1 Porpoising in F1, explained The 2022 ground-effect cars found a way to make downforce and discomfort arrive in the same violent rhythm, and it took a season of regulation to beat it out of them. 7 Sep 2026 5 MIN 2 F1 ground effect, explained: the floor that steals the wing's job The fastest cars on the grid don't suck grip from their wings anymore, they suck it from the road itself, and that idea nearly killed the sport twice. 7 Sep 2026 6 MIN 3 The F1 rear wing, explained One flap decides whether a car is built for Monaco's hairpins or Monza's straights, and in 2026 that flap does more of the talking than ever. 7 Sep 2026 4 MIN 4 The F1 front wing, explained: downforce, wake control and repairs It's the first thing the air meets and often the first thing to break, so here's what the front wing actually does and what a crew can touch without breaking parc fermé. 7 Sep 2026 5 MIN 5 DRS in F1, explained The rear wing flap that decided a decade of overtakes, and the one-second rule that governed when a driver was allowed to open it. 7 Sep 2026 6 MIN