There's a lot of change coming to F1 this year, and the new fuels might deliver a big impact.

Formula 1 managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn doesn’t expect to see any “silver bullets” on this year’s new cars, but is certain there will be disputes about different solutions.2022 brings a radical change in the philosophy of an F1 car, with ground effect permitted once again and significant new...

Did Group 44's Jaguar XJR-5 win a GTP title? Nope. But did it kickstart IMSA's golden age and Jag's Le Mans return? And was it gorgeous? Yes to all of the above.What a sight to behold. Those wonderfully curvy lines, dressed in that impeccably understated, tone-on-tone livery. And then there...

Colin Chapman and Lotus revolutionized Formula 1 with the ground-effect Type 79. Suddenly, the little teams had a massive performance advantage – and F1’s grandee manufacturers didn’t like that one bit. Lotus 79 hit the ground sticking. The skirted, black and gold beauty caught the rest with their pants down...

AUTOSPORT technical expert Craig Scarborough examines the detail of Charlie Whiting's latest information on the 2017 Formula 1 rules revamp.There have been several proposals to ensure the five- to six-second per lap improvement in F1 pace and also invite more overtaking. All of these aim to produce more downforce from...

Formula 1 appears poised to switch to running a form of modern ground-effect car from 2017 following a meeting of technical chiefs on Tuesday.F1's technical directors were recently mandated by the Strategy Group to come up with ideas to improve overtaking in alliance with the new regulations due to come...

Apparently the majority of responders to yesterday's poll don't consider the current turbo-hybrids to be innovation... QUESTION: What do you think is the best way forward for Formula 1? ANSWERS: 1. Bring innovation back. Open up Formula 1 rules in a spirit similar to the rules in WEC. (37.4%) 2....

McLaren driver Jenson Button has endorsed the possible return of ground effect aerodynamics to Formula 1 in 2017.As part of the Strategy Group's goal to have lighter and faster cars in F1, and better racing, a proposal focusing on ground effect underbodies was revealed during the British Grand Prix weekend....

One of the proposals to make Formula 1 cars significantly faster for 2017 involves the return of ground effect underbodies.F1 is looking into ways to make the cars several seconds per lap faster in the future, and the FIA has invited teams to submit their own proposals following last week's...

Nissan's brand-new front-engine GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 design reminded many sports car fans of the front-engine Panoz "Batmobiles" that first appeared in the late 1990s, but if you're looking for the first modern prototype featuring a front-engine layout and carbon fiber construction, the Mustang GTP from 1983 is where the...