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But, have we seen enough evidence from just the first race to judge who's on the right track and who'll have to think again? On one side, we have the conventional thinkers who have taken the new rules at complete face value when it comes to dealing with the lost floor section. Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Haas, McLaren and Williams all have floors that taper at the rear as the regulations intended. They have largely steered away from having too much aerodynamic furniture on the floor's edge to redirect the airflow too. Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Haas, Mclaren, Williams floor comparison Photo by: Uncredited Meanwhile, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Red Bull and Alpha Tauri all have a very different solution that's been on their cars since testing, while Alpine joined their ranks at the first race of the season. The five teams employing this floor design have created a Z-shaped edge to their floor, with a section cutout around 200mm back from where the floor starts to taper. This has … [Read more...] about Are Z-shaped floors the way to go in F1 2021?

F1 is bracing itself for a rules revolution in 2022, with the sport switching to all-new ground effect cars that it hopes will improve the racing. The extent of the changes for next season means teams cannot afford to fall behind in early development. That is because the biggest performance steps will be found during the initial work on the 2022 designs – and catching up with rivals if you start late will be very hard. However, there is a juggling act to be played as teams also need to balance out the need to not totally sacrifice the current campaign if they are battling for good positions. World champion Mercedes faces a particularly difficult situation because it looks to be locked in a tight fight with Red Bull for this year's championship, so it knows that any early move to shut down work on its current car could cost it a shot at the title. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has admitted that there is no obvious answer about when is best to focus everything on … [Read more...] about Mercedes faces “tricky” decision over 2021 vs 2022 split

The midsize luxury sedan is in a hurry to get a nip and tuck. It was only three years ago when Lexus introduced the seventh-generation ES and now Toyota's luxury division is gearing up to present the mid-cycle facelift. Joining the bold LF-Z Electrified concept at Auto Shanghai, the updated midsize sedan is going to break cover on April 19. Meanwhile, a teaser photo+video combo has been released to ease the wait. From what we're being allowed to see, the ES facelift will feature mildly redesigned headlights with a different light pattern for the sharper daytime running lights. The main headlight cluster also appears to have a slightly modified configuration with three square modules instead of the current car’s trapezoidal projectors. 2022 Lexus ES facelift 2021 Lexus ES We took a snapshot of the teaser video right at the moment when the car's rear end appears. It seems to have a trunk lid spoiler suggesting it's a sportier trim, although the F Sport … [Read more...] about 2022 Lexus ES Facelift Teaser Video Announces April 19 Premiere