The first race of the Formula 1 season usually reveals all the clever little aero innovations that people wanted to hide during testing, but Melbourne's rain prevented teams risking new prototype parts in case the car crashed.
We didn't see a lot of the real new stuff, but the open pitlane means that the team can't hide their cars' mechanical underpinnings, so we were still able to seek out lots of 2016 secrets that were previously kept under wraps.
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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
Why time is running out on Red Bull's "big goal" for Verstappen Red Bull promoted Max Verstappen to the upper echelons of Formula 1 with the target of making him the category's youngest ever world champion. But as he gets ready to turn 23, time is short to complete the mission F1
The futuristic tool making life easier for race teams Systems engineering is an unseen and little-understood element of car performance, but Bosch Motorsport's RaceConnect is the latest example of what can be achieved Engineering
Why even the Mercedes aces are struggling to stay on the road in Sochi There were two key takeaways from the opening practice sessions for Formula 1's 2020 Russian Grand Prix - and one of them concerned the unusual sight of Mercedes drivers repeatedly off the road. Here's why even the leaders were sliding off in Sochi F1
How a confusing Catalan GP Friday sums up MotoGP 2020 The 2020 MotoGP season has been wildly unpredictable since Marc Marquez's injury in the Jerez season-opener, with a clear form guide still to emerge. Friday at the Catalan GP followed that theme, with many questions still yet to be answered MotoGP
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