Ferrari and particularly McLaren have moved to close the gap with the previously dominant Red Bull RB20 in recent weeks, with McLaren's Lando Norris taking his maiden win... read more »

The majority of the teams have elected to use a high-downforce rear wing this weekend as the sport prepares itself for the narrow streets of the Monaco street circuit. read more »

Although the demands of the tight and twisty Monte Carlo street circuit make it an obvious place to bring the highest downforce specification possible, the restrictions of the... read more »

This year the team has worked pretty well in the wind tunnel to come up with the Monaco downforce level required, which is different from previous years. read more »

Mercedes has struggled for performance against the likes of Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren with a W15 car that both lacks downforce and has some undesirable handling... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is behind 'Downforce', a new comedy about F1 read more »

McLaren elected to bring a hefty revamp to its MCL38 for this weekend's Miami race, which featured an overhaul of a number of aerodynamic surfaces aimed at helping lift... read more »

Mercedes have been unsure about their correct downforce level ahead of the Miami GP weekend, which meant that they needed to carry out experiments before committing themselves... read more »

The Enstone-based team has endured a torrid start to the new campaign as the A524 was initially off the pace and lacking downforce amid its major off-season concept change,... read more »

Evaluation of 2026 aero ideas had left sim drivers experiencing some weird phenomena - including difficulties in spinning out on the straights under acceleration in... read more »

McLaren started off 2024 in good shape, heading into the fifth round of the season as the third team in the pecking order, ahead of Mercedes.But while it remains strong on... read more »

Uncover the aerodynamic secrets that give Formula 1 cars their edge in our F1 Explained series. Learn how downforce, drag reduction, and DRS combine to create the ultimate... read more »

While the pace of the Frenchman and team-mate Pierre Gasly was impacted by damage picked up following an opening-lap clash, Ocon does not think that should be an excuse for an... read more »

The pair touched at the restart following the early red flag, with Gasly losing what the team later estimated as around 33 points of downforce, which equates to a potential lap... read more »

The German manufacturer is facing up to the reality that it has still not mastered its understanding of the latest ground effect regulations, with its W15 not producing the Red... read more »

As part of the effort to increase car performance to help accommodate the characteristics of the new turbo hybrid engines that feature a 50/50 power split between the internal... read more »

Mercedes has revealed that its 2024 Formula 1 car boasts up to “70 points more downforce” per corner than its predecessor which hasn’t corresponded to lap times. Having won... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has revealed Mercedes had to remove “90 points of downforce” from its 2022 Formula 1 car to control the bouncing with the current ground effect machines.... read more »

F1's technical boss, Pat Symonds sheds further light on the sport's plans for the raft of rules to be introduced in 2026. read more »

Formula 1 Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds has insisted the series wants to reduce the downforce on the cars for the forthcoming technical regulations in 2026. The power... read more »

As F1 teams have fully understood the new ground-effect regulations, they have found ways to increase the downforce and better manipulate outwash to improve their... read more »

F1 tech expert sheds light on Mercedes' ongoing performance woes amid tricky start to 2024. read more »

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... read more »

Mercedes Technical Director James Allison believes that Formula 1’s attempts to control dirty air through regulation changes have gone in the wrong direction. The sport’s 2022... read more »

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... read more »