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RED BULL RB21 improvements
RED BULL RB21 improvementsNews

RED BULL RB21 improvements

Red Bull is pushing a lot in updating his RB21 better cooling both with a wider vertical inlet (in the inset of the drawing) and more efficient exit in the…
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola3 October 2025
RED BULL aero set up for Baku
RED BULL aero set up for BakuNews

RED BULL aero set up for Baku

Red Bull expecially on Verstappen car choose a very different aero set up: low downforce rear wing (Monza spec. with gurney flap) and medium downforce front wing (Zandvoort spec.) while…
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola21 September 2025
Ronnie Peterson Lotus 78
Ronnie Peterson Lotus 78News

Ronnie Peterson Lotus 78

In the serious accident at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza in 1978, Ronnie Peterson was not driving his usual Lotus 79 but an old 78. During the warm-up on…
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola11 September 2025
Jody Scheckter and his Ferrari 312 T4
Jody Scheckter and his Ferrari 312 T4News

Jody Scheckter and his Ferrari 312 T4

Jody Scheckter was the last driver to win the world title with the 12-cylinder boxer engine and the Ferrari 312 T4, depicted here in both its standard configuration and the…
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola9 September 2025
RED BULL extremely low aerodynamic set-up
RED BULL extremely low aerodynamic set-upNews

RED BULL extremely low aerodynamic set-up

Max Verstappen's miraculous pole position is based on an extremely low aerodynamic set-up. Starting with the new main plane, Red Bull introduced a new flap which, on Verstappen's RB 21,…
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola7 September 2025
Jean Alesi drives the 1995 Ferrari 412 T2
Jean Alesi drives the 1995 Ferrari 412 T2News

Jean Alesi drives the 1995 Ferrari 412 T2

It's also a weekend of special emotions for Jean Alesi, driving the Ferrari 412 T2 with which he won his only F1 race in Canada in 1995: I promised him…
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola6 September 2025
This how top 3 teams approached Monza aero set up in 2024.
This how top 3 teams approached Monza aero set up in 2024.News

This how top 3 teams approached Monza aero set up in 2024.

McLaren introduced a front wing with deep trimmed flap but opted to race with Spa solution. Ferrari was the only one to have a specific rear wing with a completely flat main plane while in Spa used the…
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola2 September 2025
FERRARI SF-25 asymmetric cooling at Budapest
FERRARI SF-25 asymmetric cooling at BudapestNews

FERRARI SF-25 asymmetric cooling at Budapest

On Leclerc’s SF-25 the cooling was asymmetric while on Hamilton’s both sides had 2 louvres.
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola3 August 2025
RED BULL cooling requirements for Budapest
RED BULL cooling requirements for BudapestNews

RED BULL cooling requirements for Budapest

Opposite cooling requirements: Spa smaller central opening and no gills, Budapest back to wider opening and maximum gills losing aero efficiency.
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola1 August 2025
MCLAREN news for Budapest
MCLAREN news for BudapestNews

MCLAREN news for Budapest

McLaren with a wider central exit for Budapest.
Giorgio PiolaGiorgio Piola31 July 2025