From 2009 all the way up until 2014 the F1 grid was home to a diffuser arms race, in the hopes of increasing rear end downforce. Once the infamous double diffuser was banned,... read more »

Throughout F1's History we've seen many innovations come and go, more often than not through ingenious loopholes being found in the regulations. One of the best... read more »

In the latest edition of the 'Banned' series, Formula 1's relationship with the exhaust-blown diffuser is explored read more »

In the latest edition of the 'Banned' series, after a slew of protests over the legality of double diffusers in early 2009, the FIA declared that they would be... read more »

Emerging from the ashes of Honda, the Brawn GP team took the Formula 1 world by storm after 2009's significant technical overhaul, winning both titles. Giorgio Piola and... read more »

Our latest episode explaining the technical features of a Formula 1 car focuses on the increasing importance of the diffuser. Giorgio Piola and Jake Boxall-Legge explain what... read more »

Williams has traced the aerodynamic stall problem that ruined its British Grand Prix qualifying performance two weeks ago to modified diffuser fences read more »

Ferrari tried out modifications to its Formula 1 diffuser during both the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend and the post-race test read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne's "rally" car, as he put it, was the result of the a large piece of tape that was stuck in the diffuser. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne's dire handling problems in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix were caused by a piece of tape caught in his diffuser, the McLaren Formula 1 team discovered read more »

Ferrari is experimenting with a Red Bull style diffuser in practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as it continues to evaluate design options for its 2018 Formula 1 car read more »

Getting Technical: Renault's bargeboard and diffuser tweaks read more »

We explain how the diffuser damage Lewis Hamilton suffered in the Mexican Grand Prix would have hurt the performance of his Mercedes. For more visit:... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's recovery to ninth in Formula 1's Mexican Grand Prix was made more difficult by damage to the diffuser sustained in a first-lap clash with Sebastian... read more »

Tech Bite: Ferrari's late season diffuser tweaks read more »

Toto Wolff was thrilled to see Lewis Hamilton recover from losing half of his left diffuser to fight back during the Mexican Grand Prix while also sealing a historic fourth... read more »

New bargeboards, diffuser, drum flicks and driver for Renault at the Circuit of the Americas. read more »

Tech Bite: Renault's upgraded Hungarian GP diffuser read more »

Tech Bite: Mercedes' Austrian diffuser and mirror developments read more »

Tech bite: Force India's diffuser and vane tweaks read more »

Ferrari will launch its 2017 F1 car on February 24 next year. The team announced the date at its Christmas celebrations as all of F1 looks ahead to the new regulations coming... read more »

The true potential of Force India's major VJM08 upgrade won't be felt until the Singapore Grand Prix when all the new parts in development are bolted on for the first... read more »

Formula 1 will undergo a transformation in 2017 with quicker cars on the cards. Whilst the regulations haven't been confirmed, renowned technical guru Giorgio Piola has... read more »

Red Bull's season has not only been held back by the performance of the Renault power unit but a shift in their aerodynamic focus too. A high rake angle has been... read more »

McLaren have changed their test plans at the last minute following Fernando Alonso's crash with Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap of the Austrian Grand Prix. The Spaniard... read more »