Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Mercedes' final 2023 F1 upgrade explained Mercedes says the new floor it took to the United States GP - geared towards confirming its 2024 development direction - will be its last upgrade of the 2023 F1 season. Gary Anderson takes a closer look at how much has changed, compared to the previous spec and since the start of the ruleset
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Top teams shouldn’t trip up over simple F1 rule Plank wear disqualifications aren't new in Formula 1 but they are rare. Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains where Mercedes and Ferrari went wrong and how the FIA could better police that rule
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Haas's Red Bull-style F1 upgrade explained Haas has brought its biggest upgrade of the season to Austin, and of course, the championship's best car is the inspiration. Gary Anderson explains what the team has done, and why
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How F1 can solve two big problems Some regular modern Formula 1 problems - kerbs, track limits and tyres - coincided in Qatar. The solutions were good, reckons Gary Anderson, but there are ways to prevent these issues cropping up at all
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The red flags over Mercedes' 2024 hopes Mercedes has failed one of the toughest tests for any F1 car. That's a big red flag when it comes to its hopes of taking the fight to Red Bull in 2024. as Gary Anderson explains
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How F1 2023's worst team finally sorted its car AlphaTauri's still last in the 2023 Formula 1 constructors' standings while parent team Red Bull is already a dominant champion. But recent upgrades are changing its situation
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Why McLaren's last big upgrade looks so good for Suzuka McLaren started the 2023 Formula 1 season looking lost, but it's recovered like no other. Gary Anderson's certainly been impressed - and thinks the developments it brought to Singapore will stand it in even better stead at Suzuka
Formula 1 Gary Anderson's take on how Red Bull lost its way so badly Red Bull's demolition of the opposition in the 2023 Formula 1 season came to a shock halt in Singapore. Here's ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson's take on where it went so wrong
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: How and why F1 teams push flexi-bodywork rules As the FIA makes another attempt to clamp down on Formula 1 teams running flexible bodywork, Gary Anderson explains why designers are so keen to push the boundaries of this rule and how they do it
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: McLaren’s eye-catching rear wing detail While McLaren won’t run the new rear wing it trialled on Friday in the Dutch Grand Prix itself, the detail on the design caught the eye of Gary Anderson – who explains what McLaren’s hoping to achieve
Formula 1 What Haas upgrade aims to tackle + Gary Anderson’s verdict Haas has brought an upgrade package to the Dutch GP that may be the first tentative step towards solving the fundamental weakness of its 2023 car
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s mid-season verdict on each F1 team As the 2023 Formula 1 season takes its summer pause, Gary Anderson gives his comprehensive assessment of what each team is doing right and wrong this year across their designs, upgrades, team management and driver line-ups
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Lessons from my own ‘Alpine vs Otmar’ F1 moment Alpine splitting with Otmar Szafnauer and Alan Permane gave Gary Anderson deja vu of how his own stint at a manufacturer-owned Formula 1 team ended and why. He’s got some blunt warnings for Alpine
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s ideas for F1 spray guard design Following F1’s first track test of a wet-weather spray cover concept, our tech expert Gary Anderson makes his suggestions
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Why Mercedes’ Belgian GP changes are surprising Compared to what F1 rival Red Bull is doing, Mercedes’ new Belgian GP sidepod inlet solution is an eyebrow-raiser
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Canny Red Bull upgrade has a long-term pay-off Red Bull cleverly said most of the upgrades it made to its Formula 1 car for the Hungarian Grand Prix were for reliability. They may not be doing it much good this weekend, but Gary Anderson sees longer-term gains in all of them
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Red Bull’s right, 2026 rules will be bad for F1 The dominant forces in 2023 Formula 1 are very vocally against F1’s 2026 rules direction. Even if there’s a bit of self-interest in Red Bull’s stance, Gary Anderson agrees that F1 is going down the wrong path with its future regulations – albeit for slightly different reasons
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The McLaren upgrade only Norris used in British GP McLaren hurried along a new Formula 1 front wing to the British Grand Prix, to be fitted to Lando Norris’s car, which it reckoned was worth around a tenth of a second. Gary Anderson details what’s changed
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Is this why Mercedes’ upgrade is misfiring? F1 tech expert Gary Anderson takes a closer look at the front wing update introduced by Mercedes for what has been a tough British GP so far
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Key Mercedes weakness vs Red Bull still visible Friday provided pretty ideal conditions for Gary Anderson to see the latest crop of cars trackside at Silverstone. And while some have clearly got their understanding of the rules mastered, others playing catch-up still have a long way to go
