Archive
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The racing line in F1, explained
Outside, in, outside: the invisible path every driver is trying to hold, and the reasons the best ones sometimes choose to leave it.
2
F1 brakes explained: the heat window and brake-by-wire
*Carbon brakes only work in a narrow band of heat, and on the rear axle the pedal isn't talking to the discs at all, it's talking to a computer.*
3
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.
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.
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.