Formula 1 has always been a sport where the rulebook is treated less like a fence and more like a climbing frame. The latest example is a set of 3D‑printed pistons that let teams flirt with the ...

A 1.6-litre V6 producing over 1,000 horsepower, spinning to 15,000 rpm — it’s one of motorsport’s most seductive what-ifs. A ...

"There are no bad ideas in a brainstorm," they say. Only slightly lesser well known is, "if there's a four stroke piston engine that's not a radial, Formula 1's tried it." There have been inline fours ...

Technical manoeuvring to push regulatory boundaries for the slightest performance edge without actually breaking any rules is a familiar pattern in all forms of motorsport. Engineers treat the rule ...