Gary Anderson

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Gary Anderson: AlphaTauri’s new nose aims to remedy key flaw

AlphaTauri has brought a new front wing to Singapore and is expected to run it for the first time in free practice. Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains the weakness the team hopes it will cure

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Gary Anderson: McLaren’s ‘cut and shut’ Singapore sidepod

McLaren has a modified Formula 1 sidepod design that it will run on one of its cars at the Singapore GP. Gary Anderson looks at why it’s a development driven by the cost cap, and what McLaren is hoping to achieve with it

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Gary Anderson: The red flags in Mercedes’ car knowledge claims

Mercedes is simultaneously claiming that it has a “big conceptual understanding” of its 2022 F1 car but is puzzled by its “mood swings”. Gary Anderson says something doesn’t add up

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Why some F1 drivers thrive in cars that sink their team-mates

Red Bull has conceded that the set-up compromises it’s having to make for Sergio Perez are costing performance. Gary Anderson explains how those are contributing to the gap between Perez and an “exceptional” Max Verstappen, and outlines all the other factors

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Gary Anderson’s solution for F1’s repeated grid penalty mess

With nine drivers taking penalties at the Italian GP, F1 must fix its broken grid penalty system, says ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson who has a solution that he thinks could solve it

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Gary Anderson: F1 teams’ 2022 solutions for big Monza dilemma

Monza poses a unique annual set-up and development problem for Formula 1 teams. Gary Anderson takes a look at how they’re tackling it for the first time under the 2022 rules

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Red Bull’s former life as a manufacturer F1 team is a warning

Red Bull Formula 1 chiefs had concerns about the implications of becoming a works team if the Porsche partnership deal went ahead. Gary Anderson’s memories of RBR’s time as Jaguar Racing show how manufacturers can get F1 badly wrong

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Gary Anderson: Ferrari must be more honest about its failures

Ferrari is arguably in a position in Formula 1 where it needs some reflection to take the final step. Gary Anderson says instead of being honest when something goes wrong, the team seems to have found a way to absolve itself of responsibility

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Gary Anderson: Why Tsunoda conspiracy was clearly nonsense

What was really going on with Yuki Tsunoda’s AlphaTauri in the Dutch Grand Prix was very obvious to anyone with Formula 1 tech knowledge, says Gary Anderson

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Gary Anderson: Spa-to-Zandvoort shows 2022 F1 wing trade-offs

The new ground effect aero rules for 2022 have forced teams to put together a new family of wings. Racing at Spa and Zandvoort on consecutive weekends offers us a good example of the differing levels, as Gary Anderson explains

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Gary Anderson: Spa spec shows Red Bull’s eye for F1 2022 detail

The Spa-specific changes Red Bull has made show just how good its understanding of the 2022 Formula 1 regulations are as ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains

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Gary Anderson: Mercedes’ floor changes might not be big enough

F1 tech expert Gary Anderson takes a closer look at Mercedes’ revised floor, as well as the rear wing experiments it’s been running at Spa

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Gary Anderson: Is Mercedes already compromised for 2023?

F1’s moves to defeat porpoising have been trumpeted as good news for Mercedes given its public lobbying – but Gary Anderson isn’t convinced

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Gary Anderson: True scale of Ferrari underachievement exposed

The summer break has given Gary Anderson the opportunity to assess how each Formula 1 team has done in 2022 relative to its outright pace. The stats don’t paint a pretty picture of how good a job Ferrari has done of capitalising on its performance

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How Aston Martin proved its clever F1 rear wing was legal

The elaborate rear-wing endplate design Aston Martin introduced at the Hungarian Grand Prix proved to be one of the most eye-catching innovations of the 2022 Formula 1 season. It quickly became clear it was legal, but will it stay that way? And if so, will others rush to copy it?

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Gary Anderson: Calling Haas a Ferrari copy is too simple

Haas has introduced its only planned big 2022 Formula 1 upgrade, and elements of it are similar to the Ferrari. But there’s more going on here than copying one partner team, says Gary Anderson

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Gary Anderson: Aston’s attempt to recreate pre-2022 F1 downforce

Gary Anderson takes a look at the revised rear wing Aston Martin has brought to the Hungarian Grand Prix, which appears to be an interesting interpretation of those regulations

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Gary Anderson: Mercedes’ French GP updates and rear wing curiosity

Paul Ricard should provide Mercedes with one of its best chances of a victory in 2022, can its new French GP upgrades help it achieve that? Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains the changes Mercedes hopes will provide a breakthrough

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Gary Anderson’s take on Ferrari’s efforts to maintain its edge

Ferrari’s regained some momentum in its 2022 Formula 1 title fight with Red Bull, and the update package it’s brought for the Austrian Grand Prix should further that. Here’s Gary Anderson’s analysis of it

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Gary Anderson explains McLaren’s massive French GP upgrade

McLaren has got a substantial upgrade package for the French Grand Prix, but there’s one headline part of it that all the other changes are designed to support, as Gary Anderson explains

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Gary Anderson: How to build one F1 car floor out of two

Mercedes having to make one good floor from two broken ones after both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton crashed in Austria shows the kind of cost-saving ingenuity even the biggest Formula 1 teams now have to engage in

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Gary Anderson: FIA’s 2023 plan to fix F1 porpoising explained

The FIA is introducing a four-point plan to curb porpoising in Formula 1 in 2023. But only one of the points will make a signficant difference according to ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson

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Gary Anderson: Ferrari must have more control over its drivers

Ferrari is in no position to let Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz race each other hard – and must let them know where they stand