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Giorgio Piola's F1 technical analysis

Giorgio Piola is the preeminent Formula 1 technical journalist. View our full selection of Giorgio's technical illustrative content

The Red Bull brake system tweaks playing a key part in its F1 success

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The Red Bull brake system tweaks playing a key part in its F1 success
Formula 1’s technical regulations may be deliberately trying to limit design freedoms, but that has not stopped teams pushing hard to innovate wherever they can.

Saudi Arabian GP tech: F1 teams unveil their low drag solutions

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Saudi Arabian GP tech: F1 teams unveil their low drag solutions

Saudi Arabian GP: The latest F1 tech updates direct from the pitlane

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Saudi Arabian GP: The latest F1 tech updates direct from the pitlane

How Red Bull's F1 rivals have pushed to wipe out its top-speed advantage

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How Red Bull's F1 rivals have pushed to wipe out its top-speed advantage

How teams are pushing back against F1's bid to stop outwash

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How teams are pushing back against F1's bid to stop outwash

Why new rear wing hints at change of F1 approach for Mercedes

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Why new rear wing hints at change of F1 approach for Mercedes

How F1 teams made the most of last day of 2023 testing in Bahrain

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How F1 teams made the most of last day of 2023 testing in Bahrain

Nowhere to hide for latest F1 technical tweaks in Bahrain test

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Nowhere to hide for latest F1 technical tweaks in Bahrain test

Uncovered: The first tech tricks exposed at F1 2023 testing

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Uncovered: The first tech tricks exposed at F1 2023 testing

Alfa Romeo's F1 floor mystery: A launch red herring or a design dead end?

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Alfa Romeo's F1 floor mystery: A launch red herring or a design dead end?

How new Alfa Romeo F1 car merges Red Bull and Ferrari's ideas

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How new Alfa Romeo F1 car merges Red Bull and Ferrari's ideas

Why F1 teams can’t agree on the best sidepod solution

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Why F1 teams can’t agree on the best sidepod solution

F1 2022 tech review: How Red Bull unlocked dominance from its RB18

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F1 2022 tech review: How Red Bull unlocked dominance from its RB18

F1 2022 tech review: How McLaren coped with the 'aftershock' of its race one woes

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F1 2022 tech review: How McLaren coped with the 'aftershock' of its race one woes

F1 2022 tech review: How Alfa Romeo’s short and light C42 helped its revival

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F1 2022 tech review: How Alfa Romeo’s short and light C42 helped its revival

F1 2022 tech review: How Aston Martin saved itself from wrong concept call

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F1 2022 tech review: How Aston Martin saved itself from wrong concept call

F1 still eyes in-car video screens to replace mirrors, but faces key hurdles

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F1 still eyes in-car video screens to replace mirrors, but faces key hurdles

Mercedes and Aston Martin tech innovations banned for F1 2023

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Mercedes and Aston Martin tech innovations banned for F1 2023

McLaren tests new F1 floor design and skate at Abu Dhabi GP

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McLaren tests new F1 floor design and skate at Abu Dhabi GP

Brazilian GP: F1 technical images direct from the pitlane

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Brazilian GP: F1 technical images direct from the pitlane

The Mercedes F1 floor experiments that offer clues of 2023 changes

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The Mercedes F1 floor experiments that offer clues of 2023 changes

Tech: Mercedes tweaks new F1 front wing design

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Tech: Mercedes tweaks new F1 front wing design

Mercedes reveals final 2022 F1 car updates ahead of US Grand Prix

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Mercedes reveals final 2022 F1 car updates ahead of US Grand Prix

First look: Mercedes to debut new F1 front wing in Austin

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First look: Mercedes to debut new F1 front wing in Austin

How latest F1 changes are helping charge Aston Martin’s fight back

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How latest F1 changes are helping charge Aston Martin’s fight back

Ferrari's latest F1 floor tweaks revealed in Japan

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Ferrari's latest F1 floor tweaks revealed in Japan

Singapore GP: F1 technical images direct from the pitlane

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Singapore GP: F1 technical images direct from the pitlane

