The ultimate test of man and machine… The hardest race on the planet… The greatest motor-sporting event in the world. For as long as men and women have been competing at the Isle of Man TT Races, people... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 62 views • 13:40

This is the BMW electric wingsuit 2021. BMW Group will present the first electric drive system for a wingsuit with which the centuries-old dream of flying can be realised in a completely novel way.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,027 views • 5:34

YouTube description: It's been a decade since the first hybrid victory in F1, at the 2009 Hungarian GP. How has hybrid technology evolved since then? Andy Cowell, Managing Director of Mercedes-AMG High... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 629 views • 4:21

YouTube description: What are racing lines and how do they make you faster? Why is the racing line not as simple as the shortest, fastest or easiest path through a turn? What is the karting line? What... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 1 week ago • 848 views • 7:28

YouTube description: Pit stops have been a part of motor racing since the very early days. Together with our friends at GoPro we go right into the thick of the action of a F1 pit stop. 18 Team members,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 301 views • 2:16

Nice explainer from Jalopnik. I totally remember the Audi Coupe---and how it became the Audi Quattro (yes, I know they were all Nazis in the war...) When Audi developed the A6 Quattro platform for... continue reading

posted by SFOGuy 7 years 11 months ago • 214 views • 3:54

YouTube Description: Drivers of the #30 MOMO NGT 991 Porsche GT3 Cup, Henrique Cisneros and Kuba Giermaziak, explain step-by-step what it feels like to take on one of the most difficult turns in racing:... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 832 views • 3:47

YouTube Description: A new clip from Red Bull sees Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel explain the 2014 Formula One regulations -- which are arguably the most complex the sport has ever seen. At... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 month 1 week ago • 905 views • 3:28

YouTube Description: Ted Kravitz explained the flag waves by the Marshall during the course of a Grand Prix.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 12 months ago • 212 views • 2:18

In this video, Martin Brundle explains the telemetry data that teams get from the car, and how it helps the team and the drivers.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 12 months ago • 153 views • 1:56

You often hear teams and drivers talk about setup, so what options are actually available in Formula 1 cars? BBC commentator and ex F1 racer Martin Brundle explains.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year ago • 149 views • 1:35

YouTube Description: MERCEDES GP PETRONAS driver Nico Rosberg can shift gears up to 3100 times during a Formula One race. He is able to change gears within a split second. In this feature, Nico and... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 2 weeks ago • 318 views • 2:27

BBC F1 video explaining the KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) unit used in Formula 1 since 2009 (except 2010 when, by agreement, no team ran it even though it was still legal that year). In the... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 3 weeks ago • 262 views • 2:02

Caterham F1 Chief Technical Officer, and F1 car designer, Mike Gascoyne talks about the Duxford straightline test from 2011, and the importance of aerodynamics in F1. I really wanted to post the BBC's... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 decade 1 year 5 months 1 week ago • 242 views • 2:43