Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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?
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 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
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: FIA’s F1 flexi-floor clampdown explained Suspicions that some teams might be creating flexi-floors has triggered the FIA to take action with a technical directive from the French GP. Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains how he’d exploit the wording if he was still working within F1
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What F1 can learn from Zhou’s horror shunt Gary Anderson has seen some violent Formula 1 shunts in his time, but Zhou Guanyu’s British GP crash stood out to him – partly for how it highlighted safety advancements but also for how it showed what needs to change to further improve safety
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Mercedes’ upgrade looks like real progress The upgrades Mercedes has introduced at the British Grand Prix suggest it now finally understands its 2022 Formula 1 car and can start making progress, reckons Gary Anderson
Formula 1 Gary Anderson on Williams’ Red Bull/Ferrari ‘blend’ The Williams upgrade has been the headline tech item heading into this F1 weekend at Silverstone. Gary Anderson takes a closer look
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s take on Alpine’s new sidepod concept The Alpine Formula 1 team has brought a new sidepod and underfloor design to the British Grand Prix. Gary Anderson takes a look
Formula 1 Gary Anderson explains Red Bull’s Silverstone F1 upgrade The Red Bull Formula 1 team has introduced a new sidepod and engine cover detail at Silverstone. Gary Anderson explains what the changes should do
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Ferrari and Mercedes’ similar new wing ideas It has taken a while for the Formula 1 teams to get on top of the new-for-2022 rear wings and start to introduce their full new ‘family’ of assemblies for the different circuit requirements. Gary Anderson looks at Ferrari and Mercedes’ latest moves in this area
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Two quickfire changes for F1’s bouncing crisis As the FIA and the teams continue to row over bouncing, ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson highlights a couple of problems and some solutions
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Where the FIA should set F1 cars’ bouncing limit The FIA is going to take quick action on Formula 1 cars’ problematic porpoising but fine details are still awaited. Here’s what Gary Anderson would do
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Why some F1 cars bounce more than others With a row over the possibility of rule tweaks to ease 2022 Formula 1 cars’ bouncing issue, Gary Anderson looks at how and why some teams struggle with it more than others, using Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes as case studies
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Alpine’s Baku F1 sidepod upgrade explained Alpine has added an extension to the radiator intake area of its Formula 1 sidepods for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains the change
Formula 1 Gary Anderson explains Ferrari’s Red Bull-style mirror change There’s a design tweak on Ferrari’s 2022 Formula 1 car in Baku that emulates Red Bull’s approach to that area. Gary Anderson explains the change
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s advice for beleaguered Mick Schumacher Mick Schumacher is under the most pressure of his short Formula 1 career so far after recent expensive crashes. Gary Anderson knows a thing or two about getting a young F1 driver back on track in such circumstances
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The F1 expansion philosophy Aston Martin needs The increased funding to what is now the Aston Martin F1 team is yet to translate into better results – but it’s rarely that simple
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How I’d change the Monaco GP F1 track layout The Monaco Grand Prix is under unprecedented pressure to justify its place on the Formula 1 calendar. Gary Anderson has an idea for a circuit redesign he thinks would help
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Why Schumacher’s F1 car split apart in Monaco Mick Schumacher’s Haas Formula 1 car dramatically split in two during his Monaco Grand Prix crash. Gary Anderson looks at why that happened, and an element that might worry Haas and Ferrari
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What Monaco struggle reveals about Mercedes Mercedes is bouncing, not porpoising, in Monaco. It’s a crucial difference and the root of it might explain the wider problems with its 2022 Formula 1 car
