Tag Archives: Formula One

Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme The Golden Age of Racing

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

A 45 minute documentary following the lives of New Zealands two greatest motor racing drivers Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme. The video features interviews with Sir Jack Brabham, and Denny himself tells the story of how he worked for Jack as a mechanic, and how he finally got the chance to drive. Continue reading →

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Bruce McLarens Legacy

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

Join Tyler Axexander and Gordon Coppuck, themselves, two legends in McLaren history as they discuss working with Bruce McLaren and the time immediately following Bruce’s death in a Can-AM testing accident at Goodwood in 1970. Continue reading →

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Bruce McLaren Remuera Racer

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

Remuera is a suburb of Auckland City in New Zealand, where Bruce McLaren grew up and spent most of his life before heading overseas to race, so it’s a fitting name for a 60 minute tribute DVD put together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his death in 1970. Continue reading →

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Ross Brawn talks Telemetry

Posted on November 19, 2011 by admin

The telemetry systems on a Formula One car are an extremely important part of technology. The team observes what’s happening and advices the driver to make changes. Watch Ross Brawn and Nico Rosberg showing insights about telemetry in Formula One Continue reading →

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The Ferrari Formula One Pit

Posted on November 12, 2011 by admin

Join Diego Loverno from the Ferrari Formula One Team for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ferrari Formula One garage at a test session. Continue reading →

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Formula One Clutches Explained

Posted on October 16, 2011 by admin

Steve Matchett is joined again by Red Bull F1 Team Manager Jonathan Wheatly as they dive into the current Formula One clutch setup, which unlike most vehicles is mounted to the gearbox and not the motor itself. Continue reading →

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Neil Oatley Remembers the McLaren MP4-4

Posted on June 19, 2011 by admin

The McLaren MP4/4 was a very special Formula One Car. It was used by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in their 1988 season, and was by far the dominant car. It won 15 of the 16 races in that year, only missing out on the clean sweep due to a crash at Monza. Neil Oatley looks back on the car and tells a few of the stories associated with the 1988 season. Continue reading →

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Formula One Wheel Nuts

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

Martin Brundle takes an indepth and upclose look at wheelnuts in Formula One. Not the most riveting of subjects, but as with everything in formula one the teams look for every little advantage in every area they can find, and of course if you wheelnut solution is not perfect you may just lose a wheel. Continue reading →

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F1 Steering Wheel Functions by Martin Brundle

Posted on September 23, 2010 by admin

Martin Brundle gives an indepth explanation of how modern day Formula One drivers use all the functions of their current steering wheels leading up to and during the start launch in todays Formula One cars. Continue reading →

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Formula One Refuelling

Posted on March 28, 2010 by admin

Although refuelling is once more banned from Formula One, this video gives a good insight into the proceses the teams must go through to carry out a refuelling pitstop. Continue reading →

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