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Matt Somerfield
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Gallery: How F1 tech evolved during the 2024 season

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Gallery: How F1 tech evolved during the 2024 season

How McLaren’s rear wing push changed the game in F1

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How McLaren’s rear wing push changed the game in F1

How 2026 F1 rules will help avoid identikit designs

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How 2026 F1 rules will help avoid identikit designs

The 2025 design ideas behind RB's last update of 2024

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The 2025 design ideas behind RB's last update of 2024

Why Ferrari changed plans with its experimental F1 floor in Qatar

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Qatar GP
Why Ferrari changed plans with its experimental F1 floor in Qatar

How grooved brake discs are making an F1 return

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Qatar GP
How grooved brake discs are making an F1 return

How McLaren adapted to life post ‘mini-DRS’

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How McLaren adapted to life post ‘mini-DRS’

What has happened with Red Bull’s rear wing in Las Vegas?

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Las Vegas GP
What has happened with Red Bull’s rear wing in Las Vegas?

Is F1’s water cooling tyre trick paranoia or a real battleground?

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Brazilian GP
Is F1’s water cooling tyre trick paranoia or a real battleground?

Why McLaren brought its seventh new rear wing to Brazil

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Brazilian GP
Why McLaren brought its seventh new rear wing to Brazil

McLaren ups ante in F1 title push with new rear wing for Brazil GP

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Brazilian GP
McLaren ups ante in F1 title push with new rear wing for Brazil GP

How F1 teams bucked historic trend in fight for victory in Mexico

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Mexican GP
How F1 teams bucked historic trend in fight for victory in Mexico

What we learned from Red Bull and McLaren's Austin F1 upgrades

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United States GP
What we learned from Red Bull and McLaren's Austin F1 upgrades

F1's 2026 cars now two seconds faster after rule tweaks

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United States GP
F1's 2026 cars now two seconds faster after rule tweaks

How Mercedes upgrades have proved an instant hit at Austin

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United States GP
How Mercedes upgrades have proved an instant hit at Austin

Why the FIA's front bib trick clampdown is not going to stop team intrigue

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United States GP
Why the FIA's front bib trick clampdown is not going to stop team intrigue

How F1's top teams have evolved their brake solutions during 2024

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How F1's top teams have evolved their brake solutions during 2024

Why ‘mini-DRS’ will not be Formula 1’s last flexi-wing controversy

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Why ‘mini-DRS’ will not be Formula 1’s last flexi-wing controversy

How McLaren’s rear wing choice again caught attention in Singapore

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Singapore GP
How McLaren’s rear wing choice again caught attention in Singapore

How Ferrari's new front wing will open up crucial set-up avenues

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Singapore GP
How Ferrari's new front wing will open up crucial set-up avenues

Did McLaren's 'mini-DRS' rear wing trick help Piastri keep Leclerc at bay in Baku?

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Azerbaijan GP
Did McLaren's 'mini-DRS' rear wing trick help Piastri keep Leclerc at bay in Baku?

Has Red Bull found the smoking gun for its RB20 problems?

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Has Red Bull found the smoking gun for its RB20 problems?

The Ferrari tweaks that helped Leclerc turn the tables on McLaren

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Italian GP
The Ferrari tweaks that helped Leclerc turn the tables on McLaren

Why Red Bull’s Monza wing looks bold but left it bottom in the speed trap

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Italian GP
Why Red Bull’s Monza wing looks bold but left it bottom in the speed trap

The subtle McLaren upgrades that highlight its F1 title focus

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Italian GP
The subtle McLaren upgrades that highlight its F1 title focus

The Monza upgrade Ferrari needs to escape the “trap” it fell into

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Italian GP
The Monza upgrade Ferrari needs to escape the “trap” it fell into

Could Red Bull’s Formula 1 decline be down to its front wing?

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Could Red Bull’s Formula 1 decline be down to its front wing?

