap with F1’s rear wing trend

The semi-detached rear wing tip solution is one example of this right now – as rivals clearly saw the potential on offer when Aston Martin and Alpine simultaneously debuted original versions of the two slightly different solutions in Monaco last year.

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F1 Canadian GP: New updates from Mercedes, Red Bull explained

Mercedes has made changes to the position of the track rod and lower front suspension arm, as it looks to better utilise the revised airflow characteristics of the front wing that was introduced in Monaco.

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How Red Bull creates the perfect strategy for Verstappen and Perez

Devising and implementing the perfect race strategy is a real ‘team effort’ in Formula 1. However, every team has a couple of people who are particularly tasked with determining the right plan of attack. Red Bull Racing has three: Head of race strategy Will Courtenay, principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz…

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What Mercedes' new front wing tells us about its F1 recovery plan

The design is a clear philosophy departure from what the team started the season with, and points to a shift of approach as the German manufacturer aims to get its W15 performing better across a range of speeds.

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What could be behind Red Bull’s kerb-riding problems

As Max Verstappen confessed on Saturday, an inability of the car to ride the kerbs in the same way as rivals, whilst also failing to deal with Monte Carlo’s bumpy track surface, meant inherent weaknesses had been ‘found out’ now that the squad no longer had a comfortable performance margin…

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How F1's top teams went all in with their Monaco rear wings

Cost cap restrictions have sometimes led teams to question whether the investment of a Monaco-only rear wing is worth it, or whether they are better off just sticking with a higher-downforce specification that can be used at places like Budapest and Singapore.

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F1 Monaco GP: Tech images from the pitlane explained

Red Bull has a higher downforce rear wing configuration in Monaco, with a flat leading edge on the mainplane that leads into a tightly wound transition with the endplate.

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F1 Emilia Romagna GP: Tech images from the pitlane explained

This shot of the Mercedes W15’s sidepod and bodywork out in the pitlane, rather than being installed on the car, shows the internal make-up of the cooling louvres.

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How Mercedes is going "all in" as first F1 upgrade steps appears in Miami

After a bunch of experiments over the first races of the campaign, the team thinks it finally has a direction it needs to pursue in a bid to deliver a package that is both quick in high-speed corners but then not sacrificing performance in the slow sections too.

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China F1 upgrades in full, from tweaked headrests to new floors

However, with the fight in the F1 pack so intense this year, everyone equally knows that small gains can make a big difference in the pecking order.

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From tweaked headrests to new floors: China’s F1 updates in full

However, with the fight in the F1 pack so intense this year, everyone equally knows that small gains can make a big difference in the pecking order.

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The Haas F1 updates that have bucked a sprint race trend

With so little practice running before parc ferme conditions beginning for sprint qualifying and the sprint itself, it is all too easy to get lost with the impact of any developments.

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Red Bull's inner F1 cooling secrets explained

While its super small sidepod inlets, and eye-opening undercut, are the most visually grabbing elements, there is a lot of detailed work that has gone into bringing the entire package together to deliver the required cooling and aero needs.

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F1 Japanese GP: Tech images from the pitlane explained

A look at the two front wing specifications available to Alpine in Japan, with the newer of the two being the upper one (splattered with green flo-viz paint). Note not only how the shape of the upper flaps differ considerably different but also how the team has made the switch…

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F1 steering wheels: Why customised controls are vital to drivers

The wheel still steers the car – not everything has changed! – but this simple function to direct the car has been added to time and again.

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Ferrari’s simple F1 design tweak that helped topple Red Bull

Ferrari introduced a new but simplistic solution in Melbourne, as a winglet could be found mounted either side of the curved exhaust surround and rear wing pillar mounting on the SF-24.

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Australian GP: Tech images from the F1 pitlane explained - Day 1

A small but interesting feature was added to the rear wing pylon on the Ferrari SF-24 in Australia, as the team employed a winglet on either side of the assembly. It's somewhat surprising that we haven't seen teams do this before, given it is clearly allowable within that box region.

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Australian GP: Tech images from the F1 pitlane explained

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Australian GP: Tech images from the F1 pitlane explained

A look under the covers at the Mercedes W15’s power unit installation, along with the ancillary components such as the radiators within the sidepods and the cooler mounted above and behind the engine.

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Why Ferrari bucked the trend with its F1 2024 suspension choice

With rivals like Mercedes and Aston Martin switching over, it had been anticipated that the entire grid would do so – but Ferrari joined Haas and Williams in doing its own thing.

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