What we can learn from Mercedes’ floor after Russell’s Belgian GP retirement

The last thing that a Formula 1 aerodynamicist wants is to see their car dangling precariously from a crane – beyond the implication of their driver being rendered unable to take further part in the session.
F1 teams like to keep their floor designs secret, since this is the part of the car that generates the most downforce. Much of the detail tends to remain hidden when the car is on-track or …Keep reading
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Wolff admits Mercedes has most powerful F1 engine – and Red Bull agrees – as ADUO returns to spotlight

Toto Wolff admitted that Mercedes has the strongest Formula 1 power unit, which has sparked interest from Red Bull, as the ADUO monitoring comes into the spotlight again.
One of the major political hot topics of the new F1 era has been ADUO when the FIA revealed Red Bull-Ford Powertrains was considered the benchmark on the grid and not Mercedes. Having taken its assessment purely from the V6 …Keep reading
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Hamilton keeps F1 Belgian GP fourth-place finish as mechanic escapes unhurt

The mechanic hit by Lewis Hamilton during Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix pitstop escaped without injury, Ferrari confirmed, with the team fined 30,000 euro for an unsafe release.
Hamilton came in under a virtual safety car on lap 20 to serve his only pitstop as well as a five-second hold for his role in the first-lap contact with George Russell.
After changing the tyres, a mechanic …Keep reading
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Ferrari criticises “mega harsh” penalty for Hamilton in F1 Belgian GP

Both Lewis Hamilton and his Ferrari team boss, Frederic Vasseur, profoundly disagree with the five-second penalty he received for a collision with George Russell’s Mercedes on the opening lap of the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix.
“I think it’s mega harsh,” said Vasseur after the race. “If you have a look on the corner, Russell had enough space on the left-hand side, it’s not that he was …Keep reading
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