Esteban Ocon believes points were possible for the Alpine Formula 1 team at the Australian Grand Prix without a pit stop to remove a tear-off in his brake duct. Ocon delivered... read more »

Ocon had made his first tyre change on lap nine, just before the tear-off became lodged in a brake duct of his Alpine A524 to trigger overheating.At the time, he was in a fight... read more »

A close-up of the front brake duct on the Red Bull RB19, with the upper fairing wrapped around the disc, whilst the lower fairing takes care of cooling the caliper. Photo by:... read more »

Max Verstappen had a dead bird stuck in the brake duct of his Red Bull F1 car following a collision mid-way through the Canadian Grand Prix. read more »

Max Verstappen was so in control of the Canadian Grand Prix he managed to win the race despite having a dead bird stuck in the brake duct of his Red Bull. read more »

Max Verstappen was forced to drive a majority of the Canadian Grand Prix with a dead bird lodged in his front brake duct. Shortly after the start of the race, Verstappen... read more »

Ferrari will have to explain to the FIA about the unique S-duct concept with the sidepods of the new SF-23 car, according to a report in Italy. read more »

Although the 2023 Formula 1 season has not yet officially begun, Ferrari is reportedly under scrutiny from its rivals due to an innovation on its car. The FIA has been asked to... read more »

AlphaTauri AT03 rear suspension detailPhoto by: Giorgio PiolaAt the rear corner of the AlphaTauri AT03, note the small winglets mounted on the inner surface of the brake duct... read more »

The Ferrari driver was battling with title rival Max Verstappen during the frenetic opening lap at Spa-Francorchamps, when a tear-off from the Dutchman got stuck in his right... read more »

The reigning F1 world champion started 14th on the grid but carved his way to a dominant victory in a Red Bull 1-2 with Sergio Perez as the runner-up.Leclerc, who also started... read more »

Leclerc's hopes of charging through the pack at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday in the wake of his engine grid penalty were dashed early on when he was forced to pit on lap... read more »

Leclerc battled his way back up to fifth place after being forced into an early pit stop by a visor tear-off getting stuck in his brake duct, only for Ferrari to pit him again... read more »

Formula 1 design departments cover every single area of the car, with each section a battleground for development against rival teams, with the outcome ranging from millisecond... read more »

Leclerc surged to the top of the times in the final third of the hour-long FP1 to eclipse his chief championship rival by a slender 0.09s as Carlos Sainz completed the top... read more »

The German got out of his Aston Martin after the Austrian Grand Prix with his face spattered with black carbon dust thrown up from his brake discs throughout the Red Bull Ring... read more »

That was evident at Monaco, where apart from some brake duct modifications, teams hadn't added any extra aero items.Most only brought revised steering geometry that is... read more »

McLaren executive technical director James Key has claimed the team's brake duct problems to be over after revealing the "oddball" issue. read more »

McLaren boss Andreas Seidl has revealed that the team's progress with their 2022 challenger, the MCL36, has curtailed development due to their ongoing brake cooling... read more »

After encountering brake problems in Bahrain testing, McLaren had to divert its resources into coming up with a solution prior to last weekend's race.While that was... read more »

McLaren are not planning on making their current brake-duct fix a permanent solution. read more »

The team suffered with brake cooling issues throughout last week's Bahrain pre-season test and its programme was badly disrupted, with Lando Norris unable to complete long... read more »

While it's an impressive feat, given the significant regulation changes that arrive next year and against the backdrop of the cost cap, it also shows its commitment level... read more »

The modern brake duct has not escaped such a consideration, having been optimised to improve the performance of the brakes and tyres whilst also being used to influence the... read more »

It became known as the 'S' duct due to the shape of the ductwork housed within the 150mm space that it was allowed to occupy ahead of the front wheel... read more »