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Benetton’s Clever 1994 Traction Control Workaround – The Airbox Pressure System
When Ayrton Senna watched the 1994 Pacific Grand Prix from the sidelines after his early crash, he noticed something unusual about the Benetton cars. Michael Schumacher and Jos Verstappen’s machines were making a distinctive sound – a soft cutting noise that Senna recognised as the hallmark of traction control, despite it being banned that season….
McLaren’s “Magic Temperature Sponge”: The Phase Change Materials Giving Them a Tyre Advantage
“Protest us.” That was McLaren’s response when Red Bull suggested they might be using water cooling to maintain perfect tyre temperatures. When a team responds with that level of confidence, you know they’ve found something special, and the otehr teams haven’t. Yet. As a racing driver, I’ve experienced firsthand how crucial tyre temperature is. You…
Why Oscar Piastri is Probably 2025’s F1 World Champion
Image Source: oscarpiastri.com Max Verstappen just gave Oscar Piastri a huge compliment: “Last year it was his second year, now of course he’s in his third year and he’s very solid. He’s very calm in his approach and I like that, and I think it shows also on track. He delivers when he has to…
0-100 in Less Than A Second
This car goes from 0-62 miles per hour in 0.956 of a second. This is the classic acceleration test, one that we all grew up using to compare cars. A Formula 1 car will do it in about two and a half seconds, the fastest production car – a Rimac Nevera – will do it…
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