Mercedes is hoping to completely offset the deficit it faces in wind tunnel and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) usage compared to its competitors as a result of winning last year’s constructors’ championship.New rules this year allocate teams’ wind tunnel and CFD time on a sliding scale, with the previous season’s...

Formula 1 teams will be able to run unrestricted simulations when it comes to developing their 2021 cars during the next year.Previously, the sporting regulations had limited computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation time alongside wind tunnel testing in an attempt to control costs and keep the field closely matched. However,...

Kevin Magnussen credits the improvements made by Dallara as one of the reasons behind Haas' quick start to the season.Haas employs Dallara to produce its chassis and parts in Italy, with development taking place in the Ferrari wind tunnel as well as CFD work at the team's American base in...

Over the past two weeks, virtually all eyes in Formula 1 have been on Barcelona. The 2018 cars have been running for the first time (when weather allows), and observers have been trying to work out pre-season form guides.But while the paddock in Spain has been a hive of activity,...

Ferrari technical director James Allison thinks it vital that Formula 1 teams get sufficient advance warning before the possible introduction of 18-inch wheels in the sport.Last month, F1 tire supplier Pirelli evaluated the bigger wheels during testing with a view to introducing them in the near future. The Italian manufacturer...

McLaren believes that some of its problems this season were caused by its 2012 car "overdelivering" toward the end of last year.Speaking in an exclusive interview with AUTOSPORT, team principal Martin Whitmarsh said that the combination of the 2012 car overperforming compared to its wind tunnel model and the 2013...