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What F1 rear wings are telling us about the 2024 tech battle

While downforce remains an important factor, you will not get far these days if it comes with too much drag. The rewards are huge if you can deliver a car that is super strong in a straight line.

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How Red Bull's unique F1 cooling approach helped boost its top speed in Jeddah

While it lagged behind the super slippery Haas that topped the official speed trap in qualifying, the RB20 was best able to balance its straightline potential with brilliant downforce for cornering too.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Tech images from the pitlane explained

McLaren has modified its rear wing for Saudi Arabia with a dipped section in the centre of the mainplane and upper flap present, while a similarly curved notch has been taken out of the upper flap’s trailing edge.

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Mercedes goes aggressive with rear wing tweak for Saudi Arabia

The high-speed venue requires a different aerodynamic configuration than last time out in Bahrain, with lower downforce and reduced drag a key aim.

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What we learned about the new F1 car designs in the Bahrain GP

And while that may have been disappointing from a tech perspective, it has at least given us some time to dig a bit deeper into a lot of the ideas that were hidden away in early running.

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Bahrain GP: Tech images from the F1 pitlane explained

There’s nowhere to hide for Formula 1’s teams as they gear up for this weekend’s track action, which starts a day earlier than usual.

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Mercedes has new adaptable F1 suspension trick on W15

At the time, it was believed that the Brackley-based outfit had done it as a diversionary pre-season tactic to throw rivals off the scent about what it was really up to. After all, teams aren’t allowed to fit redundant suspension elements on cars.

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The cooling tweaks that opened the door for Red Bull’s bold sidepods

While much of the focus has been on the visuals – and especially the inlet arrangement – what is actually just as fascinating are the changes made internally to allow the shift in design in the first place.

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The cooling tweaks that opened the door for Red Bull's bold F1 sidepods

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What is the difference between F1 push-rod and pull-rod suspension?

A big talking point of Formula 1 car design is push-rod and pull-rod suspension.

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Bahrain F1 testing: Tech images from the pitlane explained

This was a last chance for teams to try new parts and run aerodynamic tests ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, which begins on Thursday.

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Bahrain F1 testing: Tech images from the pitlane explained on day two

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz set the fastest time across the day, but only after team-mate Charles Leclerc dislodged a drain cover which took time to fix.

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Bahrain F1 testing: Tech images from the pitlane explained, Day 2

The loss of running while a drain was fixed, after it was dislodged by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, gave us even more time to spy on the cars in the pitlane and in their garages...

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Bahrain F1 testing: Tech images from the pitlane explained

Wednesday was our first chance to see all the cars together with nowhere to hide their latest design developments and secrets ahead of the new season.

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Unpicking the secrets of Red Bull’s brave new F1 sidepods

Rival teams have been offering up their own renditions of the underbite inlet and undercut solution that Red Bull has developed over the last two seasons.

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Why W15 F1 car shows Mercedes keeps doing things its own way

This is proven once again by some of the design choices it has made with its latest challenger, the W15.

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Why new F1 W15 shows Mercedes keeps doing things its own way

This is proven once again by some of the design choices it has made with its latest challenger, the W15.

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Can Alpine make F1 design ideas count to move up the grid?

However, it has failed to leverage the kind of performance that results in consistent performances, which is something it hopes to resolve with the arrival of the A524.

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Five times new Formula 1 cars delivered shocks

Firstly, let’s wind it back to 2009, a turbulent period which had seen Honda quit F1 amid the global financial crisis at the end of the previous season. Its works outfit was subject to a management buyout that resulted in Ross Brawn’s name being emblazoned across the car and the…

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The Red Bull clues thrown up from Andretti's F1's wind tunnel model

It makes little sense for the American outfit to abandon its project just in case it gets a reprieve ahead of 2028, and the scale of progress it has made so far on its F1 ambitions was made public recently.

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The key details to look out for when F1 launch season begins

But while some of the design elements spotted in that period will be smoke and mirrors, and sometimes even just flat-out something not being run in 2024, we should get a pretty good idea of the main concepts that will be raced.

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Tech rewind: When Formula 1’s launch season turned ugly

But with the countdown now well underway to the unveiling of the 2024 cars, it is a good moment to reflect on that moment 10 years ago when F1’s regulations opened the door for perhaps the ugliest cars we had ever seen.

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F1 tech review: Red Bull finds new ways to pull further ahead

Let’s take a look at some of the car’s more impressive details, while also uncovering what changes Red Bull made during the course of the season to ensure its dominance.

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F1 tech review: Mercedes takes design U-turn to beat Ferrari

This resulted in a large-scale update arriving in Monaco with further adaptations being implemented throughout the remainder of the season.

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F1 tech review: Ferrari follows rivals’ route to get back on track

It came very close to overhauling Mercedes for the runner-up spot to the dominant Red Bull.

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