The Malaysian Grand Prix isn't the obvious race for a plethora of updates, but there is a huge amount of technical interest in aspects of car detail that are only just starting to emerge.
Aside from race-specific cooling set-ups related to the power units and brakes, and McLaren's upgrades, there is still plenty to look at at Sepang.
Mercedes
The perfect Formula 1 car from 2016 Mercedes swept all before it again in 2016, but it was not the perfect car - take some bits from rival teams and you'd have quite the potent racer... F1
F1's new development war has already begun The last grand prix weekend before the winter offered teams a great opportunity to get a headstart on work for 2017 F1
F1 teams still pushing with an eye on 2017 The F1 development race hasn't slowed down as much as expected in the final races of the current rules cycle, with teams still pushing to maximise running before the winter break and Mexico-specific solutions on show this weekend too F1
A glimpse at McLaren's 2017 work at Austin? McLaren struggled at Suzuka, but on Friday at Austin it introduced developments to its MP4-31 that could well have next season in mind F1
The "warrior" MotoGP rookie KTM was right to back The 2020 MotoGP campaign featured a standout pair of rookies, but one flew under the radar as he adjusted to a shock step-up armed with very little racing experience. However as his veteran team boss explains, the faith shown in him was not misplaced MotoGP
The key mistakes behind a lost Williams title Formula 1 history is full of should'ves, could'ves and would'ves, but it's easy to see 1991 as the greatest missed opportunity in the illustrious history of Williams, allowing Ayrton Senna to steal his last and perhaps greatest world championship title F1
The winless drivers who could be Hamilton's heirs to the F1 crown Eventually, Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 career will come to a close. Although the likes of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have challenged, three drivers who are yet to score a victory could inherit the world champion's place at the pinnacle F1
When F1's crazy horse joined the Prancing Horse Jean Alesi made an immediate impact in Formula 1 when he arrived with Tyrrell, but his decision to join Ferrari instead of a resurgent Williams for 1991 was ill-judged as the Scuderia became engulfed with in-fighting that resulted from a sub-standard car F1
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