Saturday polesitter Leclerc launched cleanly to hold position into Turn 1 and then retained control over second-starting Perez at a safety car restart that followed AlphaTauri... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have work to do to reduce their "huge" straightline speed deficit to F1 rivals Red Bull.  read more »

Lewis Hamilton pinpointed straightline speed as an area for Mercedes to improve after F1 pre-season testing.  read more »

Mercedes enjoyed a successful Friday at Suzuka as Russell led a 1-2 finish ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton in a wet second practice, although he warned to take the times with... read more »

Red Bull have enjoyed a clear straightline speed advantage over their F1 rivals at several races during the 2022 season.  read more »

Red Bull swept to a dominant victory in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday as Max Verstappen charged from 14th on the grid to win ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez.The performance... read more »

Ocon charged from 16th on the grid to finish seventh for Alpine in the Belgian Grand Prix, calling the performance "our best weekend of the year so far, and probably since... read more »

While all teams have opted for low downforce aerodynamic packages for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix due to the circuit requirements, McLaren has made a concerted... read more »

Charles Leclerc was putting up a fine battle against title rival Max Verstappen in the French Grand Prix when he lost the back end of his Ferrari and crashed.As Alex... read more »

The Maranello squad introduced in Canada a new rear wing aimed at boosting its straightline speed - an area where Red Bull has held the edge so far this year.Due to only having... read more »

The blue cars were fastest on the straight in Baku, with Alonso easily able to stay ahead of Daniel Ricciardo's McLaren on the way to seventh place.Ocon meanwhile had a... read more »

Red Bull and main rival Ferrari have been closely matched at most venues so far in 2022, despite their respective cars usually showing strengths in different areas of... read more »

As part of the huge package of aerodynamic changes, the team had to make decisions on cooling several weeks ago, and it was caught out in part by unexpectedly high temperatures... read more »

The Brackley-based team's focus has been on chasing answers to its porpoising problems, but is also aware that its chances this year have not been helped by a lack of... read more »

Hamilton had got dumped behind Gasly after the mid-race switch to slicks, having lost some time when Alpine's Esteban Ocon was released in to his path on the way out of... read more »

It’s a whole new era of F1, but the Race Debriefs aren’t going anywhere! ? And this time, they’re brought to you by Akkodis! ? James talks strategy, bouncing, straightline... read more »

Ahead of the new F1 season, motor racing's governing body is mindful teams could try to make the most of bendy wings or floors to give themselves a performance... read more »

The closing stages of the F1 campaign were marred by accusations from Red Bull that its title rival Mercedes was using flexi-wings to increase its straightline speed.The... read more »

After a hard fight with McLaren, Ferrari all but secured the position after the Saudi Arabian GP, and it now has an advantage of 38.5 points - meaning that only a miraculous... read more »

Red Bull raised concerns about the legality of Mercedes' rear wing design last weekend in Brazil after noting Lewis Hamilton's straightline speed advantage over the... read more »

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner believes Mercedes' straightline speed is now "under control" following the introduction of new flexibility... read more »

Horner has reiterated his suspicions that Mercedes may have gained straightline performance through the use of a trick rear wing.In a tense FIA press conference that featured... read more »

Rival Red Bull has been intrigued by the way in which the rear of the Mercedes drops down at high speed, to help stall the diffuser and reduce downforce and drag.The Milton... read more »

The world champion's straightline speed performance at the Brazilian Grand Prix proved critical in allowing him to charge from the back of the grid in the Interlagos... read more »

The suspension of reigning champion Mercedes has been on the spotlight over the past days after video analysis showed the back end of the car drops down at high speed on the... read more »