Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Mercedes’ Bahrain GP update could fix a key deficit Mercedes has brought a new Formula 1 rear wing to the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix – one that’s concept is closer to Ferrari/Red Bull as Gary Anderson explains
Formula 1 Gary Anderson compares F1’s top three designs It just so happens that the two teams that challenged Red Bull most in 2022, Ferrari and Mercedes, are the ones that have diverged most from last year’s benchmark on Formula 1 car design for 2023. Gary Anderson examines the differences in detail
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s verdict on each F1 team’s testing pace Using laptimes adjusted for conditions, tyres and fuel load, Gary Anderson gives his ranking of the Formula 1 teams after pre-season testing, and assesses what’s going on in the garages
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s verdict on Red Bull’s ‘evolutionary’ RB19 Red Bull didn’t need to take any gambles with its 2023 Formula 1 car given how good its 2022 design was. The RB19 is all about refinement and evolution, as Gary Anderson explains
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Promising Alpine design backs up bold ambitions Alpine has made little attempt to hide its confidence that its 2023 Formula 1 car will reduce its gap to the front. Gary Anderson says the team’s right to be bullish on the evidence of the A523 renders it’s shown
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The course corrections in Mercedes’ F1 2023 design Mercedes has stayed true to the philosophy that gave it such a headache last year – but the 2023 Formula 1 car it has presented so far features some key modifications as ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains.
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Ferrari has innovations the FIA might query Though Ferrari sticks with its overall 2022 aerodynamic philosophy for its 2023 Formula 1 car, there are also a lot of changes on the SF-23. And Gary Anderson thinks one in particular might fall into a grey area
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Red Bull influence clear on new Aston Martin Most of the 2023 Formula 1 car designs we’ve seen so far blend Ferrari and Red Bull ideas from last year, but Aston Martin’s firmly gone down a Red Bull-style route with its AMR23
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s verdict on McLaren’s 2023 F1 car Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson offers his first impression of McLaren’s MCL60 following its launch on Monday
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s first impressions of 2023 Williams F1 car Williams continues the 2023 Formula 1 design trend of heavy 2022 Red Bull and Ferrari influences, reckons Gary Anderson in his first take on the new FW45
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: AlphaTauri should copy Red Bull more than this AlphaTauri has the opportunity to create something very close to the design of last year’s championship-winning Formula 1 Red Bull. But what we’ve seen so far of its 2023 car suggests it’s still going its own way, and Gary Anderson thinks that’s a risk
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: VF23 is a solid step, but development must follow It would be a surprise if Haas is challenging for championships with the VF23. But Gary Anderson says the version of the car shown in its shakedown images should be a good base from which to start the campaign
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Sauber’s new F1 structure looks as clear as mud As it transitions from being Alfa Romeo towards becoming Audi, the Sauber Formula 1 team has a new ‘three bosses plus Andreas Seidl in the background’ leadership structure. Gary Anderson can’t see how that can work
Formula 1 Stewart’s breakout year showed what Ford in F1 could’ve been Stewart’s 1999 F1 season – the last before its takeover by Ford – yielded a win and three more podiums, yet those at the team felt it offered more. Gary Anderson tells the story of his time at the team and how different its future was to what he’d envisaged
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: This C43 doesn’t match ‘brave’ Alfa Romeo claims ‘Brave’ has been the buzzword used by Alfa Romeo to describe its 2023 F1 car. The C43 revealed at the Sauber-run team’s launch is a tidy enough design, but Gary Anderson says it’s not an especially striking one
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The good, bad and ugly of Ford in F1 From getting a job in Formula 1 by proving he could lift a Ford Cosworth DFV engine into a van, to being technical chief at Ford’s works F1 team, Gary Anderson has experienced all sides of Ford’s past F1 projects. He shares some of his best and worst memories
Formula 1 Ford’s last F1 win was also its strangest Ford’s last Formula 1 win to date was probably its strangest – taken by a backmarker team with a car that then caught fire, but with victory only awarded to the right driver a week later. A Gary Anderson strategy gamble made it possible. He tells the full incredible story
Formula 1 11 F1 tech themes to watch out for in 2023 launch season Haas may have revealed its 2023 Formula 1 livery but we’re yet to see a proper 2023 design – so what can we expect from the new cars? Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson and Edd Straw pick out the key technical trends and themes to look out for when new cars are unveiled
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The key F1 sidepod trend we’ll see in 2023 Differing sidepod concepts were a key talking point in the first year of Formula 1’s new regulations. They’ll get even more important in 2023. Gary Anderson explains the trend we’re likely to see, based on last year’s results and this year’s rule tweaks
