Formula 1 Gary Anderson on first hints of 2022 F1 cars’ key handling trait With drivers dropping hints about how 2022 Formula 1 cars behave in the simulator, Gary Anderson assesses what we’ve learned so far about the key areas for performance
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What may be causing Red Bull’s flapping wing During Friday practice for the Qatar Grand Prix, we again saw the rear wing of the Red Bulls flapping around while on track. So what is going on?
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Key lessons from the Hamilton wing controversy There’s scope to change the way Formula 1 tests rear wings and DRS slots, suggests Gary Anderson as he looks into potential causes of Mercedes’ Interlagos breach and how the case was handled
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: F1 must change its ridiculous fastest lap rule The “nonsense” of Valtteri Bottas trying to deny Max Verstappen a fastest lap bonus point in Mexico should prompt F1 to change its fastest lap rule, argues ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Where Mercedes’ Mexico start plan went wrong Did Valtteri Bottas just leave the door open or did Lewis Hamilton play a part too? Gary Anderson dissects how Mercedes let Max Verstappen snatch the Mexican Grand Prix away from it at the start
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What top speeds tell us about Red Bull v Mercedes The speed trap numbers are insightful when it comes to understanding the latest swing of the F1 title duel in Mexico
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Why I don’t like F1’s new ‘show and tell’ F1 teams will have to present car changes to the media before races next weekend, but is that a good idea and how will it affect results? Gary Anderson has his say
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Who’s really been faster in F1’s title fight? Mercedes or Red Bull? Gary Anderson sifts through the noise to see which package has really been faster – in laptime and maximum speed – over the course of the 2021 title battle
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What Mercedes did in Hamilton’s Friday pitstop The Mercedes Formula 1 team was spotted topping something up on Lewis Hamilton’s car in a pitstop during United States Grand Prix Friday practice. Gary Anderson thinks it was practising a mid-race fix
Formula 1 Gary Anderson explains Mercedes’ suspension trick Mercedes has found a way to boost its Formula 1 straightline speed using its suspension. Gary Anderson explains what it could be doing and how
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The performance swings behind F1’s golden year Gary Anderson crunches the numbers to find out which Formula 1 teams have made the biggest step forwards between 2020 and 2021 – a key factor behind F1’s golden year
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Hamilton gives Mercedes a strategic weakness Gary Anderson outlines a potential Hamilton/Mercedes strategy weakness against Red Bull, Mark Hughes offers an alternative view and Anderson also looks at the battle in the pits as the title race hots up
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The key F1 carryover for 2022 Gary Andersen outlines the main things F1 teams will be working on for 2022, and identifies the key carryover which will be underpinning every team’s approach to the new rules
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The evidence from Hamilton’s first set of tyres Could Lewis Hamilton have made it to the end of the Turkish Grand Prix without a pitstop? Gary Anderson’s been studying pictures of the Mercedes’ tyres to work out how he would’ve played it from the pitwall, and what might’ve gone wrong for Hamilton
Formula 1 Gary Anderson explains the unraced Mercedes F1 upgrade It’s yet to be used in qualifying or the race, but Mercedes has once again tested its new Formula 1 front wing at Istanbul Park. Gary Anderson explains the development
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The critical errors that cost McLaren victory Ex-Formula 1 technical director Gary Anderson takes a deep dive into the Russian GP data to understand the wrong decisions McLaren made
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Williams showed Mercedes up in qualifying Not for the first time in Formula 1 history, some of the smaller teams played things perfectly in Russian Grand Prix qualifying’s strange weather and made the big squads look flat-footed
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: McLaren finally stopped believing its own hype Gary Anderson spent years dismayed at how his former team McLaren was resting on its Formula 1 laurels. After recent changes and that Monza win, he’s now very optimistic for its future
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Red Bull’s Monza wing choice is a mistake Red Bull’s wing choice could leave Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen unable to challenge Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix. Gary Anderson explains why
