Understand Formula 1 and its technology with these recent technical articles and features http://www.f1technical.net/articles/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:00:57 +0200 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://f1tcdn.net/images/banners/f1t_logo2.gif http://www.f1technical.net/ http://www.f1technical.net/articles/64 The rim is the connection point between the tyre, which is the only part of the car to make contact with the road, and the chassis itself. Tomba Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:25:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/features/18247 Throttles are one of the most important components in an F1 engine. Renault Sport F1 gives an explanation of throttle designs and how that evolved in F1. Tomba Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:31:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/articles/40 Ever since the fifties, Formula One drivers have seats that put them in a very laydown position for performance benefits. Tomba Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:28:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/news/18188 Renault has unveiled images and further information of its ongoing engine project, set up to design a turbo charged Formula One engine for 2014. The firm has its engine already running firmly on the dyno with still a year to go before its expected debut. Tomba Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:05:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/features/18139 Toro Rosso launched its STR8 a single evening before the start of winter testing, and upon its unveiling immediately drew attention to the host of changes that were put on the car. Tomba Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:59:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/features/18132 Mercedes have gone back to basics, shedding all the special items from its W03 and designing a better car with a basic layout. While this may be strange to some, it is really what Mercedes need. Tomba Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:13:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/features/18128 Red Bull's RB9 is a clear evolution of the championship winning RB8, but then again, so were the RB7 and the RB6, who also won both championships driven by Sebastian Vettel. Tomba Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:54:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/features/18125 Despite this being the last year with the current engines, requiring a major design change for 2014, Sauber have pulled out all stops to produce a car that is largely different from its predecessor and successful {Sauber C31}. Tomba Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:46:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/features/18122 Ferrari presented its 2013 car in a big launch event at Maranello, with speaches from the main members from the team. The real star however was of course the new F138 which at first sight appeared to be a cautious development of the troubled F2012. Tomba Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:53:00 +0200 http://www.f1technical.net/articles/20 F1 is largely defined by a big set of technical and sporting regulations and here we look at why all these rules are in place. Tomba Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:52:00 +0200