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Giorgio Piola is the preeminent Formula 1 technical journalist. View our full selection of Giorgio's technical illustrative content

Tech analysis: F1's engine options past 2020

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Tech analysis: F1's engine options past 2020
A new dawn beckons for Formula 1, and this time the engine manufacturers agree that road relevance need not be the primary driver behind what powers the sport into the future.

How Ferrari’s last title-winner has inspired 2017 F1 design

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How Ferrari’s last title-winner has inspired 2017 F1 design

Tech analysis: How Red Bull assimilated a Mercedes concept

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Tech analysis: How Red Bull assimilated a Mercedes concept

Tech analysis: McLaren pushes on with aero upgrades despite issues

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Tech analysis: McLaren pushes on with aero upgrades despite issues

Tech analysis: Understanding Ferrari's complex sidepods

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Tech analysis: Understanding Ferrari's complex sidepods

Tech analysis: Red Bull's design tweaks for Australia

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Tech analysis: Red Bull's design tweaks for Australia

Revealed: Key F1 tech spy shots at Australian GP

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Revealed: Key F1 tech spy shots at Australian GP

Tech analysis: Mercedes bare its teeth ahead of the season opener

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Tech analysis: Mercedes bare its teeth ahead of the season opener

Tech analysis: The clever solutions that divide the F1 grid

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Tech analysis: The clever solutions that divide the F1 grid

Giorgio Piola - Mercedes W08 / Lewis Hamilton steering wheel changes

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Giorgio Piola - Mercedes W08 / Lewis Hamilton steering wheel changes

Giorgio Piola - Mercedes W08 front wing & brake duct

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Giorgio Piola - Mercedes W08 front wing & brake duct

Tech analysis: The concepts that split Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull

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Tech analysis: The concepts that split Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull

Tech analysis: Have Mercedes' updates not delivered what it wanted?

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Tech analysis: Have Mercedes' updates not delivered what it wanted?

Tech analysis: Has new philosophy helped make Ferrari real favourite?

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Tech analysis: Has new philosophy helped make Ferrari real favourite?

Revealed: Reasons behind latest Mercedes F1 aero changes

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Revealed: Reasons behind latest Mercedes F1 aero changes

Mercedes seeks cooling through shark fin chimney

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Mercedes seeks cooling through shark fin chimney

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Red Bull RB13

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Red Bull RB13

Tech analysis: Dissecting the Toro Rosso STR12

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the Toro Rosso STR12

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Haas VF17

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Haas VF17

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new McLaren MCL32

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new McLaren MCL32

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Ferrari SF70H

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Ferrari SF70H

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Mercedes W08

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Mercedes W08

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Force India VJM10

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Force India VJM10

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Renault RS17

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Renault RS17

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Sauber C36

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Sauber C36

Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Williams FW40

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Tech analysis: Dissecting the new Williams FW40

Giorgio Piola - Front wing deflection tests

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Giorgio Piola - Front wing deflection tests

Ferrari eyes innovative piston solution thanks to 3D printing

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Ferrari eyes innovative piston solution thanks to 3D printing

Analysis: Teams split as F1 2017 braking forces go up by 25 percent

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Analysis: Teams split as F1 2017 braking forces go up by 25 percent

Tech analysis: Why Honda backtracked on its size-zero concept

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Tech analysis: Why Honda backtracked on its size-zero concept

Analysis: What's behind F1's suspension controversy

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Analysis: What's behind F1's suspension controversy

Tech analysis: How Force India became a giant killer

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Tech analysis: How Force India became a giant killer

Video analysis: How McLaren's front wing evolved in 2016

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Video analysis: How McLaren's front wing evolved in 2016

Giorgio Piola - McLaren MP4-31 front & rear wing development

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Giorgio Piola - McLaren MP4-31 front & rear wing development

Bite-size tech: Toro Rosso airbox pipework

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Bite-size tech: Toro Rosso airbox pipework

Bite-size tech: Ferrari SF16-H build-up

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Bite-size tech: Ferrari SF16-H build-up

Brazilian GP tech debrief: McLaren continues 2017 experiments

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Brazilian GP tech debrief: McLaren continues 2017 experiments

Tech analysis: Is Mercedes doing enough to stay ahead in 2017?

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Tech analysis: Is Mercedes doing enough to stay ahead in 2017?

Tech analysis: Ferrari with a tough balancing act

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Tech analysis: Ferrari with a tough balancing act

Tech analysis: How Hamilton resolved his start issues

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Tech analysis: How Hamilton resolved his start issues

Bite-size tech: Ferrari rear brake duct winglets and floor strake

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Bite-size tech: Ferrari rear brake duct winglets and floor strake

Revealed: Mercedes 2017 development front brake solution

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Revealed: Mercedes 2017 development front brake solution

Giorgio Piola - Mercedes 2017 development front wing

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Giorgio Piola - Mercedes 2017 development front wing

Giorgio Piola - McLaren MP4-31 aerodynamic development

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Giorgio Piola - McLaren MP4-31 aerodynamic development

Tech analysis: Early sightings of 2017 trends

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Tech analysis: Early sightings of 2017 trends

Giorgio Piola - McLaren's 2017 development wing

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Giorgio Piola - McLaren's 2017 development wing

Tech analysis: Verstappen and Ricciardo diverge on monkey seats

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Tech analysis: Verstappen and Ricciardo diverge on monkey seats

Bite-size tech: Mercedes development front wing and brake duct

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Bite-size tech: Mercedes development front wing and brake duct

Bite-size tech: Preparations and novelties

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Bite-size tech: Preparations and novelties

Bite-size tech: Ferrari SF16-H splitter winglet

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Bite-size tech: Ferrari SF16-H splitter winglet

Analysis: What McLaren's test parts tell us about its plans for 2017

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Analysis: What McLaren's test parts tell us about its plans for 2017

Analysis: McLaren wing points to 2017 concept work

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Analysis: McLaren wing points to 2017 concept work

Bite-size tech: Red Bull RB12 front brake drum

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Bite-size tech: Red Bull RB12 front brake drum

Bite-size tech: Ferrari SF16-H splitter winglet

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Bite-size tech: Ferrari SF16-H splitter winglet

Bite-size tech: Williams FW38 new front wing

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Bite-size tech: Williams FW38 new front wing

Bite-size tech: Renault RS16 floor

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Bite-size tech: Renault RS16 floor

Bite-size tech: McLaren MP4-31 rear end test solutions

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Bite-size tech: McLaren MP4-31 rear end test solutions

Tech debrief: McLaren struggles, but development continues

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Tech debrief: McLaren struggles, but development continues

Tech analysis: How Ferrari caught up with Red Bull in Japan

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Tech analysis: How Ferrari caught up with Red Bull in Japan

Giorgio Piola - Ferrari front wing, nose, turning vanes and splitter changes - Japan

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Giorgio Piola - Ferrari front wing, nose, turning vanes and splitter changes - Japan