Formula 1 Gary Anderson explains latest Mercedes F1 engine suspicions Ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, Red Bull raised a query over the Mercedes Formula 1 engine with the FIA. Gary Anderson explains the area of the power unit that the query was over
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s blueprint for how to run a wet F1 grand prix Gary Anderson suggests his blueprint for how a wet F1 race weekend could work, and offers some suggestions of how to avoid similar problems to those suffered at Spa in the Belgian Grand Prix
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How to make F1 cars more raceable in the wet The lack of any racing in the rain-hit Belgian GP prompted Gary Anderson to ponder what changes need to be made to make Formula 1 cars more raceable in the wet
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What F1 must learn from this confusing farce Formula 1 was dealt a tough hand by the weather at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, but Gary Anderson believes it should have been handled far better than it was, and that lessons have to be learned
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Why I’m baffled by Verstappen’s Spa wing risk The Race’s tech expert feels Red Bull’s set-up choice for the Belgian GP may make it too difficult for Max Verstappen to stay on the road
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Inside an emotional Schumacher Jordan reunion Gary Anderson was present as Mick Schumacher drove the Jordan that his father made his Formula 1 debut in, 30 years ago. He notes the differences and similarities after an emotional reunion
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Spa is key indicator in 2021 F1 title battle Whichever of Mercedes and Red Bull has the pace edge at Spa probably has the car to win the 2021 Formula 1 world championship, reckons Gary Anderson. This is why he thinks it’s such a revealing circuit
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Cutting through the Mercedes vs Red Bull noise There’s a huge amount of talk in the Red Bull vs Mercedes Formula 1 title fight, with technical matters as much a focus of the rows as driver rivalries. Gary Anderson turns to the data to work out how they really stack up
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What Verstappen was really facing in Hungary Exactly how much downforce was Max Verstappen lacking on his damaged Red Bull in the Hungarian Grand Prix, and how would the car have felt to drive? Gary Anderson does some calculations
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Rule Vettel fell foul of needs to change After Sebastian Vettel’s provisional Hungary exclusion, Gary Anderson explains how F1 teams fall foul of the fuel sample rule – and why it may be worth changing
Formula 1 Gary Anderson on McLaren’s new F1 bargeboard package McLaren appears set to trial a modified bargeboard package during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Gary Anderson explains what it’s hoping to achieve
Formula 1 Mick Schumacher’s Jordan question showed F1’s engine progress A question from Mick Schumacher during his Jordan 191 test last week made Gary Anderson think about Formula 1’s under-appreciated engine tech progress
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: F1’s first sprint made the case for reverse grids F1’s new sprint format got off to a good start at Silverstone – but its debut made an even better case for the original reverse-grid proposal
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Inadequate Hamilton penalty sets bad precedent Lewis Hamilton getting a penalty small enough that he could still win the British Grand Prix despite his collision with Max Verstappen sets a bad precedent, says Gary Anderson
Formula 1 Mercedes wing level shows the true gain from its upgrade Mercedes may not have won the F1 Sprint, but it’s clear some of its recent problems are solved. Gary Anderson explains a key area that’s changed at Silverstone
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Mercedes’ British GP upgrades explained Gary Anderson explains the thinking behind the crucial set of aerodynamic upgrades that Mercedes has brought to the British Grand Prix
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The seven negatives of F1’s sprint race F1’s first-ever sprint race will take place at this weekend’s British Grand Prix, but Gary Anderson is far from convinced it will succeed
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How teams will make 2022 F1 cars different The 2022 Formula 1 rules are very prescriptive, but teams will find ways to change that – if they’re allowed to. Gary Anderson looks at the scope
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Is Alpine’s ‘collateral damage’ complaint fair? Alpine says it was “collateral damage” in the flexi-wing debate and although Gary Anderson can sympathise he believes Alpine knew the risk it was taking
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How F1 can solve its qualifying queue problem Formula 1 qualifying sessions are going to keep ending in controversy – and potentially big accidents – until there’s a simple and consistent rule in place, says Gary Anderson
