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How Red Bull’s previous dominance masked issues that it faced in 2024

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has conceded the squad’s previous dominance under Formula 1’s ground-effect regulatory era masked “a lot of the issues” with its cars.The Milton Keynes-based outfit failed to hold onto its constructors’ championship from 2023 as McLaren and Ferrari surpassed its points total across the season – the former triumphing after a showdown in Abu Dhabi’s …Keep reading

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McLaren explains the development discipline behind its F1 world title

Avoiding the pitfalls of Formula 1’s ground-effect machinery helped McLaren cap a staggering 18-month development curve in 2024 with its first F1 constructors’ title for 26 years. McLaren started 2023 on the back foot, but promised a large upgrade that would revamp its first season under team principal Andrea Stella. That duly arrived in Austria, turning Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into podium …Keep reading

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What’s next for Daniel Ricciardo?

The last time Daniel Ricciardo was absent from the F1 grid following his run with McLaren, his hopeful fans were quickly rewarded with his return when he replaced Nick DeVries at RB in 2023. But following Ricciardo’s unceremonious exit from the grid in the middle of the 2024 season, hopes for his eventual return may need to wane, as it appears he may have hung up his racing boots for …Keep reading

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Gallery: How F1 tech evolved during the 2024 season

Red Bull Racing RB20 detailPhoto by: Giorgio Piola A close-up of the Red Bull RB20’s rear end, featuring a downward sloping surface at the tail end of the engine cover. It’s also apparent how the semi-detached tip section sits ahead of the upper flap line and reaches out over the mainplane to expose more of the endplate cutout. McLaren MCL38 detailPhoto by …Keep reading

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How summer downgrade saved Racing Bulls from complacency

A lot of attention has gone to Ferrari and the cursed Barcelona floor upgrade that sent it back to the drawing board over the summer, but behind the Scuderia in F1’s midfield RB suffered a similar fate.After an encouraging start RB also introduced a new floor at June’s Spanish Grand Prix, an upgrade which actually turned out to make the car slower. The team payed the price against …Keep reading

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The F1 record we’re unlikely to ever see again

Now that Valtteri Bottas is dropping off the Formula 1 grid in 2025, the unique record he shares with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is unlikely to be extended.This is the statistic for most podium appearances across any F1 driver triplet arrangement, with Bottas, Hamilton and Verstappen having appeared together in 20 podium ceremonies.This run occurred between the 2018 Spanish Grand …Keep reading

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Tombazis: F1 will stick with current flexi front wing tests

No changes will be made to front wing flex tests used in Formula 1 despite 2024’s minor hubbub over flexing wings, according to FIA head of single-seater matters Nikolas Tombazis.In response to a query made by Ferrari and Red Bull in 2024 concerning the flexibility of the front wings belonging to other teams, mainly McLaren and Mercedes, the FIA placed monitoring cameras on cars from the …Keep reading

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Ranking Autosport’s Top 50 Drivers of 2024 – 30 to 21

Kevin Turner sits down with Gary Watkins and Haydn Cobb to discuss the annual Autosport Top 50 for 2024, evaluating the best drivers in the National and International Racing scene. In this episode, there are some big shocks as we look at the drivers ranked from 30th to 21st place, featuring drivers from F1, F2, the BTCC, Formula E and the world of Sportscars!

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