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What Ferrari’s aiming for with Austria upgrades Ferrari’s had an encouraging Austrian Grand Prix weekend so far. Is that down to the car upgrades it’s brought to the Red Bull Ring? Gary Anderson’s not sure – he thinks the gains from them will be seen longer term
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Where McLaren has and hasn’t followed Red Bull It’s no surprise to see a heavy Red Bull influence in the first part of McLaren’s major upgrade package – but there are some new ideas too as ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Why Hamilton’s development limit idea is wrong Lewis Hamilton thinks a rule limiting how early Formula 1 teams could start work on the following year’s car would reduce the potential for single-team domination. Gary Anderson sees a lot of problems with his plan
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The F1 2023 stat where Red Bull is worst Now we’re a third of the way through the F1 season, Gary Anderson’s had the chance to look at where each team stands in the pecking order – and identify the one area where clear 2023 pacesetter Red Bull is behind the rest
Formula 1 Gary Anderson’s verdict on comprehensive Aston Martin upgrade Aston Martin has brought significant upgrades to its Formula 1 car for the Canadian Grand Prix. Gary Anderson explains what the changes should achieve and what he makes of them
Formula 1 Gary Anderson explains Aston Martin’s Barcelona wing upgrade Aston Martin arrived at the Spanish Grand Prix with a new front wing assembly that ran for the first time during the Friday Formula 1 free practice sessions. Gary Anderson explains what it’s changed and why
Formula 1 The Ferrari-style design Red Bull admits inspired its upgrade Red Bull happily admitted it took “inspiration” from a rival team – probably Ferrari – for part of its Barcelona upgrade. But what was the update and how does it work?
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Ferrari update doesn’t look a Red Bull-beater Our F1 tech expert Gary Anderson gives his verdict on the Ferrari Barcelona update, which he believes doesn’t look like a “logical” evolution
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Aston didn’t use Alonso enough in key Monaco call Forget forecasts, in changeable conditions like the ones that affected the Monaco GP the driver has the best feedback. Gary Anderson questions whether Aston Martin leaned heavily enough on Fernando Alonso before his first stop
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What exposed Mercedes reveals about F1 floors Toto Wolff’s dismay at the W14 being on full display in Monaco is natural – the upgraded floor is a such a huge part of the performance equation, and one we weren’t supposed to see
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Where Mercedes’ F1 upgrade seems half-hearted Mercedes’ long-awaited upgrade package has arrived in Monaco. Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson gives his verdict on changes he feels are still constrained either by budget, design limitations or a reluctance to follow others
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Haas’s new Ferrari-inspired F1 front wing Haas has a new Ferrari-style front wing at this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix. Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson explains the differences between the new and old wing
Formula 1 What less-than-ideal Monaco debut means for upgraded Mercedes Mercedes is pressing on with the introduction of its long-awaited Formula 1 upgrade package that should have been running at Imola on the streets of Monaco next weekend. The question is whether that’s a good or a bad thing, ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson investigates
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What Mercedes must prove with its Imola upgrade Mercedes’ hopes of turning its 2023 Formula 1 season around partially rest on a major upgrade that it’s bringing to Imola this weekend. Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson assesses team boss Toto Wolff’s rhetoric around the upgrade and explains what that upgrade must prove
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: What the numbers say about F1’s leading quartet Gary Anderson delves into the performance data for Red Bull, Aston Martin, Mercedes and Ferrari in the 2023 F1 season so far
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The DRS design dilemmas Aston issue highlights Aston Martin’s Baku dramas are a reminder that DRS designs in F1 are much more complex and varied than it may seem
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: Red Bull’s sidepod change bigger than it let on Red Bull brought what it characterised as a revised F1 cooling package to the Azerbaijan GP – but Gary Anderson reckons it was far more significant than that suggests
Formula 1 Gary Anderson on McLaren’s pivotal Baku F1 upgrade Our F1 tech expert Gary Anderson analyses the big changes debuting on the McLaren MCL60 in the Azerbaijan GP weekend
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The bigger sprint changes F1 should’ve made As Formula 1’s revised sprint race weekend format makes its debut at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Gary Anderson explains what it means for those working in teams and suggests what F1 should’ve done
Formula 1 Gary Anderson: The potency of Red Bull’s Newey-led inversion Adrian Newey’s primary area of focus on the all-conquering Red Bull was the suspension design – something it’s changed with great success, as Gary Anderson explains
