Car Design & Technology
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Circuit De Catalunya – The most boring F1 track ever?
In October 1991, Nigel Mansell was on the brink of losing the World Championship having had a comfortable lead and certain victory...
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Analysis: Standard ECUs and the mechanical culture shift
The introduction of Standard Electronic Control Units (SECUs) to prevent drivers using electronic aids marks one of the most radical regulation changes...
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Honda recovery will take time
Money doesn t buy you happiness, nor does it buy you success as Honda have been quick to realise this season. The...
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Colin Kolles – the new Paul Stoddard?
Spyker lodged an official complaint about the cars of the Super Aguri Team, after they jumped from back markers last season, to...
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Traction Control
Traction control is slightly different on a Formula 1 car to that of an ordinary road car. A road car’s traction control...
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V10 to V8 – was the rule change successful?
In 2006, the FIA introduced a new rule that the 3 litre V10 engines were out and the 2.4 litre V8 engines...
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Oversteer and Understeer
Understeer and Oversteer The forces exerted on the wheels by the weight of the vehicle are not distributed evenly. This means the...
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The Gearbox
At Monaco, an F1 driver will make a gear change every 2 seconds on average. The Gearbox is mounted at the back of...
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Hydraulics
Because of the huge forces exerted on an F1 car, it can be incredibly difficult to turn the wheel without any assistance....
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Electronics
A modern F1 car has more than 1km of cables in it. Modern F1 cars are packed with electronics systems which govern...
