Formula 1 must avoid copying some of IndyCar’s mistakes by altering downforce levels to encourage overtaking, McLaren sporting director Gil de Ferran has said.
2021 F1 season articles archive
Index of all RaceFans articles covering the 2021 Formula 1 season.
2021 F1 cars ‘better for passing than 2009 designs’
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s planned changes to car design in 2021 are likely to encourage more overtaking than the 2009 ‘Overtaking Working Group’ rules did, one designer believes.
F1 copying ideas that work in IndyCar with 2021 cars – Alonso
2021 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso says Formula 1 is trying to follow IndyCar’s lead with its efforts to aid overtaking through its new design direction for 2021.
Ferrari: 2021 F1 concept “looks like an old Champ Car”
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s concept car design for the 2021 season has failed to impress Ferrari. Team principal Maurizio Arrivabene said his engineers were “underwhelmed”.
F1 reveals three concepts for new-look cars for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has revealed how cars could look under radical new rules proposed for 2021.
2021 F1 rules change “too early” for Lamborghini entry – Domenicali
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s planned overhaul of its rules for the 2021 season is “too early” for Lamborghini to enter the championship according to its chairman and CEO Stefano Domenicali.
F1 to increase planned budget cap to $200 million for 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has revised its plans for the budget cap which will be introduced in 2019, setting a new ‘glide path’ which will start at $200 million.
F1 plans to introduce better-looking ‘Halo version four’ in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA intends to introduce a new ‘version four’ of the Halo to Formula 1 in 2021 which could be more aesthetically pleasing than the current solution.
F1 could delay new engines ‘until 2023’
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s new engine regulations, which were planned for 2021, may not arrive until 2023 at the earliest after motorsport director Ross Brawn admitted they could be postponed.
Alonso says he won’t be racing in F1 in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso says he won’t be racing in Formula 1 in 2021, when the championship’s new tyre regulations come into force.
F1 tyre warmer ban won’t be safety risk, say engineers
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 can solve the safety challenges posed by banning tyre warms in 2021 according to engineers from two of the top teams.
Formula 1 to introduce 18-inch wheels in 2021
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 will introduce a new tyre specification for the 2021 season including a switch to 18-inch wheels and narrower front tyres.
The $150m question: How can Liberty cut costs without dumbing down F1?
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Posted onCan Liberty Media curb F1’s outrageous spending while preserving the sport’s appeal? Technical director Pat Symonds believes he has the answer.
No Porsche, no new engines? FIA urged to keep MGU-H
2021 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA is under pressure to abandon plans to overhaul Formula 1’s engine rules in 2021 due to a lack of interest from new manufacturers.
New Belgian Grand Prix deal to 2021 confirmed
2019 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 management has confirmed Spa will remain on the calendar for three more seasons, as RaceFans reported earlier this week.
“Fundamental” F1 changes being considered for 2021 including shorter races
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 is considering “fundamental” changes to the format of grand prix weekends from 2021 which could include shorter races, a new qualifying system and less practice time.
F1 engine manufacturers agree to drop MGU-H in 2021
2018 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onF1’s engine manufacturers have agreed to a key part of Liberty Media’s plan for new power unit regulations in 2021, according to Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff.
F1 teams seek more answers on Liberty’s 2021 plans
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula One teams will seek more details on plans to overhaul the sport in 2021 from Liberty Media in a meeting today in Monaco.
Todt willing to drop F1’s “beautiful” MGU-H to attract new manufacturers
2021 F1 season
Posted onFIA president Jean Todt describes F1’s heat energy recovery technology as a “beautiful piece of art” but says he is willing to drop it to attract new manufacturers.
Mercedes strongly opposes plan to ban ‘mission control’
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes executive director Toto Wolff has described Liberty Media’s plan to scrap team’s ‘mission control’ virtual garages in 2021 as a “very bad idea”.