How Red Bull is still improving its RB20 despite upgrade doubts

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How Red Bull is still improving its RB20 despite upgrade doubts

The major Williams upgrades overshadowed by its floor problem

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Dutch GP
The major Williams upgrades overshadowed by its floor problem

What’s behind McLaren’s "more risky" latest F1 upgrade

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Dutch GP
What’s behind McLaren’s "more risky" latest F1 upgrade

Exclusive: What was really behind the FIA's F1 asymmetric brake rule change

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Exclusive: What was really behind the FIA's F1 asymmetric brake rule change

The old and new ideas used by F1’s top teams for the unique Spa challenge

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Belgian GP
The old and new ideas used by F1’s top teams for the unique Spa challenge

How McLaren offered a glimpse of its future with new rear wing concept

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Belgian GP
How McLaren offered a glimpse of its future with new rear wing concept

Alpine's F1 upheaval continues with major changes on track

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Belgian GP
Alpine's F1 upheaval continues with major changes on track

How F1 teams have adapted their wings for the demands of Spa

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Belgian GP
How F1 teams have adapted their wings for the demands of Spa

Why Red Bull’s latest upgrades will not run at the Belgian GP

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Why Red Bull’s latest upgrades will not run at the Belgian GP

How Aston Martin has applied some corrective surgery to its 2024 F1 car

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Hungarian GP
How Aston Martin has applied some corrective surgery to its 2024 F1 car

Why Red Bull has abandoned its Mercedes-style gulleys for now

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Hungarian GP
Why Red Bull has abandoned its Mercedes-style gulleys for now

What’s really behind F1's Belgian GP flexi wing checks

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Hungarian GP
What’s really behind F1's Belgian GP flexi wing checks

How McLaren chased a top speed boost at F1's British Grand Prix

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British GP
How McLaren chased a top speed boost at F1's British Grand Prix

How Haas has taken a McLaren direction with its British GP upgrades

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How Haas has taken a McLaren direction with its British GP upgrades

How the latest Mercedes tweak played its part in Austria F1 win

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Austrian GP
How the latest Mercedes tweak played its part in Austria F1 win

McLaren brings new F1 front wing to further lift low-speed gains

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McLaren brings new F1 front wing to further lift low-speed gains

Why F1's most boring car tweaks are making the difference in the fight for wins

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Austrian GP
Why F1's most boring car tweaks are making the difference in the fight for wins

The new Ferrari F1 upgrades overshadowed by its old bouncing problems

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Spanish GP
The new Ferrari F1 upgrades overshadowed by its old bouncing problems

Red Bull’s Barcelona F1 upgrades are bigger than it claims

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Spanish GP
Red Bull’s Barcelona F1 upgrades are bigger than it claims

Ferrari fast tracks upgrades in F1 Spanish GP push

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Spanish GP
Ferrari fast tracks upgrades in F1 Spanish GP push

How Mercedes tamed its troublesome W15 F1 car

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How Mercedes tamed its troublesome W15 F1 car

How Red Bull has taken another leap with F1’s rear wing trend

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Canadian GP
How Red Bull has taken another leap with F1’s rear wing trend

F1 Canadian GP: New updates from Mercedes, Red Bull explained

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Canadian GP
F1 Canadian GP: New updates from Mercedes, Red Bull explained

How Formula 1’s future is a throwback to 2009 ideas

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How Formula 1’s future is a throwback to 2009 ideas

What Mercedes' new front wing tells us about its F1 recovery plan

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What Mercedes' new front wing tells us about its F1 recovery plan

What could be behind Red Bull’s kerb-riding problems

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Monaco GP
What could be behind Red Bull’s kerb-riding problems

How F1's top teams went all in with their Monaco rear wings

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Monaco GP
How F1's top teams went all in with their Monaco rear wings

Mercedes abandons legality trick front wing amid F1 upgrade push

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Monaco GP
Mercedes abandons legality trick front wing amid F1 upgrade push

F1 Monaco GP: Tech images from the pitlane explained

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F1 Monaco GP: Tech images from the pitlane explained

Red Bull commits to new Monaco-specific high downforce F1 rear wing

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Monaco GP
Red Bull commits to new Monaco-specific high downforce F1 rear wing

The F1 upgrades that Aston Martin is adamant will not be ‘rolled off’

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Emilia Romagna GP
The F1 upgrades that Aston Martin is adamant will not be ‘rolled off’

How McLaren’s challenge is forcing Red Bull to ramp up its F1 upgrade game

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Emilia Romagna GP
How McLaren’s challenge is forcing Red Bull to ramp up its F1 upgrade game

Mercedes delivers fresh batch of F1 car upgrades at Imola

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Mercedes delivers fresh batch of F1 car upgrades at Imola