It's a brand new car, built to a set of fresh regulations and hasn't been raced yet. So why is Glickenhaus giving away the technical details to its Le Mans Hypercar? asks Lawrence Butcher
Since 2014, Formula 1 preseason testing has been characterised by one certainty, Mercedes will appear from the garage on the dot of 9am then proceed to relentlessly put in lap…
Despite a token system limiting updates year on year, coupled with relative regulatory stability moving into 2021, development through Formula 1’s off-season has been as intense as ever. Changes to…
Lotus 21 inboard suspension There are certain elements of modern Formula 1 car design that are universal and barely warrant a second glance; one example being the use of inboard…
Ulrich Baretzky's innovations with direct injection and diesel engines helped power Audi to 13 Le Mans victories. Ahead of his retirement in June, he looks back on his triumphant career
When Honda pulled the plug on its F1 project at the end of 2008, the car may have lived on with Brawn GP badging, but its innovative hybrid system was lost.
In its 70 year history, Formula 1 has led the race to stop quickly, not least when Gordon Murray and Brabham introduced carbon brakes
If or when they ever arrive, the new Formula 1 regulations will place tight limits on teams updating their transmissions. However, if we scroll back 15 years, no such restrictions…
A decade when only two teams have won world championships, amid tight technical restrictions, doesn’t offer the greatest promise when it comes to engineering innovations. But over the past decade,…
Throughout testing this year, one clear area of differentiation between cars (beyond the noses), is the bargeboards and sidepods. The former have increased in complexity year on year, particularly since…
As the new Racing Point RP20 rolled out for pre-season testing, even the most casual of observers could see it bore more than a passing resemblance to last year’s Silver…
Finally, on day two of preseason testing there was genuine excitement as eagle-eyed observers noticed something unusual about Lewis Hamilton’s steering inputs to the W11. In addition to turning the…