INSTA-BANNED – One For The Fans
Finally, here we are with the best INSTA-BANNED example of the lot. The Brabham BT46B “Fan car” from 1978. Back when Bernie Ecclestone was a team owner with the Brabham outfit, he had…
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INSTA-BANNED – Lotus Double Trouble
F1 innovation that was banned immediately With the Lotus 78 and Lotus 79 models winning the 1978 F1 championship, Colin Chapman had revolutionised his Lotus team and the rest of the pitlane with…
INSTA-BANNED – Too Many Wheels On Your Wagon
Our 3rd example of INSTA-BANNED comes from Williams. Again. But this example comes from a Williams era way before the team were pushing ideas like active ride height suspension and a CVT gearbox….
INSTA-BANNED – Arrows and Jordan in the dock
Continuing on the with our INSTA-BANNED articles after visiting 1993 and a Williams with no gears, our next example actually did make it to a race weekend – but only lasted for a…
INSTA-BANNED – F1 Tech That Was Banned Immediately!
During the 2nd test at Barcelona, our editor Craig and I were discussing the Caterham and Williams exhaust situation, and joking about how many times different teams were nearly in the dock last…
Technology Compare and Contrast: 1st Barcelona Test
The 2nd pre-season test at Barcelona seemed a much busier affair than the likes of Jerez. With the system checks and certain reliability issues under control, teams could get down to performing the…
Blown …wheelnuts? Williams get innovative
Following on from one slightly controversial innovation around the exhaust of the Williams FW35, it seems Williams are on a bit of a roll with new ideas as we take a look at…
Williams and Caterham exhaust design explained
After Williams launched their 2013 car at Barcelona, it wasn’t long before talk soon turned to their somewhat different exhaust design. This was also a similar situation Caterham found themselves in with the…
McLaren take a look at the 2013 changes
Each and every year it seems that the FIA write and rewrite rules to close up loopholes found by clever teams. Thanks to McLaren’s website, which covers all the changes and how the…
DDRS 2013 Explained
Over the US Grand Prix weekend, it was announced that the drag reduction system, or DRS, would be limited during qualifying and the free practice sessions in 2013. DRS will only be usable within the pre-defined zones that activate the system during the race on the Sunday.
Red Bull Gives You (New) Wings
Leading on from the Singapore Grand Prix, where Red Bull debuted a new front wing due to the high downforce nature of the circuit, another new front wing design was then revealed at…
Restrainment and Boundaries
Restrainment and Boundaries? No, this is not Badger’s take on Fifty Variations between Black and White, but a look at the dark and mysterious world of Finite Element Analysis (FEA). I suspect it’s…
Push or Pull? Badger looks into F1 Front Suspension
In our latest tech piece looking at the front suspension, examining just what it does and how its unique properties allow the car to stay just a few centimetres off the ground while maintaining those high speeds through corners.
Badger GP Gives You (Front) Wings
The first in a new series of “The Science of an F1 car” articles, explaining the ins and outs of F1 design. Starting with the front wings…
Safety First: Crash Tests
Crash testing – what’s it all about in Formula 1? Badger explains it all in this guide to F1 crash tests.
