Sebastian Vettel said he will remain open to the sprint qualifying concept as a way of creating excitement, as the "official" reasoning goes. read more »

During the opening two F1 races of the season, Aston Martin voiced unease that the change to floor rules for 2021, aimed at cutting downforce, had excessively punished the low... read more »

Ferrari struggled through its worst F1 season for 40 years in 2020 as it slumped to sixth place in the constructors' championship, scoring just three podium finishes.The... read more »

The FIA moved to reduce downforce on the cars for 2021 in a bid to slow speeds on safety grounds, focusing on rules for the design of the floors of the car.The downforce cuts... read more »

The Silverstone-based team thinks that the changes made to the regulations for this season to cut downforce have unfairly penalised teams that run low rake cars.It, along with... read more »

Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle feels Mercedes' low-rake concept is taking the focus away from other issues the team have with their W12 car. read more »

The Japanese car manufacturer has entered its final season in F1 with an all-new power unit concept that partner Red Bull will take on to run itself in the future.For the 2021... read more »

The German manufacturer suspects that F1's new aero rules have hurt the low-rake cars much more than their high-rake rivals.Customer team Aston Martin, which also runs a... read more »

Szafnauer has blamed the rule tweaks for the team's loss of competitiveness since the end of last season, when as Racing Point it was a regular podium challenger and took... read more »

The changes to the floor, brake ducts and diffuser were originally aimed at cutting downforce by 10%, although indications suggest teams have already clawed back a... read more »

On Friday, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff explained that the team's analyses "have shown that the high-rake concept has lost less downforce than the lower rake" and... read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff concedes that it is "physically not possible" for his team to switch to a high-rake concept pioneered by rivals Red Bull. read more »

The German manufacturer conducted a deep analysis of the troubles it suffered in pre-season testing, when main rival Red Bull enjoyed a confidence boosting three days of... read more »

The former Mercedes reserve and test driver is starting his second season at the rebranded Alpine team, after an encouraging 2020 campaign as he got himself up to speed at the... read more »

Could Hydrogen power a Formula 1 car? F1 might have hedged its bets with hybrid powertrains, but it is still aiming for a greener way to power its race cars in the future. In... read more »

Ferrari heads into 2021 looking to recover from its worst campaign in 40 years as it slumped to sixth in the constructors' championship last season, scoring just three... read more »

McLaren believes it is too soon to suggest that a high-rake concept is the best approach for F1's tweaked aero rules this year.  read more »

George Russell expects Williams' form to "yo-yo" this season due to a peaky aero concept on its 2021 F1 car. read more »

The Grove-based outfit believes that going down such a route with its FW43B will pay off handsomely in the right conditions and allow its drivers George Russell and Nicholas... read more »

Red Bull was one of the most secretive when it came to its new Formula 1 car launch, heavily restricting the number of images made available of the RB16B.However, it finally... read more »

Silverstone is "totally supportive" of plans to trial F1's new sprint race concept at this year's British GP, as a final decision looms on the sport's... read more »

As teams meet to discuss sprint races on Saturday to decide the grid for Sunday afternoon, F1 boss, Stefano Domenicali reveals that if the proposal gets the green light... read more »

Aston Martin technical Andrew Green says the rules surrounding Formula 1's sprint race proposals need to be clarified if the concept is to be trialed this season.  read more »

Renault says it is open to overhauling its power unit concept when it introduces a new engine in Formula 1 next year. Renault, which now only supplies the Alpine team following... read more »

Last year, the French car manufacturer elected to delay the introduction of a new engine to 2022 as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.It means it is using just an... read more »