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Matthew Somerfield

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Ferrari's Las Vegas experiment that offers clues to 2025 push

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Ferrari's Las Vegas experiment that offers clues to 2025 push

Cooling or secret suspension revision? Mystery beneath Mercedes nose vanity panel change

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British GP
Cooling or secret suspension revision? Mystery beneath Mercedes nose vanity panel change

Haas reveals its major F1 United States Grand Prix update

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United States GP
Haas reveals its major F1 United States Grand Prix update

Why Red Bull’s DRS advantage vanished, but should return for F1 Belgian GP

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Belgian GP
Why Red Bull’s DRS advantage vanished, but should return for F1 Belgian GP

British GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

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British GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

Australian GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

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Australian GP
Australian GP: F1 technical images from the pitlane explained

The Red Bull brake system tweaks playing a key part in its F1 success

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The Red Bull brake system tweaks playing a key part in its F1 success

How F1 teams reacted to Mexico’s high-altitude headaches

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How F1 teams reacted to Mexico’s high-altitude headaches

What are F1 2023's technical rules and why do they keep changing?

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What are F1 2023's technical rules and why do they keep changing?

The new Aston Martin rear wing that aims to break F1 2022's rule intentions

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Hungarian GP
The new Aston Martin rear wing that aims to break F1 2022's rule intentions

Why Red Bull has added a shelf to its F1 engine cover

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British GP
Why Red Bull has added a shelf to its F1 engine cover

Mercedes' F1 Spanish GP upgrades spotted

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Spanish GP
Mercedes' F1 Spanish GP upgrades spotted

The new F1 floor stay that hints at Alpine's weight-saving push

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The new F1 floor stay that hints at Alpine's weight-saving push

Why F1's new brake rules have posed a fresh challenge in 2022

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Why F1's new brake rules have posed a fresh challenge in 2022

The downforce choices that proved key at the Saudi GP

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Saudi Arabian GP
The downforce choices that proved key at the Saudi GP

Mercedes ‘spaceship’ mirrors prompt Ferrari calls for F1 rules clampdown

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Bahrain March Testing
Mercedes ‘spaceship’ mirrors prompt Ferrari calls for F1 rules clampdown

The history book lessons behind F1’s new 2022 ideas

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Bahrain March Testing
The history book lessons behind F1’s new 2022 ideas

The key tech stand outs from F1’s first 2022 test

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The key tech stand outs from F1’s first 2022 test

The show car origins behind Red Bull's fake RB18

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The show car origins behind Red Bull's fake RB18

The intriguing McLaren change teased in its F1 2022 fire-up video

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The intriguing McLaren change teased in its F1 2022 fire-up video

Ferrari's 2022 F1 car set for airbox tweak

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Ferrari's 2022 F1 car set for airbox tweak

The rise and fall of bargeboards in F1

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The rise and fall of bargeboards in F1

How F1 wheel rim covers work, why they were banned and why they’re back

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How F1 wheel rim covers work, why they were banned and why they’re back

The technology on show in Abu Dhabi F1 testing ahead of new-look 2022

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The technology on show in Abu Dhabi F1 testing ahead of new-look 2022

The low-downforce solutions Red Bull and Mercedes went for in F1 finale

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Abu Dhabi GP
The low-downforce solutions Red Bull and Mercedes went for in F1 finale

What is going on with Red Bull’s flappy F1 rear wing

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Qatar GP
What is going on with Red Bull’s flappy F1 rear wing

How Mercedes and Red Bull have diverged on F1 brake duct ideas

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How Mercedes and Red Bull have diverged on F1 brake duct ideas

How Mercedes revived an old F1 suspension 'trick' to boost speed

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How Mercedes revived an old F1 suspension 'trick' to boost speed

The five tech punches Red Bull and Mercedes traded in 2021

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The five tech punches Red Bull and Mercedes traded in 2021

The updates helping McLaren fight for F1 wins

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The updates helping McLaren fight for F1 wins

The F1 S-duct divide between Mercedes and Red Bull

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The F1 S-duct divide between Mercedes and Red Bull

The images that reveal Verstappen's missing half car

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Hungarian GP
The images that reveal Verstappen's missing half car

Why F1's battle of the rear wings is becoming even more intricate

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Why F1's battle of the rear wings is becoming even more intricate

Tech: A look at Mercedes and Red Bull's F1 British GP floor designs

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Tech: A look at Mercedes and Red Bull's F1 British GP floor designs

Tech insight: What F1’s 2022 full-scale model really tells us

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2022 F1 car unveil
Tech insight: What F1’s 2022 full-scale model really tells us

How Ferrari's floor experiments have finally paid off

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How Ferrari's floor experiments have finally paid off

F1’s flexi-wing controversy faces end game at French GP

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French GP
F1’s flexi-wing controversy faces end game at French GP

How Bottas' Monaco F1 pitstop ended up being 43 hours long

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Monaco GP
How Bottas' Monaco F1 pitstop ended up being 43 hours long

The Mercedes updates that failed to help it win the Monaco GP

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Monaco GP
The Mercedes updates that failed to help it win the Monaco GP

The different rear wing approach that helped Hamilton win

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The different rear wing approach that helped Hamilton win

How F1 teams have responded to 2021 floor challenge

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How F1 teams have responded to 2021 floor challenge

The rear end overhaul that has transformed Red Bull's F1 car

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Bahrain GP
The rear end overhaul that has transformed Red Bull's F1 car