Gary Anderson

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Gary Anderson: Austria return exposes how lost Mercedes is

Rather than making progress in the week between Formula 1’s Austria races, Mercedes got worse. Gary Anderson gives his take on why

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Gary Anderson: How failures like Russell’s happen

Gary Anderson explains how failures like the one that cost George Russell a shot at ending Williams’ pointless streak at the Styrian GP happen

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Gary Anderson: How an F1 chassis can lose performance

Mercedes’ recent chassis swap between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas raised eyebrows – including Gary Anderson’s. While questioning that move, he explains why Formula 1 chassis performance can degrade or go completely awry

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Gary Anderson: Mercedes erred, but drivers can’t dictate strategy

Valtteri Bottas had a point in questioning Mercedes’ commitment to a French GP one-stop, but the team always has the fuller picture

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Gary Anderson: F1 teams’ anger at car-breaker kerbs is fair

Complaints about Paul Ricard’s kerbs doing costly damage to F1 cars seemed to garner little sympathy – but there has to be a better solution

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Gary Anderson: How F1’s tyre mess happened and how to fix it

From Mercedes’ tyre warm-up struggles to the Baku blow outs and the controversy over their reasons, the Pirelli rubber has been dominating the Formula 1 news cycle again. Gary Anderson explains in detail everything an F1 tyre has to cope with, and gives his take on this latest flashpoint

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Gary Anderson: Aston Martin risks growing too fast

Team principal Otmar Szafnauer recently said that Aston Martin has grown to around 535 members of staff, and could expand to as many as 800 in the future. Gary Anderson explains why the team must be cautious

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Gary Anderson: How narrow noses became F1’s template

Formula 1 noses have changed a lot over the years. Gary Anderson charts how they’ve developed from a Mercedes title winner to his Jordan 191