Formula 1 Dictionary : Weight Balance
Weight balance is the quiet assassin of lap time. Get it right, and the car dances. Get it…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Weight Transfer
Weight transfer is the invisible bouncer running your car’s grip budget. Shift it right, and you’re a hero.…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Wheel Base
Let’s cut the fluff. Wheelbase is the distance between the centerline of the front and rear axles. Sounds…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Wheel Shrouds, wheel rim covers
Let’s clear the air before the aero guys sneak in another loophole. In F1, a wheel isn’t just…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Wheel rim
The wheel rim is the metal ring that supports the tyre, clamps the bead, and bolts to the…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Alloy Wheel rims
Welcome to the glamorous, gritty world of alloy wheel rims in Formula 1 — where grams matter, heat…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Wheel Gun & Wheel Nut
If pit stops are F1’s magic tricks, the wheel gun and wheel nut are the hidden trapdoors. Blink…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Wheel Teters
Let’s talk about the unsung heroes that don’t score points but save lives. Wheel tethers. They’re not flashy.…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Wind Tunnel
Meet the silent tyrant of car development: the wind tunnel. It doesn’t shout on team radio, but it…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Particle Image Velocimetry – PIV
Put simply, Particle Image Velocimetry is a way to make the invisible visible. Engineers seed a flow with…