Ulrich Baretzky's innovations with direct injection and diesel engines helped power Audi to 13 Le Mans victories. Ahead of his retirement in June, he looks back on his triumphant career
When Honda pulled the plug on its F1 project at the end of 2008, the car may have lived on with Brawn GP badging, but its innovative hybrid system was lost.
In its 70 year history, Formula 1 has led the race to stop quickly, not least when Gordon Murray and Brabham introduced carbon brakes
If or when they ever arrive, the new Formula 1 regulations will place tight limits on teams updating their transmissions. However, if we scroll back 15 years, no such restrictions…
A decade when only two teams have won world championships, amid tight technical restrictions, doesn’t offer the greatest promise when it comes to engineering innovations. But over the past decade,…
Throughout testing this year, one clear area of differentiation between cars (beyond the noses), is the bargeboards and sidepods. The former have increased in complexity year on year, particularly since…
As the new Racing Point RP20 rolled out for pre-season testing, even the most casual of observers could see it bore more than a passing resemblance to last year’s Silver…
Finally, on day two of preseason testing there was genuine excitement as eagle-eyed observers noticed something unusual about Lewis Hamilton’s steering inputs to the W11. In addition to turning the…
The 2020 season was always going to be a quiet year for development in Formula 1, with mature regulations and a full-scale development shift for 2021 looming. However, nothing ever…
The opening round of the WRC in Monte Carlo certainly delivered its share of drama and challenge for the drivers. Though there was less snow than in previous years, the…
Over the winter of 2019/20 the WRC driver market saw a major shakeup. Citroen left the sport, reigning champion Ott Tänak made a shock move to Hyundai, and Toyota took…