Gary Anderson

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Gary Anderson: Red Bull's clever front wing tweak explained

Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson has noticed a neat tweak Red Bull has made to its front wing in 2024, one that changes the way it flexes

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Gary Anderson's verdict on each team's F1 testing pace

Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson has adjusted the fastest times from testing to account for the difference in tyres. Here's what he's found - and where he thinks fuel has made the difference

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Gary Anderson: Why Mercedes has moved its front suspension

Mercedes made a substantial change to part of its 2024 Formula 1 car's front suspension on the final day of testing. Gary Anderson explains why

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Gary Anderson's trackside verdict on every 2024 F1 car

Gary Anderson's watched the new crop of Formula 1 cars trackside in Bahrain. Here's his verdict on all 10 challengers...

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Are there four Red Bulls on the 2024 F1 grid? Gary Anderson's view

The Red Bull and RB team relationship is under increasingly heavy attack. But do the teams' ties really show on track? Is the 2024 RB a reliveried 2023 Red Bull? Here's Gary Anderson's view

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Gary Anderson's guide to flo-vis

Cars covered in flo-vis paint are one of the most distinctive sights of Formula 1 testing. But what are teams actually learn from this colourful and messy-looking tool?

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10 things we learned from opening day of 2024 F1 testing

Formula 1's sole pre-season test began with a metric ton of laps, the chance to examine new designs up close - and a statement of intent from Red Bull

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Was McLaren's F1 car actually worth hiding? Gary Anderson's view

When McLaren first introduced its 2024 Formula 1 car we all wondered if it was real or a well-dressed-up render. Now there's nowhere to hide in Bahrain, what has it actually changed? Here's what Gary Anderson's noticed

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Gary Anderson: What's really going on inside Red Bull's new sidepods

Red Bull’s unusual treatment of the radiator intake and sidepod undercut on its 2024 Formula 1 car has caused quite a stir. Gary Anderson takes a look under the bodywork

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What catches Gary Anderson's eye about Haas's 2024 F1 front wing

Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson's in the Bahrain pitlane for F1 testing. Haas's new VF-24 was the first car he saw. Here's what he made of it...

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Gary Anderson's verdict on F1's late final 2024 car

Williams's last-gasp emergence on the eve of Bahrain testing beginning means we now have a full set of 2024 Formula 1 car designs. Here's what Gary Anderson makes of the FW46

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Gary Anderson: New Red Bull is a 'holy s**t' moment for rivals

Red Bull looks like it's outwitted the opposition again, reckons Gary Anderson, by changing design philosophy when it could've just evolved last year's dominant car

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Gary Anderson's verdict on Mercedes W15 and its front wing quirk

After two years of underachievement by its own lofty standards, is 2024 the year Mercedes turns it around and gets back to its pre-ground effect regulations winning ways? Here's Gary Anderson's initial verdict on its W15

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Gary Anderson on 2024 McLaren and its 'surprise' change

The launch-spec McLaren MCL38 appears to be an aerodynamically-familiar design with a suspension focus - but also contains a surprising change that goes against the F1 2024 grain

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Gary Anderson's verdict on 'worrying' new Ferrari

Ferrari's talked up how much of an overhaul it's made for 2024. But Gary Anderson has some concerns about a lack of major changes in very crucial areas of the SF-24

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Gary Anderson's early verdict on Aston Martin's 2024 F1 car

Aston Martin's 2024 F1 car will have to avoid some of the development pitfalls of its predecessor if it's to make good on its hopes of beating Red Bull. But the detail on what we've seen of the AMR24 so far has Gary Anderson impressed

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Red Bull 2? Gary Anderson on RB's new VCARB 01 F1 car

Red Bull's second F1 team is being brought closer to the main team for 2024 but is also expected to step up and control its own destiny more. Gary Anderson sees evidence of both points in the VCARB 01

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Gary Anderson's verdict on the 2024 Alpine

Alpine has become the third Formula 1 team to reveal a 2024 car design. Gary Anderson gives his take on what it's shown

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Gary Anderson on 2024 Sauber + where it must convince Audi

Sauber has revealed its 2024 Formula 1 car - one it calls "ambitious". But is there any evidence of that in its launch car? Here's ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson's view

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Gary Anderson's verdict on the first 2024 F1 car

Has Haas put its 2023 mistakes right with its new design or have the management changes hampered its winter? Here's Gary Anderson's take on what it's shown us so far

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Gary Anderson: What I'm looking for from F1's 2024 car launches

