Posts Tagged ‘design’

Mercedes GP enjoyed a successful first run of the team's 2012 Formula 1 car at Silverstone today ahead of its test debut at Barcelona next Tuesday. And it's a stunner! Full Article...

In this 4th in a series of technology-oriented videos from the BBC demistifying the engineering world of Formula One, commentator and former F1 driver Martin Brundle covers the incredible performance of ceramic brakes and rotors, glowing red with massive heat. Full Article...

There's an old saying in Formula One that cars that are quick "out of the box" usually prove superior in the season itself. We'll see. Full Article...

Richard Williams reminds us that in 1968-69 wings on race cars were universally panned as ugly, so we perhaps should take the hideous stepped noses of 2012 a bit more graciously. Full Article...

Paul di Resta drives the 2012 Force India VJM05 in the team's Silverstone launch. This car's stepped nose may be even uglier than Ferrari's! Full Article...

McLaren launched the team's new F1 car today. Check out the ugly, bulbous nose resulting from new FIA technical regulations for the 2012 season. Full Article...

The rebadged Caterham Formula One team has released a picture of its new CT01, thus becoming the first team to show how the new F1 technical regulations have affected the 2012 cars’ design. Full Article...

This infographic stops after last year’s Ferrari F10, but is a great look at the design evolution of the most evocative marque in Formula One motor racing. Full Article...