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How Andretti must structure its F1 team Ex-Formula 1 technical director Gary Anderson – instrumental in the formation of Jordan’s F1 team – explains how Andretti-Cadillac needs to structure its team if the FIA accepts its bid to join the F1 grid
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How Vowles can fix F1’s worst team James Vowles is used to success with Mercedes, but must now lead a Williams Formula 1 team that’s been in disarray. Gary Anderson suggests how Vowles should go about doing it – and what he needs from his new colleagues
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What each F1 team needs to improve for 2023 Our F1 tech expert Gary Anderson delves into the areas each team needs to work on to make 2023 a success for them
Formula 1 F1’s last entry by US car giant was a masterclass in failure If Cadillac does make it to the F1 grid with Andretti, its predecessor Ford’s attempts to steer a team will serve as a phenomenally low bar to clear
Formula 1 What worries Gary Anderson about Cadillac’s F1 plan Andretti and GM’s plan – through Cadillac – to make it to F1 is just that at the moment: a plan. But Gary Anderson can already see parallels with one team-manufacturer project in particular that he worked on – and that’s set alarm bells ringing
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Winners and losers of F1 2022’s development race Which Formula 1 team did the best in 2022’s development race? Gary Anderson crunched the numbers and finds the true 2022 pecking order
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: F1 team boss reshuffle’s winners and losers Four Formula 1 teams will now go into the 2023 season with new bosses, but some have more reason to be confident in their decisions than others, reckons Gary Anderson
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The flaws in F1’s wheel arch plan Formula 1 is investigating temporary wheel arches for wet races. Gary Anderson sees far more downsides and complications than benefits in the idea
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Data shows Mercedes pace went backwards over 2022 Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson finds Mercedes’ average 2022 one-lap speed and one-lap speed in Abu Dhabi was actually worse than it was in the season-opener back in March
Formula 1 More aero testing or more money? Gary Anderson on an F1 dilemma Four fights still need settling in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship in Abu Dhabi. Is there a scenario where missing out on a position is beneficial?
Formula 1 Gary Anderson assesses every F1 team’s front wing design If a Formula 1 team gets its front wing design wrong, it has very little change of making the rest of the car’s aerodynamics work. Gary Anderson takes a look at the 2022 designs
Formula 1 How F1 2022’s top teams have approached a key packaging dilemma Formula 1’s top three teams in 2022 have all taken a differing approach to packaging an important element of safety in modern F1 cars as ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains
Formula 1 What Mercedes’ toned-down new F1 front wing still achieves Mercedes has had to scale back its new front wing before its on-track debut at the Mexican Grand Prix, ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains what it still achieves
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s take on F1 tyre blanket ban amid driver backlash Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson supports F1’s tyre blanket ban but believes tweaks are needed to improve it amid backlash from drivers.
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: F1 should have more penalties like Alonso’s Fernando Alonso’s post-race US GP might seem harsh, but it was the correct application of the rules. Gary Anderson says F1 teams need to take more responsibility for their actions – but they also need assistance from the FIA
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Mercedes’ wing upgrade exploits a grey area Mercedes’ final aero upgrade to its 2022 Formula 1 car’s front wing takes it further into a rules grey area around something that was supposed to be eradicated this year, says Gary Anderson
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The balancing act behind Ferrari’s new F1 floor Ferrari brought a new underfloor to the Japanese Grand Prix, ex-Formula 1 technical director Gary Anderson explains what Ferrari is likely trying to achieve with it
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Where Red Bull might gain from cost cap breach Gary Anderson analyses where Red Bull might have gained from going over Formula 1’s cost cap spending limits, and suggests a system to make policing the regulations clearer
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: FIA must review much more than truck incident The FIA has rightly launched a review of how recovery vehicles were deployed in Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix. But it shouldn’t just stop there, argues Gary Anderson – who says every aspect of the way the regulations are structured needs looking at
Formula 1 Gary Anderson explains the ‘brake glazing’ that enraged Gasly Pierre Gasly blamed ‘brake glazing’ problems for his Q1 exit at Suzuka that led to his fiery team radio outburst. But what does ‘braze glazing’ mean? We asked ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson to explain
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Haas’s ‘over the top’ penalties are self-inflicted Haas F1 driver Kevin Magnussen criticised the FIA for showing him another black-and-orange flag in Singapore – but is he right to be angry? Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson gives his verdict