The key F1 design decisions that allowed Red Bull to dominate 2022

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The key F1 design decisions that allowed Red Bull to dominate 2022

How Red Bull bucked the Monza F1 trend to win Italian GP

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How Red Bull bucked the Monza F1 trend to win Italian GP

Italian GP: Latest F1 technical images from Monza

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Italian GP: Latest F1 technical images from Monza

Italian GP: Latest F1 technical images from the pits and on track

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Italian GP: Latest F1 technical images from the pits and on track

The unique wings F1 teams have fitted for high-speed Monza

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The unique wings F1 teams have fitted for high-speed Monza

Italian GP: F1 technical images direct from Monza pitlane

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Italian GP: F1 technical images direct from Monza pitlane

The group mirror test that hinted at 2023 F1 rule change

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The group mirror test that hinted at 2023 F1 rule change

Dutch GP: F1 technical images direct from the pitlane

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Dutch GP: F1 technical images direct from the pitlane

Why F1 teams had to unlock cost cap handcuffs for Belgian GP

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Why F1 teams had to unlock cost cap handcuffs for Belgian GP

Belgian GP: Latest F1 technical images from the pitlane

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Belgian GP: Latest F1 technical images from the pitlane

The key floor trends that have defined F1 2022

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The key floor trends that have defined F1 2022

What are the new F1 technical rules for 2023 and why do they keep changing?

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What are the new F1 technical rules for 2023 and why do they keep changing?

Breaking the mould: Why F1 2022 tech isn’t all about porpoising and sidepods

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Breaking the mould: Why F1 2022 tech isn’t all about porpoising and sidepods

The consequences of Aston Martin’s radical F1 rear wing design

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The consequences of Aston Martin’s radical F1 rear wing design

Hungarian GP: Latest F1 technical images from the pitlane

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Hungarian GP: Latest F1 technical images from the pitlane

The old and new F1 ideas that Mercedes has brought to the Hungarian GP

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The old and new F1 ideas that Mercedes has brought to the Hungarian GP

Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes F1 upgrades explained

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Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes F1 upgrades explained

French GP: Latest technical images from Paul Ricard

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French GP: Latest technical images from Paul Ricard

Exposed: The F1 flexi floor tricks that teams were playing

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Exposed: The F1 flexi floor tricks that teams were playing

Ferrari brings new F1 floor to French Grand Prix

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Ferrari brings new F1 floor to French Grand Prix

How 2023 F1 floor changes will help limit porpoising issues

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How 2023 F1 floor changes will help limit porpoising issues

How Ferrari has slashed Red Bull’s F1 top speed advantage

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How Ferrari has slashed Red Bull’s F1 top speed advantage

Why brake dust has become a bigger F1 driver problem in 2022

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Why brake dust has become a bigger F1 driver problem in 2022

‘Disappearing’ skid blocks a part of F1’s flexi floor tricks

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‘Disappearing’ skid blocks a part of F1’s flexi floor tricks

Austrian GP: F1 technical developments from the pitlane

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Austrian GP: F1 technical developments from the pitlane

The low-key F1 upgrades Ferrari brought to the British GP

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The low-key F1 upgrades Ferrari brought to the British GP

Alfa Romeo roll hoop likely focus of Zhou F1 crash investigation

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Alfa Romeo roll hoop likely focus of Zhou F1 crash investigation

Why Red Bull has added a shelf to its F1 engine cover

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Why Red Bull has added a shelf to its F1 engine cover

British GP: Latest F1 technical images from Silverstone

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British GP: Latest F1 technical images from Silverstone

What's changed with F1's new rear wing deflection tests

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What's changed with F1's new rear wing deflection tests

Revealed: How Williams F1 update isn’t just a Red Bull clone

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Revealed: How Williams F1 update isn’t just a Red Bull clone

Canadian GP: More F1 technical developments from Montreal

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Canadian GP: More F1 technical developments from Montreal

Canadian GP: Latest F1 technical images from Montreal

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Canadian GP: Latest F1 technical images from Montreal