Formula 1 Dictionary : Lubricants
In Formula 1, lubricants aren’t background extras. They’re co-stars with lap time in their contract. The power unit…
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Formula 1 Dictionary : Oversteer
Oversteer is the moment your rear tires send a resignation letter mid-corner. The back steps out, the nose…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Mass Damper
Forget fairy tales about “pure driving.” In modern F1, mechanical grip is a dark art, and the mass…
Formula 1 Dictionary : McLaren Mushroom Suspension 2014
McLaren showed up in 2014 with a front suspension that looked like it belonged in a sci‑fi rendering,…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Paintwork
Forget showroom shine. In Formula 1, paintwork is a weapon. It cools, it protects, it cheats the air…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Medical Warning Light
The Medical Warning Light is Formula 1’s blunt instrument for common sense. When a crash spikes the car’s…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Plank Or Skid block
The skid block — also called the plank — is the FIA’s low-tech lie detector. It sits under…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Movable Floor
Welcome to the spicy corner of ground-effect aerodynamics: the movable floor. No, teams aren’t bolting on trap doors.…
Formula 1 Dictionary : Race Control
Forget shiny garages and smug pit walls. The real puppet masters sit in Race Control. It’s the bunker…
Formula 1 Dictionary : NOS – Nitrous Oxide
Let’s kill the myth fast: NOS is not street-legal rocket fuel for Formula 1. It’s nitrous oxide—N2O—a chemical…