Later is now better when it comes to F1 car reveals. As the start of launch season draws nearer, Gary Anderson looks at what the dates tell us about the 2024 grid's confidence and outlines what he's looking out for from each team

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Gary Anderson: The nail-biting hurdle every F1 team faces

A nail-biting experience where one failure can set a team back dramatically is a hurdle every F1 team has to clear before the seaso

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Gary Anderson: This is what will make or break Komatsu's Haas

The Haas team's unique set-up will only exacerbate the most important challenge faced by its rookie team principal

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Gary Anderson: What each F1 team is chasing with its 2024 concept

The performance specification of each 2024 F1 car, which should have been set months ago, is far more important to its function than the visual concept. Gary Anderson explains what the teams need to prioritise, and where the chasing pack can take inspiration from Red Bull

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Gary Anderson's verdict on each F1 team's 2023 performance

What they got right, what they got wrong, who's deluding themselves and how, and what they all need to do for 2024 - here's ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson's detailed and forthright verdict on every team's 2023 efforts

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Gary Anderson: What F1's ideal sprint revamp would look like

If F1 is really finally open to having a reversed-grid sprint, there's a simple way to make it work without compromising Sunday's main event

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Gary Anderson: Mercedes' final 2023 F1 upgrade explained

Mercedes says the new floor it took to the United States GP - geared towards confirming its 2024 development direction - will be its last upgrade of the 2023 F1 season. Gary Anderson takes a closer look at how much has changed, compared to the previous spec and since the start of the ruleset

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Gary Anderson: Top teams shouldn’t trip up over simple F1 rule

Plank wear disqualifications aren't new in Formula 1 but they are rare. Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains where Mercedes and Ferrari went wrong and how the FIA could better police that rule

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Gary Anderson: Haas's Red Bull-style F1 upgrade explained

Haas has brought its biggest upgrade of the season to Austin, and of course, the championship's best car is the inspiration. Gary Anderson explains what the team has done, and why

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Gary Anderson: How F1 can solve two big problems

Some regular modern Formula 1 problems - kerbs, track limits and tyres - coincided in Qatar. The solutions were good, reckons Gary Anderson, but there are ways to prevent these issues cropping up at all

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Gary Anderson: The red flags over Mercedes' 2024 hopes

Mercedes has failed one of the toughest tests for any F1 car. That's a big red flag when it comes to its hopes of taking the fight to Red Bull in 2024. as Gary Anderson explains

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Gary Anderson: How F1 2023's worst team finally sorted its car

AlphaTauri's still last in the 2023 Formula 1 constructors' standings while parent team Red Bull is already a dominant champion. But recent upgrades are changing its situation

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Gary Anderson: Why McLaren's last big upgrade looks so good for Suzuka

McLaren started the 2023 Formula 1 season looking lost, but it's recovered like no other. Gary Anderson's certainly been impressed - and thinks the developments it brought to Singapore will stand it in even better stead at Suzuka

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Gary Anderson's take on how Red Bull lost its way so badly

Red Bull's demolition of the opposition in the 2023 Formula 1 season came to a shock halt in Singapore. Here's ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson's take on where it went so wrong

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Gary Anderson: How and why F1 teams push flexi-bodywork rules

As the FIA makes another attempt to clamp down on Formula 1 teams running flexible bodywork, Gary Anderson explains why designers are so keen to push the boundaries of this rule and how they do it

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Gary Anderson: McLaren’s eye-catching rear wing detail

While McLaren won’t run the new rear wing it trialled on Friday in the Dutch Grand Prix itself, the detail on the design caught the eye of Gary Anderson – who explains what McLaren’s hoping to achieve

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What Haas upgrade aims to tackle + Gary Anderson’s verdict

Haas has brought an upgrade package to the Dutch GP that may be the first tentative step towards solving the fundamental weakness of its 2023 car

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Gary Anderson’s mid-season verdict on each F1 team

As the 2023 Formula 1 season takes its summer pause, Gary Anderson gives his comprehensive assessment of what each team is doing right and wrong this year across their designs, upgrades, team management and driver line-ups

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Gary Anderson: Lessons from my own ‘Alpine vs Otmar’ F1 moment

Alpine splitting with Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane gave Gary Anderson deja vu of how his own stint at a manufacturer-owned Formula 1 team ended and why. He’s got some blunt warnings for Alpine

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Gary Anderson’s ideas for F1 spray guard design

Following F1’s first track test of a wet-weather spray cover concept, our tech expert Gary Anderson makes his suggestions