F1 Car and livery development

F1F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel, single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally.... There's more... Car and liveryA car's livery is the unique paint scheme, combined with sponsorship, that becomes the team's identifier on track. Teams may... There's more... developmentF1 is a race off the track as well as on the track, with teams fighting to develop the fastest... There's more... – the design of the car and the look of the livery are constantly changing and launch seasonLaunch season is when the teams show off their new machines for 2023. The winter break is over and fans... There's more... is a time when keen fansThe fans are the life-blood of F1, without us the sport wouldn't be what it is today. From the 300,000... There's more... wait expectantly for the new cars to be revealed.

While it is highly likely that the livery will reflect what hits the track, it has become more and more common for the teams to show a car ‘similar’ to the car that they will put on the track, electing to keep their aerodynamicAerodynamics is the science of controlling how the air behaves as the car cuts through it at speed. F1 cars... There's more... Intellectual Property close to their chests until the very last minute.

The liveries themselves may vary throughout the season. In 2023 Red BullRed Bull Racing, also simply known as Red Bull or RBR and competing as Oracle Red Bull Racing in 2022,... There's more... said that they will run three fan designs on their cars at selected events. Other teams may run a special livery to mark a special event or change sponsors to align with the audience at a particular circuitA circuit is a racetrack for car racing. There's more....

That said, each year there is a consistent look to the F1 car and livery. The following images have been published by autosport.com to show some of the car’s five-year evolution.