F1 builds — choose a make

Formula cars are the purest expression of aero over aesthetics. The floor, the bargeboards and the front wing generate most of the grip, which is why the bodywork looks skeletal: every panel exists to guide air. The halo, the airbox and the narrow cockpit are fixed by regulation. What the designer controls is proportion and colour, and the best liveries here are the simplest, because the shape is already busy.