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The bodywork of F1 cars is the carbon fiber sections fitted on the monocoque, like the engine cover, nosecone, and cockpit top. The photo below shows a bare monocoque. You can buy the used bodywork embedded in acrylic from different formula 1 drivers for a few hundred dollars.

Bargeboard is a piece of bodywork positioned between the front wheels and sidepods in F1 cars. The main purpose of putting this bargeboard in place is to maximize aerodynamics. Bargeboards regulate the incoming air without disrupting the car’s balance around high-speed corners.  The bargeboard design has become increasingly complex to control the airflow and enhance

Ballasts are weight put in F1 cars to ensure better balance and handling. Putting ballasts in F1 cars is part of tuning the vehicle. Teams now use lightweight materials for F1 cars and put these weights to get better weight distribution. The shape of the ballast depends on the team’s needs and usually varies from

F1 cars composite is made by processing carbon fiber in an autoclave machine. Each stage of making a chassis uses the autoclave. Different parts are processed at different temperatures and different pressures in a vacuum, to extract air from the material.  Two crucial parts that a carbon fiber chassis goes through in an autoclave are

An appeal in formula 1 is when teams and drivers get penalties from FIA, they can appeal to present new evidence. They have to show that they did not break any rules and that the steward made a wrong decision by giving them a penalty.  An official hearing will be held and the penalty will

Apex or clipping point is the innermost point in a corner where the driver makes the decision to end the braking zone and start increasing the throttle. To maintain the highest speed through a corner drivers strive to go as close as possible to the apex. To get a faster lap time, it is crucial

An airbox in F1 cars is a distinct oval-shaped air intake, filled with holes to let air into the engine. In F1 cars the airbox is situated over the driver’s head. The airbox is crucial for engine performance since it will control the airflow into the engine.  The amount of air in the engine determines

The 107% rule refers to the time taken to finish a lap. During the first phase of qualifying, drivers have to finish a lap within 107% of the fastest Q1 time. For example, if the fastest drivers in Q1 finished in 100 seconds, then every other car has to turn in less than 107 seconds.